Wed 26 Jul 2006
Soundtrack for L.A. Living: Running Through Sprinklers
Posted by Caroline on Crack under Los Angeles, Soundtrack for L.A. Living -
Flickr Shot by Today is a good day
What: Sly and the Family Stone’s “Hot Fun in the Summertime”
Who: Those dying from the heat who have access to a grassy lawn and sprinklers.
When/Where: The Valley, the Inland Empire, suburbia front lawns everywhere or city streets with an open fire hydrant during this scorcher of a summer.
Why: It just sounds like the perfect song for a slow-mo montage of kids running and splashing through sprinklers or a gushing fire hydrant, people sitting on porches laughing and drinking iced tea and riots of water balloon fights. The slow pace of this 1969 hit evokes heat-induced lethargy when you only have enough energy to try to keep cool.
July 26th, 2006 at 6:38 pm
‘69 was a very good year… as that’s when I was born. Otherwise, here in Houston, we keep getting pounded by rain. I think when the sun finally comes out, you’ll be hearing “At Last” blasting from my stereo.
July 26th, 2006 at 9:59 pm
Not to be pushy, but are you gonna tell us about the Tiki Festival coming up next month on Catalina? It seems like a natural followup to someone’s birthday.
July 27th, 2006 at 11:09 am
Oh yeah? I’ll look into it.