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Thu 7 Apr, 2005 11:17 pm
Lola sits at her favorite table by the sunny window. She's tired of all the debates on the politics threads and wishes to have some fun with her friends.
Wassau brings over two coffees and sits down with Lola. "It will be Spring now. The weather yesterday was almost hot."
"I know," says Lola. "It's like old times with the tables outside and so many of our friends dropping by. It would be fun to have a little adventure to take our minds off the evils of the day. I wonder if any of our friends would like to join in. What could we do? Something fun, I hope."...............................
"Let's start with a little music," says Lola. ..........."vintage Dylan. Remember, Wassau?"
I pounded on a farmhouse
Lookin' for a place to stay.
I was mighty, mighty tired,
I had gone a long, long way.
I said, "hey, hey, in there,
Is there anybody home?"
I was standin' on the steps
Feelin' most alone.
Well, out comes a farmer,
He must have thought that i was nuts.
He immediately looked at me
And stuck a gun into my guts.
I fell down
To my bended knees,
Saying, "i dig farmers,
Don't shoot me, please!"
He cocked his rifle
And began to shout,
"you're that travelin' salesman
That i have heard about."
I said, "no! no! no!
I'm a doctor and it's true,
I'm a clean-cut kid
And i been to college, too."
Then in comes his daughter
Whose name was rita.
She looked like she stepped out of
La dolce vita.
I immediately tried to cool it
With her dad,
And told him what a
Nice, pretty farm he had.
He said, "what do doctors
Know about farms, pray tell?"
I said, "i was born
At the bottom of a wishing well."
Well, by the dirt 'neath my nails
I guess he knew i wouldn't lie.
"i guess you're tired,"
He said, kinda sly.
I said, "yes, ten thousand miles
Today i drove."
He said, "i got a bed for you
Underneath the stove.
Just one condition
And you go to sleep right now,
That you don't touch my daughter
And in the morning, milk the cow."
I was sleepin' like a rat
When i heard something jerkin'.
There stood rita
Lookin' just like tony perkins.
She said, "would you like to take a shower?
I'll show you up to the door."
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I said, "oh, no! no!
I've been through this before."
I knew i had to split
But i didn't know how,
When she said,
"would you like to take that shower, now?"
Well, i couldn't leave
Unless the old man chased me out,
'cause i'd already promised
That i'd milk his cows.
I had to say something
To strike him very weird,
So i yelled out,
"i like fidel castro and his beard."
Rita looked offended
But she got out of the way,
As he came charging down the stairs
Sayin', "what's that i heard you say?"
I said, "i like fidel castro,
I think you heard me right,"
And ducked as he swung
At me with all his might.
Rita mumbled something
'bout her mother on the hill,
As his fist hit the icebox,
He said he's going to kill me
If i don't get out the door
In two seconds flat,
"you unpatriotic, rotten doctor commie rat."
Well, he threw a reader's digest
At my head and i did run,
I did a somersault
As i seen him get his gun
And crashed through the window
At a hundred miles an hour,
And landed fully blast
In his garden flowers.
Rita said, "come back!"
As he started to load
The sun was comin' up
And i was runnin' down the road.
Well, i don't figure i'll be back
There for a spell,
Even though rita moved away
And got a job in a motel.
He still waits for me,
Constant, on the sly.
He wants to turn me in
To the f.b.i.
Me, i romp and stomp,
Thankful as i romp,
Without freedom of speech,
I might be in the swamp.
<The prince walks in, gives Wassau a lustful look and plonks himself on a chair>
Double expresso pls, I need to wake up
Join you with the grand espresso - hoping, here to find THE place without a big tv-screen.
Oh, and some cookies, please.
What were you doing till late last night Walter ? <naughty naughty>
I was in a crisis management meeting will 2330 before I could go to sleep !!
Nah, MG Rover needs 100 million - loose change, dont get involved with such small matters, certainly not that late in night
<Yawn>
<stretch>
<looks at the car keys>
<goes back to sleep>
I'll have another coffee on you, then, your Highness. Going to the royal bash tomorrow?
Quote-
"Lola is tired of politics."
Oh dear.Can you not see that the cause you have fought for is discredited by your statement.It was a whim after all.All the wrongs you sought to right will now be on their own and the field is clear for your more committed opponents to march over in an easy romp.Imagine Mr Bush bowing out like that.The Vanguard is deflated and victory goes to the determined which,of course,is the nature of things.Lola has swanned off in a huff to her private zones to be surrounded by flatterers and sychopants.Out of circulation.No longer to be thought of as a force to be reckoned with.She's thrown in the sponge.The white flag flutters.
Lola enters with her Indian skirt flowing behind her. It's her best interpretation of Loretta Young. But the similarity ends with the flow of the skirt. No chiffon for Lola. Indian gauze is much more to her liking.
Sitting down with the prince and Wassau, Lola asks Prissy for a coffee for a start. Lola can see that Wassau and the prince are getting on rather well. This is a good sign. Wassau's been lonely lately. He hates politics and Lola's been preoccupied. Cafe business has been way down.
"So," says Lola. "We'll have to get the pool all cleaned up for Spring. I'll go out back in a minute and inflate the air mattresses. Then Betty and Bob can help me wash them with the garden hose. The tulips are up and shinning. And Mr. Blue Caterpillar is awake, but dreaming."
"Oh Lola," says the prince. "Relax a minute. You're always busy."
Lola puts her feet up on the chair next to her and leans back. "You're right prince, I think I'll slow down before I get busy."
Walter's sleeping on the couch. He was up so late last night, he didn't make it home. But it was snugly there last night. The fire was burning in the fireplace.
Clary returns from her trip to the kitchen with a big bowl of hot cereal with honey and milk and joins Lola and the prince at the table.
"Hey, Clary," says Lola. "What are you up to these days?"
Wassau says that codebug stopped by and said something about his car keys and then stumbled up the stairs to sleep in the guest room.
Lola decides to join Spendius at the table in the corner where he's sitting reading a book, mumbling to himself something about Lola's lack of commitment to politics.
"Hey, Spendi, how are you this morning?" says Lola.
"I've got a cold," says Spendius, looking a little tired. "What is this place anyway?"
"This is Wassau's cafe. It's on the corner of Bleecker and Macdougall Streets in Greenwich Village. Cafe 101, it's called. Dylan often sat at this table in the 70s, late at night, playing chess with his friends."
"There sure are a lot of people here," grumbles Spendi.
"We're all friends here. We come to listen to music, recite poetry, dance, sing.........play around as we please. It's where we have fun.......political affiliations are not so important here. But don't worry, I haven't abandoned my values. I'm just a little bit tired of saying the same thing over and over again. I'll not abandon my cause. I don't live here. I live down the street, on Prince. But the cafe is my place to hang out, which I feel like doing for now.......it's going to be Spring and I can't wait. Bathing suits, the beach, the pool, less clothes....a lot less clothes........"
Lola drifts off, remembering the good times here at the cafe. Finally, Lola says, "Let's have some morning music. I'm in the mood for Janis. This is for the prince and Wassau."
In this world, if you read the papers, darling,
You know everybody's fighting with each other.
You got no one you can count on, dear,
Not even your own brother.
So if someone comes along,
He gonna give you love and affection,
I'd say get it while you can, yeah,
Honey, get it while you can, yeah,
Honey, grab it while you can,
Don't you turn your back on love, no, no, no.
When you're loving somebody, baby,
You're taking a gamble against some sorrow.
But who knows, baby,
'Cause we may not be here tomorrow.
And if anybody comes along,
He gonna give you love and affection,
I'd say get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, grab it when you're gonna need it!
Yeah hey, hold it while you can,
Don't you turn your sweet back on love,
No no no, no no no no no!
Ah! Once I had me a man,
But I didn't know enough at the time
To count my blessings, no no,
But I wish he could see me crying today,
'Cause his love don't feel to listen.
And if anybody comes along,
He gonna give me love and affection,
Yeah, hey!, Hey! Yeah! Hey!
Get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, get it while you can,
Don't you turn your back on love,
No no no, no no no no.
Get it while you can, yeah!
Honey, grab it while you can, yeah!
I said, hold on to that man, love,
Hold on to that man whole,
Yeah, get it, want it, need it,
Get it, get it, hold it, need it, want it,
Get it, need it, want it, hold it,
Get it, squeeze it, love it, touch it,
Use it, need it, want it, get it,
Need it, want it, hold it,
Yeah hey, get it while you can, baby,
Yeah hey, get it while you can,
Honey, don't you go and turn your sweet back on love,
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, daddy, you'll be sorry,
No, no, no, no!
Why, thank you! I don't smoke. I just don't sleep, man, that's the trouble. I gotta sleep sometime. There's too much happening, why sleep, man ? I might miss a party.
Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain! Ball and Chain.
Stay short tonight man, shorten it, shorten it, shorten it.
Three, four!
Yeah!!!
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<The door to the walkin freezer opens slowly as little k comes stumbling out, stretching>
"Is it spring <brrr> yet? Tea please, decaf green, thanks Wassau. Hiya everyone, long winter, eh?"
I'll say! Thank God it's spring again! I thought the winter would never end!
Lola, my friend! <hugs & kisses> It's been too long. I'm so glad to see you again. You must visit us here more often and not spend so much time arguing with fools. We miss you, you know.
No tea for me, Wassau. I feel like champagne tonight. And dancing. Anyone want to dance with me?
<pushing B7 on the jukebox>
When he held me in his arms,
When he held me in his arms and said,
Baby, baby, baby, you are the only one for me.
When a man loves a woman,
Can't keep his mind on nothing else.
He'll trade the world
For the good thing he found.
Yeah, if she's bad, he can't see it.
She can do no wrong.
Turn his back on his best friend
If he put her down.
When a man loves a woman,
Spend his very last dime
Tryin' to hold on to what he needs.
He'll give up all his comforts,
Go out and sleep out in the rain,
If she says, baby, that is how it's gonna be.
When a man loves a woman,
Gives her everything that he has,
Tryin' to hold on to her precious love,
Cryin, baby, baby please don't treat me bad.
When a man loves a woman
Down deep in his soul,
She can bring him such misery.
Yeah, she's bad, but, oooh,
He's the last one to know.
Lovin' eyes don't ever see.
So, this man says he loves me, he loves me.
He gives me everything, everything,
Everything that he has,
Tryin' to hold on to my precious love,
Cryin', baby, baby, baby, don't you, don't you
Treat me, treat me bad.
Ohhhh . . . yeah.
When a man loves a woman
He can do her no wrong.
He could never hold another girl.
Oh, you tell me you love me, baby,
And gonna hold me tight.
Baby, baby, this is a man's world.
No, no.
Oh, baby, a change is gonna come down
In this man's world.
It's a cafe, Husker, come on in.... no need to knock.
It's so loud in here, what with Dylan blaring and foam frothing, that I'm surprised I even heard you knock!
comes wandering in looking for a friendly place to settle in
Howdy little k, Eva and Husker
Sit down here with me on the sofa by the fire. Only a few more nights of good fireside fun and then we're on to Spring days.
Do I have plans for my balcony this Spring!
Let's do dance. Eva, you and I and little k will have to motivate these guys.........
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