a fella walked up the aisle towards the counter 6-paks hanging in either hand 

he approved of his taste 

the beers were from microbreweries he also enjoyed 

when a guy drinks what you drink hes gotta be awright

he might have been him one time or anotherin one place or some other

Hey man I approve of your choices  Have you had them before

he thrusted the Uinta a doubleIPA out before him Not this one

Man I wish I had your mouth tonightId give anything to have an Detour for the first time againHee imitating Madonna badly like a virgin  for the very first time

Youre funny man  Youre not from around here are you  he set the sixers side by side on the counter beside the register monitor

Why would you say that

Because if you are Ill not be flattering  and youll have fooled me

No not originally  Grew up in the MidwestChicago

Im from Ohio a stonethrow from Michigan

Spent a lot of time in bothHad a favorite uncle who lived in Toledo worked in Michigan

Good people  Not like here  Thats why I said Id not be flattering  Theyre fuckin soulless  You have a sparkyou connect  Its like there antisocialjaws wired shut  Guarded  Ive spent a year and a half here from San Diego  People talk in San Diego   Not here

Yagotta break them down man

Nah  They busted me   I trucked most of my shit out of here last weekend  Got a small load left  These are to celebrate with a buddy who came up from Diego  He wanted to have a look  He isnt impressed either

Come on  In a couple of days Snap judgment  You dissuaded himdidntja

Possibly  But Ive been in contact with him since leaving Diego  Im pretty unvarnished  I call a spade a spade . .
. . Careful around here . .
. . Here . .
. . There are no spades he winked

No  Not at all    A bunch of white humourless hicks who dont want to know nobody they dont know already  

Theres always ways into people

Then you got a fuckin giftI dont wanna know  I wanna scrape this place off my boot heel like dogshit

Youre pretty dour 
I gave it a year and a half Im a fuckin saint

Selfanointed

Had to be  Not a fuckin soul wanted to talk with me

Im talking with you

Im on my way outno swinging doors gonna crack me in the ass

Sorry your time went awry

Could have been worse  At least you affirmed my faith that not everyone heres an asshole  But they could drop an abomb on this hole and I wont a tear  

Not one  Not one for me

Im not so generous with tears  One is a lot over the course of my life I usually shed them when Im laughing

An aint a damn thing funny herehuh 
Took the words right out of my mouth

Well   Your mouth is gonna be mighty happy shortly he said nodding to the Detour

picking up the 6-paks Hey when a guy drinks what youre gonna drink hes gotta be awright

I hear ya

Be well in this inhospitable hole

You be cool

1840,  Monday,  30  10. 17
1429,  Twosday,  Halloween,  31  10. 17

Mal Waldron Trio  Blood and Guts  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfaAKED-U7k

Madonna  Like a Virgin  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s__rX_WL100