Plinky Prompt: A Sensation, Taste, Smell, Music That Transports You to Childhood

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  Capturing the Viennese Waltz (Photo credit: flickr-rickr)

  Tell us about a sensation — a taste, a smell, a piece of music — that transports you back to childhood. See all answers

 

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• April 25, 2013 by hibernationnow

 

• Viennese Music Brings Me Back

• My father, when he was alive and happy, would always blast the stereo in the living room playing Viennese music/waltzes. I remember as a teenager when I would come off the elevator, which was down a long hallway, and hear that music that practically deafened me. It was so embarrassing to me. Once, I forgot my key so I rang the doorbell repeatedly for him to open the door. Nothing. I started banging on the door with my fists, getting angry and frustrated and just wanting to go inside. Finally, I think my mother heard me and opened the door. Every time now, as an adult, I hear a Viennese waltz, Der Fledermaus or the Blue Danube, I wish with all my heart, that my father was still alive, playing music loudly, him whistling happily and me, just watching, grinning and appreciating him. Just one more time would be enough but I’ve lost that chance forever.

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