She Stoops To Concur

Nova Scotian Memories.
Back in high school if
you had trouble getting
a car started or wanted it
to go faster you were
advised to: "Come on to her."
In university if you were
sick or hungover you were
"A hurting unit."
If you wanted to indicate
that you agreed with someone
you'd say "'Magine" or
"Why sure."

Shrek: Ogre And Out

Saw a baby stroller
with a built in coffee
cup holder.
Strollers are also
handy for carrying
empties back to
the beer store.
Talking to a gay
friend on Victoria
day. Said he was
going to a friend's
place to "put some
steaks on the barbie."
"What about Ken?"
I asked.
"Oh, he'll be there."
replied my friend, slyly.

Con Etiquette. I Feel Your Champagne.

Things I learned today.
Don't pick up cotton
batting when you have
honey on your fingers.
You can carve your name
onto the rubber handrail
on a TTC escalator.
I didn't do this myself,
mind you. I just happened
to notice it while riding
the escalator.

Don't Suffer Rules Gladly

I remember collecting
anthologies of cartoons
of the day.
Peanuts, Don Martin,
B.C., Tumbleweeds.
We're talking 1960's
and the 70's.
Newspaper cartoon pages
seemed so much bigger then,
maybe cause I was smaller.
If there was a holiday, they
would print an extra page
the day before.
Cartoon heaven.
Dick Tracy, Broom Hilda,
and their ilk.
All in black and white.
Also remember going to
the Flinstones movie.
The Bowery Boys movie,
too. They were a
nostalgia act by then.
My Dad loved the Marx
Brothers and W.C. Fields.
He would take us to
watch their movies
at the Science Centre.
We went there one time
to see the Andromeda
Strain. It was so intense
for a youngster like me
that I almost threw up.
Way to go Dad.
Probably not his fault,
really. I guess we
shouldn't have sat in
the front row.
What was the name of
the purple gum that
looked like chiclets
and tasted like soap?
It had a plastic part
on the package so you
could see the gum inside.
Enough reminiscing.
Kinda funny, though
to be entering this
stuff on a blog on a
computer in May of
2010. Who'd thunk.

Eric The Half A Wannabe.

Listening to CBC
Radio 2's morning show.
In a sea of whiny young
female singers and "soul"
wannabe's a Van Morrison
song leaps out of the radio.
"The bright side of the road."
The song is from his album
"Into the music." This album
and the previous record,
"Wavelength" are my two
favourites of his.
From 1979 and 1978
respectively.

Hirsute Case

Don't think I'll
post today. Oh,
sure I could put
up a funny title.
Could tell a
funny true life
story. Like the time
I watched, bemused
as a tough looking.
cigarette smoking girl
from a private school
crossed the intersection.
When she got to my
corner said;
"Viewer discretion
is advised."
Nah, can't be bothered.
Sorry.

The Welcome Wagging

At a intersection
waiting for a bus.
A car pulls up.
Three dogs in the
back seat.
Great Dane looks
listlessly out the
window.
As the car pulls away,
I notice that the licence
plate reads, "Bow Wows."
Two bumper stickers, too.
"Woof" and "Wag On."
Do you figure the guy's
a dog walker?

Sinus Up

At a grocey store
check out.
Bryan Adams' song
"The best was yet to come"
is playing on the store's
stereo.
The cashier is humming
along with it.
"Bryan Adams fan?"
I ask.
"Yeah" she replies.
I bag my stuff and
say, "Don't do anything
Reckless."

Who's Soiree Now

Some musical notes.
My favourite album
by Miles Davis is
"Kind Of Blue."
As far as single tunes
by Miles, I like "It
never entered my mind."
And "Summertime" from
Porgy and Bess.
Other favourite albums
and songs.
Dave Brubeck's "Time
Out."
"Heavy Weather" by
Weather Report.
Thelonius Monk:
"The Composer."
Those are all Jazz
recordings. In a Blues
vein I like Stevie Ray
Vaughan's version of
"Mary Had A Little
Lamb."
ZZ Top's "Fool For
Your Stockings."
Pop favourites include
"Something.", "Old
Brown Shoe." and
"Blow Away." by
George Harrison.
Also, "If you leave
me now." by Chicago.
Pretty mainstream,
I know. I can't really
defend my choices.
And I don't have to.

Nip And Tuck Shop

Things you might
hear me say;
"Hello."
"How are you?"
"Please."
"Thank you."
"You're Welcome."
Things you'll never
hear me say;
"Dude."
"Omigawd."
"Have a good one."
"Awesome."
"Latte."