THE ROSE + THE SHINS

I WAS SITTING AT THE ROSE EST. RECENTLY WHILE THE SHINS -CHUTES TO NARROW PLAYED OVER THEIR SPEAKERS. FOR SOME REASON THESE TWO THINGS HAVE BECOME QUINTESSENTIALLY SALT LAKE CITY FOR ME. THE DESIGN OF THE ROSE, THE LOCATION DOWNTOWN AND THAT ALBUM ARE ALL NOSTALGIC FOR ME WHEN I LIVED DOWNTOWN 15 YEARS AGO - IT'S LIKE A TIME WARP IN A GOOD WAY.