This Week in the Cave: ‘Advice, like youth, is wasted on the young’
The Caveman is listening to…
United States of Pop 2009 (Blame it on the pop) By DJ Earworm; When your iPod Shuffle just can’t seem to pin down the song you wanna hear, why not listen to tiny incoherent snippets of every song you’ve ever enjoyed blended into one generic remix? An excellent idea Mr. Earworm.
Warning: This track annoys easily! United states of Pop is novel the first time, fun the second time, then after that it will grind on you so badly, you’ll never be able to listen to any of the included songs ever again (and that’s pretty much every R&B record released in 2009).
The Caveman is Reading…
Mary Schmich’s lyrical essay ‘Advice, like youth, is wasted on the young’. The words of her speech were immortalised in the Remix ‘Everybody’s free (To wear Sunscreen)’, which featured in the Soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s 1998 Romeo and Juliet. Maybe it’s just because my future currently seems as empty as an a4 page, but these lyrics seem to stike a chord everytime.
The long term benefits of Sunscreen have been proven by Scientists. The rest of my advice has no basis but my own meandering experience and I shall dispense it now:
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Never mind, you won’t enjoy the power and beauty of your youth until it’s gone.
Don’t worry about the future. Well, Worry but know that worrying is as effective as solving an algebra equation with bubblegum. The real troubles in life will have never crossed your worried mind when they hit you at 4pm on an idle Tuesday.
Don’t be reckless with people’s hearts. Don’t put up with people who are reckless with yours.
Don’t waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you’re ahead. Sometimes you’re behind. The race is long and in the end, it’s only with yourself.
Don’t feel guilty if you don’t know what you want to do in life. The most interesting people I know didnt know what they wanted to do at 22. The most interesting 40 year olds I know still don’t know what they want to do.
Maybe you’ll marry. Maybe you won’t.
Maybe you’ll divorce. Maybe you’ll dance the funky chicken on your 75th Wedding Anniversary.
Whatever happens don’t congratulate yourself too much or comiserate yourself too much. Your path is half-chance and so is everyone else’s.
Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Califonria once but leave before it makes you soft.
And most importantly. Always wear sunscreen.
