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
. . 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
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
