Sometimes I think my best days are behind me. Watching the Bright Eyes Tiny Desk concert, I'm struck by how much Conor Oberst looks like Elliott Smith. Do people are so similar just converge in mannerisms, songwriting, and looks? I remember walking to class from my house on Maywood one day, and passing some friends who also played in bands in town, it was a small circle. I definitely wanted to be just like them, be accepted by them, generally have our lives intertwined, and one of them definitely had a crush on me. Once at a party at one of their houses, we listened to Elliott Smith LP's while they drank and smoke and I sat on the corduroy couch and relished in how much I enjoyed the moments that felt so magical. When I passed them on my way to class, they said we had to do it again. I played it so cool that we never did listen to records and relish together again, and I regret that.
Conor Oberst, who looks just like Elliott Smith, is now divorced and I wonder what he regrets, and how it feels to play with the band again.
