How charming and delightful
Adorable and cute, with your
Practically
Perfect smile and
Your eyes that stun to boot
But beauty by
Itself could not convince this
Rogue to stay
The thrill of the
Hunt would surely
Drag this
Awful man
Yonder and away
Belief and
Empathy are your
Lovely qualities that
Often seem so rare
Very seldom practiced by
Everyone "out there"
Debbie, I just plain love you and there's no rhyme or reason to it!
There's an unsubstantiated rumor going around ... started when Rolling Stone printed it as if it were true ... that on May 4th, 1970, the National Guard killed four protesters at Kent State University in Ohio. Well, that part is definitely a substantiated historical fact, but what I'm pretty sure the magazine made up is that Young wrote a fiery indictment of the shootings, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young went right into the studio and rush-released it, knocking its own "Teach Your Children" off the charts.
I'm pretty sure Young had written the song before the tragedy, but rewrote the lyric to make it about the Kent State shootings.
I'm pretty sure these are the original words:
There are times, when I haven't been reminded of some humorous incident from my childhood or when it's not a particular holiday or it's not time to write about the next song in Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time," when I just sit down at the keyboard and start typing...and hope that something worthwhile spills out through my fingertips.
Any post under the tag "improvisation" is created that way.
Often, I end up writing a poem. Even if it's not funny, the fact that it rhymes will impress enough people to get a few clicks. At least that's the idea.
But now, here I am, four paragraphs deep into a piece of prose with no prior planning or an inkling of an idea of what to say...and my hope that something worthwhile spills out through my fingertips seems to be absolutely groundless.
Like a bottomless pit.
Like a bag of roasted coffee beans.
Like the accusation that I'm independently wealthy and more handsome than Brad Pitt.
That's right, I'm a funny guy...
...but looks aren't everything.
The orange powder left on your hands after eating Cheetos is called "cheetle".
The two main male characters of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon and Leonard, were named in honor of the actor who played Nick the Bartender in It's a Wonderful Life.
According to a producer I know, Miley Cyrus can't carry a tune...at all.
The stories that say Karen Carpenter was on a popcorn-only diet are unsubstantiated rumors.
James Taylor's first single, "Carolina in My Mind," was released on The Beatles' Apple Records.
♫♪ Dewey Dewey Bo-Bewey, Banana Fanna Fo-Fooey, Fee Fi Mo-Mooey...Dewey! ♪♫
Before he was Gilligan, Bob Denver co-starred as a beatnik on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis.
On Sesame Street, Caroll Spinney was both Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
When extended, a frog's tongue is about a third as long as the frog - as if our own tongues reached our belly buttons!
Chihuahua's are the world's smallest breed of dog...even though they look like rats.
Before going through Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, I had never heard of I Know You Got Soul, by Eric B and Rakim. And it never showed up on any Billboard charts, either.
So why is it on this list of greatest songs ever?
Must have a beautiful melody, right?
Wrong.
It's an old school rap: Rhythmic talking over a sterile beat and a few record scratches.
Well then, the lyric must be amazing, right?
Wrong.
Consider the world-changing opening foursome:
Yeah...well...I'm sorry, too. Sorry I hung around long enough to listen to the whole waste of megabits.
And I feel that from the bottom of the soul I got.
Real Headlines. Fake News.
Two Face Federal Charges in 900-pound Meth Bust
Man! What cup size would that be?
Wheelchair Games Draw Veterans from 41 States
"Look! In this one, I've got the drill sergeant actually smiling."
With Scores Still Missing, a Quest to 'Find Every Soul'
Fans of the Ghost Hunters television series will be glad to know the show will continue, even without background music.
GOP Wants Larger Field in Race for Governor
...otherwise, the runners will always be turning, with no straightaways at all.
Democrats Attack Trump's Tax Bill
Led by Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego, the attack started by coming up the bill's right flank and then sweeping across its path with a barrage of amendments.
U.S. Stocks Back Off Slightly from Highs
"Health reasons" were given as the catalyst for smoking less dope.
Senators Press UHG After Latest Hack
"Once again," said Senator Imma Taylor, "the person we hired for the job failed. He left the UHG so wrinkled, we just had to do the job ourselves."
One week from today
will be three days before you see this
and I will be four days into a trip.
A trip a-way out west
between Billings and Phoenix
(as if you all could even give a rip)
The day after you read this
some nuptials will be celebrated
by a couple unknown to you
She's a grandniece of Beloved
He's a fella, highly-rated
and I'm going for the barbecue
Two weeks from today
our journey will be ended
We'll pull into our drive once more
Perhaps I'll wish these
dates could be amended
More likely, I'll collapse down to the floor
