take it all

I looked like an owl, my head swiveling on my neck, trying to take it all in.

“Learn from guys that have been here before me. Just take it all in and enjoy this experience.”

And sometimes, she said, neighbors just come to sit quietly and take it all in.

“We’ve got to do all that we can to stop them because if they find success here in Michigan they’re going to take it all over the nation.”

The minute I started playing drums, it was a physical thing to take it all out.