Oh, I'm feelin' good today,
My baby done left me,
I got mugged Tuesday,
I got robbed Wednesday,
War rages on day by day,
Well, what can I say?
Oh, I'm feelin' good today,
Brillo pads, Budweiser, and Bromide tablets,
Crisco, Carom boards, and Contac,
Dream Whip, Dynaco, and Datsun,
Esquire, Early Times, and Elizabeth Arden,
Faberge, Foy, and Ford,
Gilbey's, Gillette, and Gordon's,
Helena Rubenstein, Hanes, and Honeywell,
Interplanetary, ITT, and Interesting poem,
Jantzen, Jarman, Johnnie Walker,
Kodak, Kent, Keepsake,
Lark, L&M, and Love,
Max Factor, MG, and Merle Norman,
Newport, Nestea, and Norelco,
Omega, Ole, and Olympus,
Pyrex, Panasonic, Porsche,
Quit while I'm ahead,
Revlon, Record Club of America, Raleigh,
Sears, Shasta, and Seagram's,
Tareyton, TWA, and Toyota,
Usher's, U. S. News and World Report, Uniroyal,
Virginia Slims, Volkswagen, and Vantage,
Woolite, Wrangler, and Winchester,
Yashica, Yes Art, You got to be crazy to have read all this.
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Fate, 1974
It was Fate that brought us together.
It was Fear that kept us away.
It comes into my life as love.
It goes out of my life as a dream.
It gives me strength in my living.
It gives me nothing when I'm afraid.
I don't know how to solve it,
But I do know that I am splitting up.
It was Fear that kept us away.
It comes into my life as love.
It goes out of my life as a dream.
It gives me strength in my living.
It gives me nothing when I'm afraid.
I don't know how to solve it,
But I do know that I am splitting up.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
False Alarm, 1975
And I reached into my
grungy mailbox and saw
the envelope with that address.
And my hands got sweaty,
My heart started to flutter,
My eyes popped out to see
that address.
And I ripped open the
letter to get the words
that came from yesterday,
but my love didn't write
them after all.
And I wonder when the
letter will come in my
dirty, old mailbox from that.
grungy mailbox and saw
the envelope with that address.
And my hands got sweaty,
My heart started to flutter,
My eyes popped out to see
that address.
And I ripped open the
letter to get the words
that came from yesterday,
but my love didn't write
them after all.
And I wonder when the
letter will come in my
dirty, old mailbox from that.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Fall of Rome, 1975
Whether you see us or
whether you just sit
back and stare, you
will know that we were right.
What is right? What is wrong?
Only you decide the outcome,
and how does it come out?
Wait and see.
whether you just sit
back and stare, you
will know that we were right.
What is right? What is wrong?
Only you decide the outcome,
and how does it come out?
Wait and see.
Thursday, March 27, 2014
The Fake, 1970
The crowd screamed for an encore. A tall, long-haired man came on stage. As the crowds of teenagers were screaming, the man said, "We are none; we are not one; we are gone." He waved to the audience, and then he was gone. The man was named Irving Preston Norris. He was president of the International Philosophy Network or I.P.N. He had a New York headquarters with 500 employees and 25 branch offices all over the world. Irv, as his friends call him, owns a yacht, two Rolls-Royces, and a private jet.
One day he entered his New York office of I.P.N. His secretary greeted him by saying, "Good morning, Mr. Norris. How are you this fine morning?" "Fine, thank you, Miss...uh...uh..." "Miss White", said the secretary. "Ah yes, Miss White. Here is fifty dollars. Go buy yourself a cup of coffee," said Irv. "You are too kind", said the secretary.
Irv opened the door marked "Private", and he locked the door. His hand reached to his hair, and he pulled it off. He exposed a crewcut. He picked up his phone, and he called the I.P.N. office in London. Norris said, "I thought you had booked me for the 22nd. I need this lecture. I have to sell my new record, 'I once belonged to the John Birch Society and other Speeches'. If I don't, I'll fall into a deep hole, financially." The voice on the other end said, "Okay, okay, I'll get that lecture even if it kills me." Norris hung up the phone, and he checked his agenda. He thought to himself, "Well, I see that I have a lecture at Harvard tomorrow." He called his secretary, and he said, "Come in here! We have to talk about the trip to Boston tomorrow." His secretary came in the door and said, "Yes sir, what did you have in mind"? He said, "At 10:00 tomorrow I want my jet at the airport to fly me to Boston. At the Boston airport I want a car to drive me to Harvard. If the plane is not ready at 10:00, I'll hold you personally responsible." "Yes sir," replied the secretary.
On Wednesday morning at 10:00 Irving Norris was in the air on his way to Boston. When he arrived at Boston in his long hair, a group of reporters started asking him questions. He said to the reporters, "Be none and do one." One reporter asked him, "What does it mean?" Norris answered by saying, "Philosophy must be interpreted by the listener, and not by the philosopher." He went into the crowded airport terminal, and he walked out to the parking lot. His Rolls-Royce and his driver were waiting to pick him up. When he got in the car, he told the driver, "Take me to Harvard!"
When they got there, he was greeted by the president of the school. The president was a bald, short, and fat man. He wore a gray suit. He said, "Mr. Norris, Harvard welcomes you." Norris said, "Let's get started. I've got other things to attend to." Norris and the president arrived at the auditorium, and they walked in. The president went on stage and said, "Here he is. The world's greatest philosopher, Irving Preston Norris!" When the students saw Norris, who was wearing a striped, satin jump-suit, they started to clap, and they gave him a standing ovation. The students were quieted down, and Norris started his speech on Philosophy.
His speech consisted of many, sometimes short, phrases, sentences, and poems on Philosophy. He started, "Lose the world and win yourself. Do for you and not for them. Do what you feel, not that which is real, you are you, and it is all for you to do. We are what we are and not what others see. Why were we the ones who lived for none? What we do and what we say is okay. Why are we dead, are we read like a book? The world could live, but no, we die. We live and die, and you don't care. We could be alive, if we were not dead. We are nothing, we are gone." The crowd cheered, screamed, and clapped. That was the greatest thing that they had heard. Irv Norris left the stage and the president shook his hand. The president said, "That was the best thing that has ever happened to this school. Thank you very much for coming." Norris walked out of the auditorium, and the president called to him. He said, "Wait, Mr. Norris! I have something for you. Here is ten thousand dollars for coming here today." Norris said, "Thank you, Mr. President. Remember, the true man is the generous man." As he was approaching his car, Norris was brushed by a fleeting student. As the student knocked against him, the long-haired wig fell off. The president and the students were shocked. The students yelled, "FAKE, FAKE, FAKE!" Norris jumped into his car, and it sped away.
One day he entered his New York office of I.P.N. His secretary greeted him by saying, "Good morning, Mr. Norris. How are you this fine morning?" "Fine, thank you, Miss...uh...uh..." "Miss White", said the secretary. "Ah yes, Miss White. Here is fifty dollars. Go buy yourself a cup of coffee," said Irv. "You are too kind", said the secretary.
Irv opened the door marked "Private", and he locked the door. His hand reached to his hair, and he pulled it off. He exposed a crewcut. He picked up his phone, and he called the I.P.N. office in London. Norris said, "I thought you had booked me for the 22nd. I need this lecture. I have to sell my new record, 'I once belonged to the John Birch Society and other Speeches'. If I don't, I'll fall into a deep hole, financially." The voice on the other end said, "Okay, okay, I'll get that lecture even if it kills me." Norris hung up the phone, and he checked his agenda. He thought to himself, "Well, I see that I have a lecture at Harvard tomorrow." He called his secretary, and he said, "Come in here! We have to talk about the trip to Boston tomorrow." His secretary came in the door and said, "Yes sir, what did you have in mind"? He said, "At 10:00 tomorrow I want my jet at the airport to fly me to Boston. At the Boston airport I want a car to drive me to Harvard. If the plane is not ready at 10:00, I'll hold you personally responsible." "Yes sir," replied the secretary.
On Wednesday morning at 10:00 Irving Norris was in the air on his way to Boston. When he arrived at Boston in his long hair, a group of reporters started asking him questions. He said to the reporters, "Be none and do one." One reporter asked him, "What does it mean?" Norris answered by saying, "Philosophy must be interpreted by the listener, and not by the philosopher." He went into the crowded airport terminal, and he walked out to the parking lot. His Rolls-Royce and his driver were waiting to pick him up. When he got in the car, he told the driver, "Take me to Harvard!"
When they got there, he was greeted by the president of the school. The president was a bald, short, and fat man. He wore a gray suit. He said, "Mr. Norris, Harvard welcomes you." Norris said, "Let's get started. I've got other things to attend to." Norris and the president arrived at the auditorium, and they walked in. The president went on stage and said, "Here he is. The world's greatest philosopher, Irving Preston Norris!" When the students saw Norris, who was wearing a striped, satin jump-suit, they started to clap, and they gave him a standing ovation. The students were quieted down, and Norris started his speech on Philosophy.
His speech consisted of many, sometimes short, phrases, sentences, and poems on Philosophy. He started, "Lose the world and win yourself. Do for you and not for them. Do what you feel, not that which is real, you are you, and it is all for you to do. We are what we are and not what others see. Why were we the ones who lived for none? What we do and what we say is okay. Why are we dead, are we read like a book? The world could live, but no, we die. We live and die, and you don't care. We could be alive, if we were not dead. We are nothing, we are gone." The crowd cheered, screamed, and clapped. That was the greatest thing that they had heard. Irv Norris left the stage and the president shook his hand. The president said, "That was the best thing that has ever happened to this school. Thank you very much for coming." Norris walked out of the auditorium, and the president called to him. He said, "Wait, Mr. Norris! I have something for you. Here is ten thousand dollars for coming here today." Norris said, "Thank you, Mr. President. Remember, the true man is the generous man." As he was approaching his car, Norris was brushed by a fleeting student. As the student knocked against him, the long-haired wig fell off. The president and the students were shocked. The students yelled, "FAKE, FAKE, FAKE!" Norris jumped into his car, and it sped away.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Failure, 1969
I don't know why I'm here,
Everything I do, fails,
Through my life, I have shed many tears,
I sometimes feel that I could bite nails.
I have nothing that I can do,
Nothing used to be for me,
I wish I could start over brand new,
Don't you see?
Why can't I be like others,
Like everybody's sister or brother,
Why can't I?
I guess I can try.
Everything I do, fails,
Through my life, I have shed many tears,
I sometimes feel that I could bite nails.
I have nothing that I can do,
Nothing used to be for me,
I wish I could start over brand new,
Don't you see?
Why can't I be like others,
Like everybody's sister or brother,
Why can't I?
I guess I can try.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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