"There's a placeI can get to
Where I'm safe
From the city blues
And its green
And its quiet"
--Johnny's Garden
Stephen Stills
I'm hanging out right now in one of my favorite places in the world, my friend Andreas' little side-of-the-house garden. His tenant, Joey, was kind enough to give me the password for his wireless broadband, so I can sit out here and post.
Andreas' home sits on what used to be a river bed, so not surprisingly it's easy to grow things. I think that everyone on his block has a little garden.
A few days ago, Dale posted a fun little meme where you set your itunes to shuffle and use them to answer a set of questions. I mulliganed my first one-- given that I'm a happily married guy, some of them might not have been funny to Mrs. Yen. Here's my new one-- some are pretty damned funny.
1. How does the world see me? I Don't Believe You- Bob Dylan
2. Will I have a happy life? Mr. Spaceman- The Byrds
3. What do my friends really think of me? Down In the Valley- Johnny Cash
4. Do people secretly lust after me? December- Collective Soul
5. How can I make myself happy? Harbor Lights- Boz Scaggs
6. What should I do with my life? Down On Mission Street- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
7. Will I ever have children? The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face- Johnny Cash (note: I have two kids)
8. What is some good advice for me? We Belong Together- Ricki Lee Jones
9. How will I be remembered? I Don't Know What It Is- Pete Shelley
10. What is my signature dancing song? More Today Than Yesterday- The Spiral Staircase
11. What do I think my current theme song is? You Ain't Tuff- The Uniques
12. What does everyone else think my current theme song is? Girls- David Johansen
13. What song will play at my funeral? Poison Arrow- ABC
14. What type of women/men do I like? Harley-Davidson - Brigette Bardot
15. What is my day going to be like? Angel of the Morning- Merilee Rush
16. Will I ever have love again? Still In Love- Taxxi
17. What type of sex life do I have? Talking In Your Sleep- Crystal Gale
18. What song would be the title of my own porno movie? I Feel Good- James Brown
My wife Kim is on her way to visit family in Minnesota. She was incredulous that I kept my Jim Beam consumption to a minimum last night (a glass and a half). As you can see, we made barely a dent in the bottle. As my lovely bride pointed out, when I lost 35 pounds a couple of years ago in the interest of staving off diabetes, my ability to consume fire water plummetted. That was probably not a bad thing.Later on, Andreas and I are going to go try to find Archie McPhee's a novelty store, and get some goodies to bring back for my kids.
9 comments:
I love Archie McPhee's! Which reminds me, is Uncle Fun still around in Chicago?
Great songs.
I'm tagging myself.
Be well and enjoy the garden.
Have fun, looks like a nice place to escape.
By the way, I believe the Beam consumption is down because that appears to be about 4 good fingers of Grey Goose in that there mug!
I feel good. That was funny.
For a minute there, I thought you lost 35 lbs because you stopped drinking Beam...
Anyway, it's good to be a cheap drunk. I wish I was one.
Vikki-
Yes it is-- it's Adam's favorite store in the world.
Danielle-
Thanks. I guess I should have tagged.
Skyler's Dad-
It is.
Shhhhhh! Don't tell everybody....
Grant-
Was (Not Was) had a song entitled "I Feel Better Than James Brown."
Kristi-
Well, the Jim Beam didn't help matters any. I think that the fact that I'm not supposed to have beer (with the Celiac disease) was a big part of it.
Yeah Brian, I know you added water to that bottle before you took the picture.
You should be down on mission street as your life's work? Your playlist is a hard task master.
Shame on you. I took a good look at that picture and it appears that *someone* got screwed!
:-)
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