That would make a good song (straight dope, rhymes with Kaleidescope). Your song kind of reminds me a that DAve Matthews song “little thing”, from the Album Live and Luther College… heard of it?
Anyway, anyway since I’m waiting for jayron 32 to come back from killing cotton (or whatever he said)… do you want to take his turn… I have enough for all to enjoy
Okay, all you Not Supposed to Analyze the Beatles types, listen up. I always thought - and I just tryin ta be funny - that “Rocky Raccoon” was based on some old cowboy legend. I mean, I was thinking its along the lines of “Jesse James” or “Pretty Boy Floyd”, i.e., a legend about historical people, or more likely, “Wrong 'Em Boyo”. The latter is a song by The Clash based on old American (?) legends about a dysfuntional relationshop between an urban ruffian named Staggerlee (or Stacholee) and another individual named Billy. I thought in most legends Billy caps Stagger Lee, but in the Clash song “Billy Boy has been shot/ And Staggerlee’s come out on top”.
Now how’s that for a useless tangent? If what you’re saying is, “Rocky Raccoon” is just a made-up song, rather than a grand old storytellin tradishin, I’m going to have to adjust my views about South Dakotan doctors.
Anyway, I’ve got to get home and do my pretty face before my wife comes home from her barrow in the marketplace.
I guess the altoids will do, here take this and load another one, I’m going to try to convince my friend Boris B to get us some food before he gets too baked.
Any requests for munchies?
Boris- my esteemed co-worker, and cubicle cell mate-- can you run and pick us up some grub? You can consider it a going away gift! Thanks Pal!
(note- previous post mention that tomorrow is my last day at my crappy, boring job)
FYI, Rocket J. Squirrel preceded Rocky Raccoon by several years at least. I recall watching Rocky and Bullwinkle as a wee tot and enjoying the white album as a teenager.
That said, I don’t see the flying squirrel as much of an inspiration for the ill-fated cowboy in the song.
Damn, I don’t have that disc, in fact the only Beatles I do have is the White Album (which could explain why I’m so obsessed with that song).
Oh and pepperoni on my pizza-- (again, mouth waters with anticipation)
On Monday: I’ll be sitting on an inflated tire tube in the Blackfoot river about 15 miles outside of Missoula, MT. With a cold pack of beer, some of my old college chums, and nothin’ but time, I’ll proceed to float down the river and love every second of life!
From there, I will play as much as possible in the sun, smoke as much herb as I can, drink lots of wine (Merlot is my fav)and see really beautiful things, until the end of August, then its back to the drab rat race of work again, this time however I will pick a job that I acutally like… I concept I didn’t think of earlier!
Did that answer the question?
Load another bowl, and lets eat some pizza!
Yeah, I’ve seen the posters and the preview. It doesn’t look promising. Mixing actors and animation only works when it works well and I don’t think they’ve done it.
The best part of the Rocky and Bullwinkle show was the wordplay. (It certainly wasn’t the drawing!) Bullwinkle’s alma mater was Whatsamatta U, they went looking for the Kurward Derby, the bad guy was Boris Badanov, etc. (Even though I was a little guy I still remember them.) My guess is they will incorporate some of this in the movie but they won’t get it right.
Well we’re even then, cuz I don’t have the White Album anymore.
Enjoy Montana and the rest of your summer. As much as I would like to do something like that, I don’t think I could. Maybe I could, I dunno. I suppose I just need to take the time and do it. That’s awesome, I’m jealous.
Pizza’s here. Hope you don’t mind but I got 'shrooms and peppers on it too. This whole short attention span thing is killing me. Now I remember why I quit doing this during the day.
Thanks for the herb, perhaps I can return the favor later.
As for the wine, try a decent Reisling on your adventures. Great, fruity white wine that tastes incredible and leaves no hangover. (at least for me)
Chicken Run, really? Then that will be one more meat group I won’t be able to eat. I still can’t eat pork because of Babe. I don’t eat deer because of Bambi, I gave up beef for a long time because of Norman (from the City Slickers).
Chicken run, I think I’ll pass!
However, MI:2 (a little Tom Cruise on a big screen-- me like)
Spolvy, are you back with that pizza yet?
ah, that sounds different than whatI mean, but anyway, thanks for the 'za (to use your term).
Spending the summer doing something you love to do is something everyone should do. It just depends on your attachment to material things, and if you have major things that tie you down (car payments, kids, etc). Being that it has only been two years since I graduated from college, I have not gotten attached to many thing, yet!
My fear is that I will be forty one day and I’ll be saying to myself, “damn, I wish I would have …” or “Why didn’t I when I had the chance”
I don’t want to live life regretting not doing something. You should try it-- at least once.
See, when I smoke I get really philosophical, some of my best work is done high.
Take that “no regrets” thing and run with it…RUN HARD! I did that for a while, but not nearly long enough. Then I got hit with the car/house/kids/life thing. All because I stopped to talk to a pretty blonde. whoops! Along the way I’ve learned a few things and am doing my best to make up for things I didn’t/couldn’t do when/'cuz I was married.