TRAINSPOTTING

In 1996 the Scottish movie TRAINSPOTTING was released and after several theater viewings Brian and I were hooked. The opening monologue especially spoke to us because we were heading into graduation at the end of the year and life as we knew it was going to change...

"Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed- interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing sprit- crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pishing you last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life... But why would I want to do a thing like that?"

The movie spawned an amazing soundtrack including the song "Born Slippy" by Underworld. This became one of our favorite all time songs and to this day it will always remind me of Brian and our eternal friendship.

Here is a live version of the song: