How to Get Well
Posted by Esteban
Wasn’t there something I could do? I asked the nurse. I was tired of being wounded.
“It just takes time,” he said.
Like I understand time, I thought. I’m a DJ, not a physicist. Ask most people about time and they’ll look at their watch. Like clockwork. Is that really what time is? A thing we count out like dollars at the bank? That can’t be. Isaac Newton, born prematurely, rode his horse from Woolsthorpe-by-Colsterworth to London and asked for a glass of water. The Queen made him Master of the Mint and he believed in the gold standard. Everything of value could be measured in ounces of gold. He drank mercury and died loveless.
Here’s what a DJ knows: a metronome isn’t music. Time isn’t money. Money isn’t love. So (are you following?) time doesn’t heal wounds; love does. That’s what time it is.
I smiled. “All you need is love.” And I kissed him gently on the lips.
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Listen to it.
funk for the masses | 17 December 2007: play or right-click here to download.
Set list:
Earth, Wind & Fire: Shining Star
Earth Wind & Fire: Got To Get You Into My Life
Stevie Wonder: You Met Your Match
Johnny Griffith: I Want Some “Satisfaction” Inst.
The Detroit Sex Machines: Rap It Together
James Brown: I Don’t Want Nobody To Give Me Nothing
Marco Polo: The Radar (Remix Instrumental)
Ozomatli: Magnolia Soul
Joss Stone: Fell In Love With A Boy
Cake: Nugget
Beck: Hotwax
The Beatles: Savoy Truffle
The Clash: The Magnificent Seven
Cameo: Word Up
Earth Wind & Fire: C’mon Children
Aaron Neville: Tell It Like It Is
Even wounded, Esteban’s funk is musiq massif! Thanks for coming to work in pain, buddy. You’re a (wo)mensch.
Did I miss the Savoy Truffle? Is that how Esteban got the scar?
I was there for the triumphant return of Esteban! And now I know what time it is. Until next time.