Weekend Guide: 08.13.2021

sleepy señorita with the eyes on fire

No guilty pleasures. I take this mantra seriously. Like what you like. Love what/who you love. Do it out in the open.

Every year or so I have a brief and heated love affair with James Taylor. It usually starts by hearing Fire and Rain on the radio — quickly escalating to me singing along (note perfect) in the car with Country Road at full blast— much to the chagrin of anyone in the vehicle. 🚙

For the past few weeks I’ve had Taylor’s 1975 classic “Gorilla” on heavy rotation.

enviable attire

Gorilla has three monster smash bangers 💥 :

1. Mexico

2. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

3. I Was a Fool to Care

carly + james forever

Gorilla is 39 minutes long. It’s post-heroin Taylor. It’s clean. It’s fun — and it most certainly deserves a critical re-evaluation.

It pairs best with sitting barefoot outside at sunset. OR wearing a white linen suit on the beach. Give it a try! ☀️

doing his best gorilla