REDFORD– Defenseman Mark Woods told sources close to him that he wished he “hadn’t listened to Pink Floyd on the way home” following Aventinus’s 0-3 loss in the decisive Game 3 final versus St. Anky Beer Wednesday. “I’m totally bumming,” he said.
Old and new emotional hockey wounds opened by Pink Floyd’s haunting melodies and lyrics on long drive home
Somewhere along the stretch of M-14 from Ann Arbor to his home in Redford, Woods noted he made the mistake of hitting the pre-set Classic Rewind channel on Sirius XM (featuring hits from Classic Rock’s second generation) on his drive home. Hurting from the championship loss (the team’s second straight and third in the last four seasons), Woods said hearing the lyrics of Comfortably Numb “did not help any.”
“When I was a child, I caught a fleeting glimpse out of the corner of my eye,” he sang with eyes nearly brimming. “I turned to look, but it was gone. I cannot put my finger on it now.”
Added Woods: “The child has grown; the dream is gone.”
His mood reportedly did not improve when a second Pink Floyd song came on as part of a “rock block” featuring the British band known for their trippy music. “On the turning away from the pale and downtrodden,” crooned Woods along with singer David Gilmour. Though the song reportedly laments those who turn away from those suffering from oppression and poverty, Woods felt the lyrics seemed to capture the disappointment of losing the big game.
At press time, Woods’s mood had noticeably improved when Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back In Town played as he drove through Livonia.”The nights are gettin’ warmer it won’t be long… Won’t be long till summer till summer comes, now that the boys are here again,” he sang in anticipation of the Spring season.