From the Inside-My-Brain Dept.
Look, I’m willing to give songwriters wide latitude. I’m even willing to give them longitude. All I ask is that the basic rules of logic apply. For example, in Dylan’s song Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts it’s perfectly fine with me if, in the fifth verse, “Rosemary combed her hair and took a cabbage into town.” We’ve all transported broccoli, cabbage, etc. from time to time. If she needed a cabbage in town for some reason, it’s no concern of mine. But as I was driving to the dentist this morning, one lyric that popped up in a different song got on my goat.
In Chatham (NJ) this time of the year, lawn signs go up all over town congratulating seniors graduating from High School and showing where they will go to college. It’s nice to see. So I passed this sign for Indiana University. Cool. The Big Ten. Then that song popped into my head that has the lyric: “Indiana wants me, but I can’t go back there.” As it happens the poor guy in the song killed a man to protect the honor of the woman he loves and he’s “wanted” in Indiana, like, you know, for murder. That’s the meaning of “Indiana wants me.” What troubled me was the “but.” “Indiana wants me, but I can’t go back there” makes no sense given that meaning of “wants.” It should be “Indiana wants me SO I can’t go back there.”
When I got home from the dentist (everything went well, kinahora) I looked up the lyrics for the Dylan song. It turns out Rosemary took a carriage into town. I don’t know what the f*ck she did with the cabbage. And in the Indiana song the poor guy is saying “Indiana wants me, Lord I can’t go back there.” So you can just ignore everything I just said.
Meeting his minimum daily requirement for idiocy, Trump has called for the investigation of Beyonce, Bruce, Oprah, and Bono, claiming they were paid to endorse Kamala during the campaign. “IT’S NOT LEGAL! For these unpatriotic ‘entertainers,’ this was just a CORRUPT & UNLAWFUL way to capitalize on a broken system,” Trump said.
Of course, they weren’t paid by Harris, and even if they were it’s not illegal. Bono, BTW, is from Ireland and did not publicly endorse Harris.
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I paid a visit to the Dull Men’s Club (UK) today and am very happy I did. Jason Paul Flather posted that he was at an accordion concert and was asking if that qualified as dull. [BTW, that’s Mrs. Flather smack dab in the center.]
Rich Smith came back with: Do you mean is looking at a photo of people playing accordions dull? The reason I ask is this evening is my “look at old family photos of accordion playing night” I will add your photo to my collection if you don’t mind. I’ve never done an accordion group photo viewing before so it’s really dulled it up for me. Here’s one of mine.
So I chimed in with: Whichever it is — attending the concert, or looking at a photo of the concert, I’m afraid my vote is that neither is dull at all. Thirteen accordions plus a drummer, with half of them around 90 and falling asleep in their chairs — I’d pay good money for a ticket to that. And Rich Smith —that sexy babe you added with the solo shot — Emma! Get me my heart pills!!
Rich came back with: Oh I’ve got plenty more in my vintage collection, Avi. Better get the defibrillator out.
Me: Bring it on!!
Game One of the PWHL Finals will be played tonight. It’s Minny against Ottawa, best 3 out of 5. Let’s feature the pretty Ottawa defense-woman Samantha (Sam) Isbell. Sam’s 27 and is from Thunder Bay, Ontario. She played college hockey at Mercyhurst U in Erie PA. Knock ’em dead, Sammie!
Let’s end with this license plate sighting by Owl Chatter friend, Riverdale Joe.
See you tomorrow!
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