Because of Dave Matthews and His Band, some dates of the year will never be the same for me in such a profound way that I don't immediately recognize it.
It has been driving me nuts all day long why today, July 29, is a significant date for me. All day I've been wondering: was I supposed to do something today? Do I have a deadline? Is it someone's birthday? Was I supposed to get married today?
Upon further analysis, it turns out that today sticks out to me because it featured my favorite version of Water Into Wine in Columbus, Ohio a few years ago on this day. Because of this stupid band, an entire day of the calendar year is now associated with not only a random-ass unreleased song but also
Ohio.
Which then got me thinking: what other days of the summer do this to me? Some dates that immediately come to mind every summer are 6/6 (Kill the King debut), 6/10 (Shotgun debut), 7/16 (my favorite version of Crazy Easy), 9/14 (my first show, Va Beach 2003), and 9/22 (JPJ 2006!).
These dates will likely follow me for the rest of my life. As noted DMB fanatics, do you guys experience the same thing or have I lost it?
Also, this title is way tongue-in-cheek and I wouldn't change a thing