The 5 Music-Related Items I Will Save in a Fire

After my house almost burned down last summer, I was left with a car filled with various animals, clothes, and belongings, that apparently made up my most valued material posessions. I found it odd how many of these items related, in some way, to music. So, here for you today, are some of the first things I grab when I fear that my house is going to burn down.

1. My clarinet.

I have a music corner in my room, with guitars, a keyboard, a trumpet, a flute, ukuleles, recorders--basically a giant collection of instruments. But, when push came to shove, the only thing I grabbed from that corner was my antique silver clarinet. I have been playing the clarinet for a little over 9 years. I learned to play in the 5th grade on my silver clarinet, leading me to constantly be mistaken for a flautist. Woodwind drama aside, I treasure my clarinet more than any other instrument in my collection.

2.

I think this goes without mentioning. Of course I'm going to take my entire music collection with me.

3.

When told I had a minute to gather up important things, I ripped my autographed the Hush Sound tote bag off the wall and stuffed it with everything I could get my hands on. I never knew it was that important to me, but since the band broke up, it's become pretty special.



4.

Kiss Kiss is not my favorite band. They're maybe in my top 10, on a good day. Yet, for some reason, this was the only CD that I grabbed from my collection. I don't understand my thought processes, sometimes, but I do know that this is an amazing album.

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Ah, and finally - my Sony Discman, the first CD player I ever got, way back in elementary school. I have no idea what I intended to do with it, since I only grabbed one CD, but maybe it was more for nostalgia than anything else.

So, now you know what I save in fires. I'd like to think there's some deep, psychological meanings behind my selections, but I have a feeling it was more a case of, "Quick! Grab everything you can carry and run!" What a fun day.