For a bunch of reasons, I was thrilled to get Paul McCartney’s 2001 album, Driving Rain, in the mail yesterday. The biggest reason was because it finally showed up—it took 12 days to go from Rhode Island to New York, which is at worst a three-hour drive by car; not far at all. Why did it take so long? I followed the tracking number and basically it’s because the USPS is insane. It went from Rhode Island to Charleston, North Carolina, then to Jersey City, New Jersey. That’s weird, but wait, there’s more—from there, it goes to Kearney, NJ…and then BACK to Jersey City! Then it’s off to Newark, NJ, followed by a stop in NYC before finally making it to my neck of the woods. Cuh-razy. The other reason is that it’s the last of his studio albums I wanted to get on vinyl; I now have OG pressings of all of ‘em, which is not important in life, but something I’d hoped to pull off someday. It was, as they say in the biz, a splurge. I wrestle with doing things like that, believe it or not, having grown up in a house where creditors were forever calling and there was no “saving for a rainy day” as it was always raining, so to speak. Likewise, I wrestle sometimes with the notion of this very Instagram account, since in many ways, it is a public record of conspicuous consumption, which is nothing to be proud of. Ultimately, I made a comparable donation to local food bank @islandharvest in an attempt to do something more useful with my (for the record, pretty average) financial circumstances.
#Raining #wet #flooding #aquaplane #drivingrain #Sundaysoaking #SoggySouthwold Only rain😂😂😂😅 On my way to work (at Southwold) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3RZHRCDdFY/?igshid=1d4jk2qwleyxq
Sympathies do anyone else out there dealing with this freakish spate of weather recently, all throughout the US. My carpool partner filmed this recently during one of these freak Midwestern storms when it felt as though the sky itself had opened up and dumped half of Lake Michigan from the heavens. It's been spawning quite a few tornadoes and hail storms, not to mention gaelforce windy thunderstorms that can be pretty deadly. in their own right We love all of you fans and followers out there, and some of our best experiences with audiences, concerts, and festivals have been in the belt of the country that's being battered by storms of late, so stay safe out there! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#hailstorm #deadlystorm #tornadoes #tirnadowarning #drivingrain #drivinginastorm #staysafe #stirmyweather #dangerouswoman #heavyrain #thunderstorm https://www.instagram.com/p/ByHvhO0H0hU/?igshid=1f6c2pqwgrp93
Just listened to the entire album with Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspritors🤘🏼🖤 Great Album!!! #Slash #myleskennedy #drivingrain #newmusic #rockmusic #livingthedream 🎙🎶🎸 https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAwWHXnWFJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1oz19klpyqi7m
Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators - Driving Rain
Lyrics:
Left her heart in a letter
Said she'd never been better
But now I know
My original sin
She is down once again
No, no
It's been so long
Can't remember the last time, you know
It's been so long
So I'm on my way
I can't see the road through the driving rain
But I won't stop now
Her love is calling me home, seems to guide the way
So I won't stop now
To avoid all confusion
She said she's been using
No, not again
Oh, but my fear of losing
The girl always gets me home
'Cause she knows
It's been so long
Still some things will never change, I know
It's been so long
So I'm on my way
I can't see the road through the driving rain
But I won't stop now
Her love is calling me home, seems to guide the way
So I won't stop now
She's the dark to light
She's never satisfied
She always seems to find a reason to hope
That I'll come back tonight
That I will wanna rise
She pulled my strings yet again
So, here we go
I can't see the road through the driving rain
But I won't stop now
Her love is calling me home, seems to guide the way
So I won't stop now
I can't see the road through the driving rain
But I won't stop now
Her love is calling me home, seems to guide the way
So I won't stop now