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You're the Inspiration

This may start a controversy...or not.  Peter Cetera IS Chicago.  :)  NO other before him and certainly no other after him has lived up to Chicago's musical influence.  I can barely listen to Chicago if Peter is not singing.  Really! 

I have this very clear memory of when Chicago first took root in my personal "playlist".  My high school bestie, and still one of my bestie's today, and I had been hanging out one night and we ended up in the parking lot of our school listening to my Chicago CASSETTE TAPE (yep, remember those?!?) and talking until only God literally knows what time.  And my cassette tape played about a gazillion times in the background of our conversations that night.  From that moment on "You're the Inspiration" was our song - but not in the way the song means for it to be a couples song, haha! 

So Sandy, this one's for you - to all the amazing memories we have shared in and created throughout the years.  Love ya girl! 

You're the Inspiration (Peter Cetera)
You're the Inspiration (Chicago Live 1998)

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