Earth Wind & Fire “All ‘n All”
In my sixties style orange mini-dress and large plastic beaded necklace, I was ready for the party. I was never very social but I went through a stage of wanting to go to every party no matter how painful I knew it would be. Parties are usually painful for the socially awkward like me.
Getting ready for the party is the fun part. I would put on loud music and dance around my room as I got dressed. I enjoyed singing into a hairbrush and posing in the mirror. Once I was almost thirty minutes late meeting some friends to go out. I was dressed and ready to go. I’d just gotten way too into singing and posing in the mirror. I shamelessly admitted it to them when I arrived at the restaurant. They were waiting for me on benches outside. “I’m sorry I’m so late,” I said as I walked up. “I’ve been singing into my hairbrush and posing in the mirror for a half hour. Funny how time gets away from you.”
Earth Wind & Fire’s “All ‘n All” was released the year my little sister was born, 1977, but makes great getting ready for the party music even now. If I were a little less socially awkward and a little more able to notice what’s happening at the parties I attend beyond my own anxiety, I’d probably notice “All ‘n All” being played at some of those parties. I’m sure it makes great party music as well.
