Friday, June 23, 2006

quote for the day

Bowl of oatmeal tried to stare me down
and won.
And it was twelve o'clock before I realized I was having
no fun.

John Prine, from "Illegal Smile"
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5 comments:

  1. Unknown6/24/2006 12:30 AM

    Dude..you like John Prine? Or just the lyric?

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  2. Omnipotent Poobah6/24/2006 7:10 PM

    My favorite lyrics are from a Michael Franks tune:

    Popsicle Toes

    When God gave out rhythm
    Sure was good to you
    You can add, subtract, multiply and divide by two

    I know today's your birthday and I did not buy no rose
    But I wrote this song and instead I call it, Popsicle toes

    Popsicle toes
    Popsicle toes are always froze
    Popsicle toes
    You're so brave to expose all those Popsicle toes

    You must have been Mr. Olympian
    With all that amplitude
    How come you always load your Pentax when I am in the nude
    We are to have a birthday party and you can wear your birthday cloths
    Then we can hit the floor and go explore those Popsicle toes

    You've got the nicest north of America
    This sailor ever saw
    I like to feel your warm Brazil and touch your Panama
    But Tierra del Fuegos are nearly always froze
    We've got to seesaw until we un-thaw those Popsicle toes

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  3. daveawayfromhome6/25/2006 12:11 AM

    @ Dusty: yeah, he's not quite in my top ten, but then I have a really wide range of musical taste. I love some of his rhymes. I got a tape of "Prime Prine" while I was still in high school, and played the hell out of it.

    @ Poobah: Good call. Once upon a time (high school again), I had all the the Michael Franks albums available at the time. My personal favorite was "Sleeping Gypsy".

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  4. Chance6/26/2006 12:09 AM

    That's a great line. Prine's got a lot of terrific witticisms. My favorite album of his is German Afternoons.

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  5. Unknown6/29/2006 1:58 AM

    Good lord..popsicle toes really took me back..and made me feel very old.

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