What can I say about Aaliyah? Another great artist taken from this world far beyond her time. Killed in a plane crash in 2001 at the tender age of twenty two. She was a beautiful talented individual whose loss was deeply felt through out the world. 4 Page Letter is off of her album One in a Million. The song itself really speaks to me. A few years ago I was working a dead end job at a gas station, where surprisingly I only got paid a buck less an hour to do less then half the amount of work I do now. Go figure. But hey being a chef is a respectable job right? I get paid to cut shit up into different arranged pieces all day and make sure food does not burn in an oven. Its not all that complicated folks.
Back in the days of the gas station the only channel the radio we had behind the counter would get was the local hip hop one that basically played the same sixty songs on loop. In the course of eight hours I got to hear everything at least twice, everyday. You think with all the fucking songs out there in existence we could get some variety on the radio. Alas the promotional and marking people need to sell, sell, sell!
4 Page Letter was one of those songs that came on at least once a shift and I did not mind at all. I have written a few of these letters in my life. Three to be exact. The movies lead on to believe all you should have to write is one. I guess I have not figured out how to word one correctly yet. The first one worked quite well actually, but logistically we were doomed before even getting off the ground.
The second one I deep down inside knew was a lost cause, but did it anyway cause I am a romantic fool like that. The third I was rather sure of an adverse outcome as well. Like I always say “you miss 100% of the pitches you don’t swing at”. My friends one thing you count on when it comes to Chris Lisati is that I will always no matter how bad the odds against me go down swinging. Hey maybe the forth time will be the charm, or maybe I wont ever have to write a letter at all cause she will just get me as I am.
I think there is something to be said for having the ability to put such emotions down on paper and give it to someone else. Opening up yourself to so much vulnerability. I mean once its out there on cold hard paper there is no taking it back. Your heart and soul put out there. I have always found love letters to be things off great beauty in any form. There was a time before phones, internet, text messaging and convenient travel when all people had were letters. Sometimes couples would write to one another for months or years with out any other contact then such letters. Could you imagine how joyous a reunion between those two intertwined souls must have been after months of sharing intimate letters?
While you listen to this song think about that and the power of the written word when it comes straight from the heart.
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