Tag: wool

In 1995 I took a photo of a wooden fence in Joshua Tree. I entered it into a PTA-run Reflections contest at school. I ended up getting second place, but the picture was included in a bound art book published by my school. I was called in to the office from class one day and was told that the Wherehouse had donated some music to them, and since I got second place I could pick out something. There were CDs and cassettes to choose from, but I didn’t have a CD player until Xmas so I looked through the cassettes. I had only five tapes to choose from, mostly crap they play on KIIS, and Wool. I was interested in the song titles, but had never heard of them before. I had no other choices, so what the hell, I picked Wool. I was instantly impressed when I listened to it. The next year Wool would record their last album that was unreleased until a few years ago at the now famous Rancho de la Luna in Joshua Tree. It probably means nothing, but to me it is poetic how it made a full circle.

I took a picture in 1993 in Joshua Tree. Fast forward to 1994, I enter it into a contest at school. I ended up getting second place. Besides a certificate, I get to choose something out of a box. There were CDs, and cassettes. I didn’t own a CD player, so I looked through the cassettes. There was Mariah Carey, Dionne Warwick, Journey, and a promotional tape: Wool Box Set. I chose Wool as the others did not interest me at all. I was a little bummed out. Who’s ever heard of Wool? I thought it was a crappy prize. Then I listened to it. I was blown away. A few years later, I discovered this 45. Full circle, bitches.