Lipstick On Her Gentleman's Collar

My baseball cap
says: "Let's go to the
Ex." But I'm not even
divorced.

Just Say Volcano

"Icelandic Volcanic Eruption."
Wasn't that a song by Frank Zappa?

Sister Sledge Hammer

My favourite time period
for pop music was 1977-83.
You had New Wave, Punk,
Disco, Reggae and Pop.
The Police's career spanned
this time. Their music
synthesized the best elements
of all of these.
I have a 20 minute exercise routine
which I call "Bakerobics"
This consists of dancing around the
condo unit to music.
I often use 5 songs in a row
from the Police's album
Ghosts In The Machine.
Beginning with the song
"Hungry For You." and
ending with "One World."
Billy Joel also had some great
albums during this time.
I particularly enjoy "My Life"
and "Rosalinda's Eyes."
The Clash were also great
blenders of genres.
I remember seeing Bruce Cockburn
in concert in Halifax.
Someone in the audience yelled;
"Play your favourite song!"
Cockburn said "I really like
'Lost In The Supermarket'
by the Clash, but I don't know
how to play it."
Although I disliked Disco at the
time, in retrospect it wasn't all
bad.
Listen to "We are family" by
Sister Sledge and try not to
feel like dancing.
There's even hints of Jazz in
this song.

Baby's Got Back-Up

Waiting for a bus.
Woman dressed in brown
with brown hair,

walking a brown poodle
which stops
to take a brown poo.

The woman picks it up
with a brown plastic bag.

Woman says: "Good girl"
three times and goes on
her merry way.

Succor Borne Every Minute

Parents of a new born
are looking out for #1
and #2.
One of my musical "guilty
pleasures" is "How deep
is your love?"
by the Bee Gees.
Also the song "Guilty"
by Barbra Streisand.
Can't explain why, just
happen to like 'em.
Young people today don't
know much about the t.v.
shows we grew up with.
They think "Lassie" is the
name of a shelving unit
at Ikea.

James Bond: 24 - 007

TO memories:

An August morn the sun is coming up
and we're heading out to walk
the "Miles For Millions."
At Harbourfront.
Signing my name in indelible
ink on a structure that will
be placed on the top of
the soon to be
finished CN Tower.
Riding bikes with my
brother from Bayview
and Sheppard down to
Union Station.
Rewarding ourselves with
and ice-cream bar from
Laura Secord.

Allow me to switch gears.
A Hairstylist greets a new,
rather large customer.
"Hi, I'm Nick."
Hello, I'm Tip."
"My friends call me
'Big Tip'."

Custer's Last One-Night Stand

On a TTC bus (yet again, you say)
There's a woman across from me
wearing a security guard uniform.
I tell her that I used to work security.
She said that today was her last day
with the firm and that she was going
to college to train to be a chef.
In fact she said, it was her cooking
skills that won over her new girlfriend.
A one night stand turned into a
relationship when her "conquest"
tried her pancakes the morning
after.
The Butter Way.