The cover of the new New Yorker (just arrived):
Cheney is on the cover? weird.
I think it is a likeness of him.
A stupid bird crashed into an electrical pole.
The Pittsburgh Steelers new mascot "Steelie McBeam."
Stupidest. Mascot. Ever.
Last night I took her to my favorite bar in the world, just for one drink we said. We saw some middle-aged fellows fiddling with amplifiers in the corner while we sipped and talked and smiled, and I was thinking, well, if the live music is lame we can take a nice walk.
Then an upright bass appears, and these black-clad younger gentleman with greased up pompadors materialize. They start tuning their guitars and warming up, and from the tone I know we're at least going to hear some rockabilly.
Meanwhile the bar, empty when we arrived, is filling up with old and young folks alike, some in cowboy hats, some in poodle skirts and saddle shoes.
Next thing we know the place is swinging, holy crap is it swinging. The bassist is slapping away, guitarist picking sweetly, drummer shuffling, lead singer shaking his hips and shrugging his shoulders and I know, and every man knows, that every woman is melting and we just have to accept it and maybe even appreciate it a little.
I'm talking about Elvis, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly, Hank Williams, even the Inkspots.
Then they go into Tutti Frutti and this couple, both of them at least sixy-five, starts JITTERBUGGING. And the floor is just filled with people shaking and twirling.
The last girl most certainly wasn't a dancer so I only mustered the nerve to hold this one's hand during the ballads, and in spite of us both codemning PDA earlier that night, we leaned across the table and...
We stayed for three hours and walking back to the car kind of marvelled in awe at what music does to people.
no way... you had sex right then and there, among all those people?
oh wait, or did you punch her?
dagmaraka wrote:no way... you had sex right then and there, among all those people?
oh wait, or did you punch her?
I would never hit your mother.
Zing!
Gargamel's story would have made me smile had I not already been smiling! I arrived home this evening to an answering machine message from Auntie Mary. She's coming to visit in January!!!!!! Oh poop! I have to clean the spare room.
I had a rough day and my boyfriend came home and surprised me with my dinner from my favorite restaurant. It was so sweet!!
Gargamel wrote:dagmaraka wrote:no way... you had sex right then and there, among all those people?
oh wait, or did you punch her?
I would never hit your mother.
Zing!
I know. It helps that she doesn't speak one word of English. And when she takes her dentures out...really...how could anyone complain.
I just bought a new comp keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad this afternoon.
I strongly suspected it from his description, but Gargamel just confirmed via PM that I've just had another worlds collide moment -- the band he saw features my ex.
It's a good band though!
Well, for whatever reason, I had a hellofatime finding this thread to post. Finally resorted to google.
So, at this point I'm well past euphoria for the event of the conversation and will just post that I had a long talk with my niece, with some things happening re her right now that I'm all for.. she's applying to Howard, and I'm hoping the best.
Hey.... I had a friend who went to Howard. I wonder how my friend is doing.....
I have clean windows--inside and out.
The process was not without trauma, but the trauma will fade.
Noddy24 wrote:I have clean windows--inside and out.
The process was not without trauma, but the trauma will fade.
Hey Noddy! When the trauma subsides, you can come and clean mine!
