"From The Beginning" by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

West side of Food Court at the ZCMI Center Mall

East side of Food Court at the ZCMI Center Mall

Rachel update 25-Dec-2018: Added a couple more photos from the ZCMI Center Mall (see yesterday's post).

Rachel update 24-Feb-2017: one of the links was dead, so I've added some new ones.

I'm thinking back to the days when I was "dragging the 'vard" and wondering what it would have been like if I had realized I was a girl back then.  Of course being transgender (a tranny) back then was really not accepted at all.

I decided some time ago that I can't play the "what if" game.  Regretting the past really does no good.  It was a good time what I came out, almost the same time as Cailyn Jenner was excellent timing.  Having someone with high visibility do the same thing was very good for me.

OMG!  I was just looking up Caitlyn and she has denounced Trump's rescinding the transgender bathroom policy!  That is AWESOME!  I will have to write about this in my blog post for today, 24-Feb-2017 the day I'm writing this update.

The alternate version is kinda fun.  At first I though perhaps they had just added a little reverb and maybe boosted the bass.  But the instrumental part (starting at about 7:20) at the end is significantly different

YouTube (topic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1tq0e10U4c
YouTube (pictures): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKI0d6TMlhM
YouTube (album): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47S-lRwoK7c
YouTube (lyrics): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3epPMa5rq0U
YouTube (alternate): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWWT_EUvl70&t=4m14s
YouTube (live): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=570W6DKg_Oo

Original post:

It was easy to make the selection for "E" today.  I've loved this song for almost 40 years.  I still remember listening to it while we were "dragging the 'vard".  Still love it to this day and still play it over and over.

YouTube (dead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBvGZP4srZA
Live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=570W6DKg_Oo