The two major business blocks in Tenafly - Ciao Bella, Clearview, the diner and everything else - had been replaced by one giant, open-air movie theater. Everyone I knew was there attending the premiere of some fantastic film. More than anything, I remember that it was a cool, blue summer evening.
The memory of the dream instantly recalled every memory of any event that took place after 5pm during the summer, and of the street light outside of my house, and I ached intensely for the summer to come again. I want to drink soda on the deck and listen to The Big Bopper. I want to sit in a jeep with all of the doors open and eat ice cream. I want to watch good movies. I want to watch bad movies. I want to walk aimlessly through my own neighborhood as though it were new. I want to sink into my couch and play my DS to spite a storm raging outside. I want Farm donuts. I want to take impromptu drives to Rockland County. I want to earn my keep. I want to wear shorts.
O, that I had a lap to lay my head upon and look at the drifting clouds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkG9531EbCE
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