silence

here's a short anecdote i was going to add in a post somewhere, but forgot..

when i first met Gary at White Noise i remember i would always go there and be the only one there for hours. i remember asking him "so all you do is sit here all day and listen to music..? that's pretty nice." making a comment on what an easy job he has.

he slightly mistook my comment and said, paraphrased "No, sometimes when there are no customers, i turn off the music and just sit and think." i remember really liking what he said. something Cagean and Zen about it. when there is music constantly playing it leaves no room for one to think. perhaps i can admit to using it as an escapist distraction from my thoughts.