January 5, 2005
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I worked the AM shift, had only a few tables, only made $50, wrote down every song I heard on the radio. Music is life.
songs on my playlist:
Modest Mouse – blame it on the tetons
The Shins – New slang
Tommy Jame & the Shondells – Crimson and Clover
Rod Stewart – Maggie May
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Road Trippin’ / Zephyr song
Doobie Bros. – Listen to the Music
Madonna – Borderline
The Police – Wrapped around my finger
and of course…Lynard Skynard, “FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE BIRD”
I’m putting some money away, but, I must also live for today. So…to the bar I go again, the lone reguge for the lonely. Ahhh…I feel like I’m back in London, where it was the rare night that I didn’t go out, as opposed to now where going out on a Tues. and Wed. night makes you an alcoholic.
Trivia question: How much food will I eat when I get back tonight?
And…regarding my last post, here’s a Times op/ed that touches on whether the US is closer to Boy Scout, or Oscar the Grouch. The US, to me, is starting to resemble those kids in high school who got straight A’s by copying others homework, or having parents who constantly complained to make sure their kids got good grades, and made it into all the honor societies. The kids who took all the SAT preps to get into the good colleges, and then went to law or medical school. The kids who have impressive looking resumes, but can’t hold a conversation with you. The kids who never reflect, who never think about life or the world. The kids who judge themselves by money and job titles. That’s the US. They’re also the kids who go through mid-life crises when they realize the emptiness in their lives, and try to fill the void with material purchaes. Perhaps that’s the stage the US is in. Usually…a 9/11 type event serves as a wake-up call that there’s something bigger. Somehow…that didn’t do a thing. Tom. there’s supposed to be some calls for a senator to call for an investigation into Ohio’s election. I’m guessing we’ll have a repeat of the 2000 election debacle, where people from the House are brave enough to state the election fraud and irregularities, but silently the event will pass. My hope is that the counter-inauguration here in DC is kick-ass. That might restore my faith that the pissed off are mobilized, and that we can sit our drunk government down and put it into AA. Great, time for beer.
cheers.
