Hotel California

Hotel California is one of my all time favorite songs. When I hear this song it takes me back to times riding in the car with my dad listening to the Eagles’ Hotel California Album. Every morning my dad would wake me up, sit me in front of the television and start my Aladdin VHS. When it was time to go I knew exactly what was next. We would get in my dad’s dark blue Chevy Camaro, roll down the windows, and blasted Hotel California for the world to hear. Of course as we got closer to my elementary school we would turn the music down to a whisper. I would get out of the car and said bye to my dad only to repeat this every morning.

As I got older and high school came and went I drove myself to school or received rides from my friends. Our tradition soon ended as the years past. Although the tradition ended whenever or wherever I hear Hotel California, these are the memories that I recall. I can see myself riding with my dad in his car, which at the time I thought was so cool. Many things have changed since then, but that song will forever remind me of those times.