“Just wait, it will be here, enjoy the scenery.” But none of the wisdom worked. From the Roman Ponte Gobbo to the salt trade, Bobbio has, for centuries, been where cultures clashed.Īnd that’s exactly what happened with my octogenarian parents and millennial children so many centuries later.Īs my four children sat impatiently for their pizzas to arrive, that anxiousness that irritates every parent set in. Its history is tied to the Irish monk, Columban who founded the monastic center in the 600s and set into place the importance of this little hamlet in Val Trebbia. There we sat anticipating pranzo in the center of Bobbio, one of the most important and storied crossroads in Northern Italy.Īn ancient center for trade and communication, Bobbio has long been the crossroads for Piacentine, Ligurian, Piedmontese, and Pavian cultures. I was reminded of this memory many, many years later while on a trip to Northern Italy with family. The black-haired, ’80s sensation named Joan. There she was – in the “J’s” waiting for my flip of discovery. I knew what I was looking for and I wasn’t going to be distracted. Ink and cabinetry, plastic and thin cardboard, the area of that store had such a powerful smell. Just the possibility of the purchase motivated my beeline to the record department. “We’ll see” was said multiple times with control and conviction. Will I be able to purchase the record? Was money going to be spent on the artist I had anticipated and hoped for? No clarity, no commitment. Speakers ready, the waiting almost over.īut first, the petitioned car ride, the discussion, debate and pleading to parental guidance.
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Anticipating the crack of the needle as it found its groove. So much to explore just beyond that cellophane cover and colorful sleeve. An ancient crossroads becomes a modern reality-checkįlipping through the vinyl records in Bradlees felt like an adventure every time.
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