A Hollywood Soundtrack Sort of Morning

What a beautiful morning!  The impatient frigtard that rode my rear bumper for a few blocks notwithstanding, it was a really splendid morning drive in. Yesterday's moon may have been, in the words of one of yesterday's musicians, a 'harsh mistress," but today's was hanging out in the full regalia and strut of a confident temptress. Gossamer silver like damp morning spider webs, but large and bright, it looked both substantial and yet paper thin, like a giant translucent cut-out set against a light blue backlight.  This morning it was hanging out directly above the highest visible peak of the Olympic mountains, at least along my aspect.  Toss in crisp morning air and sunlight and the basic ingredients were in place for a basic beautiful morning.

This morning's soundtrack was also keyed for the day, with a collection of soft and beautiful tunes that fit the drive.  The overture from the musical Spamalot, which runs quickly through the main phrase of each of the show's tunes, was the most upbeat of the lot and more or less coincided with the short tailgating episode, adding a bit of levity to whatever frustration the car behind me was exercised about.

• Van Morrison: Madame George
• Spamalot: Overture
• John Stowell: Ron's Return/Eclipse
• Louis Armstrong: What a Wonderful World

That last tune kicked in just as I turned down the service road to North Campus.  That had me driving directly toward a very tall stand of pines just as Louis sang, "I see trees of green..." and the tune wrapped up just as I pulled my car into a parking spot and turned off the ignition.  It couldn't have been more precisely timed if it had been the soundtrack to the opening sequence of a movie.  Puts me in mind of the opening sequence to the Goldie Hawn/Chevy Chase movie, Foul Play. The Manilow tune Ready to Take a Chance Again is perfectly timed to fit the driving sequence (convertible bug) along the California coast.  I'm (obviously!) not Goldie Hawn and Lynnwood isn't the California coast, but sometimes the playlist soundtrack is just as precise as when Hollywood crafts it, even for mortals like us.