From today’s Diary item: “There was one big difference between the show at the Garden and the concerts of our youth. Instead of the smell of pot, there was a pronounced odor of Vicks in the air.”
Tune of ”The Circle of Life”. (Elton John classic )
Garden concert - I see seats we can buy
(Click and buy, click and buy.)
Elton’s concert - some good seats we can buy
(Click and buy, click and buy.)
— [chant]
Come on, buy ‘em, honey, come on, buy ‘em
Come on, buy 'em, when ya gonna buy ‘em
Come on, buy ‘em, when ya gonna buy ‘em
From the time we sit down at the Garden
To hear songs going back to our youth.
With the sea of grey hair
And with Vicks in the air
We are faced with the happy hard truth
It’s the cycle of life. As we hear each song.
We made it this far. Still here to sing along.
Getting old’s much better
Than any other option!
In the cycle, the cycle of life.
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I guess it's the season of comeuppances: a $238-million dollar penthouse will create a superluxury tax on high-end vacant properties; a mobster is murdered; a former priest is murdered; 64 rapists are convicted; Manifort is convicted; and -- who knows? -- perhaps that old money-launderer Trump will get his.
And, to sweeten things further, a lamb escapes from its slaughterhouse (there are several beneath the BQE) -- a reminder that virtue and pluck will often prevail.
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@B.
I meant, "a former priest implicated in sexual abuse of minors and child pornography."
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@B. - whatever the subject, soever fire, it helps my mind escape a bit when I reply to myself and it ends up reading Freddie @Freddie. I think this was added not that long ago. (Sometimes, when a comment box is quiet, I'm tempted to say something like "@Freddie - I couldn't agree more" or "@Freddie - Good point!")
In the office, I've had back and forth with an opposite-thinking officemate who I otherwise adore (and still do), and we'd tell each other "I answered what you write" and we'd just write about it, never talk about it, at least not in the office.
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Go to the monthly Billy Joel concert. Apparently the crowd is reliving their youth as the faint smell of weed pervades the air...(But really go-it’s a fabulous show!).
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@NYCSandi: I'd love to go but from what I can see, the tickets cost $$$$$$.
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