I recently turned 19, which in Ontario is the legal drinking age. Going out to the bars with friends, having a few too many drinks and dancing the night away has quickly become a favourite way to relieve the stress associated with school.
However, before I turned 19 my nights consisted of a much more relaxed environment. Instead of the latest pop tunes blaring through me in a noisy club with sweaty people pressed against eachother I spent my nights at small bars with good friends and great live shows. We would talk about philosophy, politics, ethics and life; what we want to do, who we want to be. It was great. It made me feel truly alive. Alcohol wasn't necessary to have a good time (however even at the clubs I tend to frquent now I still don't find it necessary to have a good time), everyone just enjoyed eachother's company and valued their opinion.
I guess I'm just writing this because I miss those nights, and those friends. Things change and friends leave and life doesn't stop for anyone (yes that is a quote from The Perks of being a wallflower, but I feel like it applies here). I hope to reconnect with those friends soon and go back to the dirty hole in the wall bars we use to hang out in.
Those nights were honestly some of the best nights of my life and I will always remember them. So thank you to my friends who made them so worthwhile, the musicians who wrote the soundtrack to the nights and provided us with great entertainment and the bar owners for offering a real place to spend quality time with amazing people (and for not caring that I was underage). I hope you guys enjoyed them as much as I did.
Love, an old friend.
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