Alex, Ian and I were rocking out to Neil Young's "Down by the River" in the car, until the lyrics got too disturbing and Alex asked, "Why did he shoot his baby? Would someone shoot a baby? Is he a mean guy?" and then Ian chimed in with "that guy shot a baby, he killed a baby" and I had to explain to them that the term baby didn't have to refer to a very young human, it could also be used to describe a chick or a babe or piece or a slice or a hottie or a foxy mama-- but then I still had no good answer as to why he shot her, because the lyrics are pretty obtuse, but I did some research and his "baby" may have been heroin and so then shooting his baby is a metaphor for breaking his addiction . . . so it's like he shot the monkey on his back . . . but there's no way I'm explaining that to the kids . . . maybe I should stick with Laurie Berkner.
laurie berkner's into some dark shit, man. if 'i'm gonna catch you' doesn't freak you right out, you're a better man than i.
ReplyDeletethose who have been around "real-life dave" for the last few days would like to ask Malcolm Gladwell to kill himself before Dave can espouse another facet of his "mastery" theories...
ReplyDeleteon a related note - Dave is currently trying to calculate how many hours he has put in on the guitar - while he adds to his mastery of juggling different-shaped balls in the English office...
"how many hours he has put in on the guitar"
ReplyDeleteAccording to the latest fan-based calculations... "Not enough"
i'm working on it-- yes, i should have been working on it freshman year, but i didn't see russell taking drum lessons or you doing voice scales or learning to play weiser's casio, either.
ReplyDeletei took drum lessons in high school. i figured that was plenty.
ReplyDeletewhen i saw "neil young" i thought "neil diamond" and then the sentence was lost on me. should i start listening to music so i can understand your sentences better. can you stick to just kid stories, cause that is where i am at right now.
ReplyDelete