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Time

April 14, 2008

This week’s theme on the radio is something yet again universal. Time is a concept that effects everyone and everything –thus an excellent topic for our show.

I’m often struck by just how many songs are written about a particular topic. We’ve done shows on Traveling and Technology and Mayhem and Fire and all of these concepts spanned every genre. Interestingly though, some genres seemed to hold a corner on the market in some topics. For example, almost every song in the Traveling show was rooted in country or bluegrass. Technology was all about Techno and Synth-pop. A few topics have spanned every genre equally. I think Time is one of them.

Of all the theories on Time I’ve read, the only one I feel compelled to post is from a man near and dear to every nerd’s heart.

Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey. It reminds us to cherish each moment, because it will never come again. What we leave behind is not as important as how we have lived.

Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, from the film “Star Trek: Generations”

So maybe Time itself isn’t the issue at all. Maybe we should just enjoy the music. :)