Record Of The Week

KING WHO PRESENTS: THE LATEST ORNAMENTS TO SEEK OUT THINGS TO PONDER pretext: a friend sent me an "important questionnaire" the last question was.... What do you have to say about Mad Cow Disease? (in 50 words or less) here was my reply: poem for the sick cows by bruce mcguire poor little cows i feel bad for you why do we eat you i don't get it but then i don't try to get it either i will say this though when you are healthy and fresh you sure are tasty especially grilled over mesquite please get well soon i miss you some good mickey's diner stories for ya'll mickey's is a infamous dining car near downtown st paul these events happened in three successive trips about 7 or 8 years ago episode 1: a very blustery wintry night its real late (getting toward dawn) me and two old friends these two friends just happen to be jewish though at the time it doesn't seem relevant to the evening the joint is hoppin' with early risers and night owls all freaks there's a line forming to wait for a booth we wait we wait a long time finally we're at the front of the line but we don't much care cuz we are having a good time we notice some people at one of the booths start getting their money together for payment the waitress comes over to where we are standing she motions with her head toward the table behind her where the people are preparing to leave she says "sorry about the long wait" then rolls her eyes and adds "jews, ya know" we are cartoonishly stunned eyes bugged slack jawed ears pinned back hair on end trying to hold back the nervous laughter what the hell was that episode 2: another very late night me and a couple other friends sitting in a booth waiting for our food two nasty-ass lookin' dudes in the booth across from us they may have been hittin' on some of grandad's old homemade cough medicine they start arguing i don't know what about but it does get louder and louder there is some fist pounding on the table top followed by some threats finally the one dude does the obvious he pulls a revolver on his buddy his buddy tries to talk him down but the guy is angry after much begging from the buddy the guy with the gun flips the barrell open tips it upside down and pours the bullets out of the cylinder onto the table just like that they simmer down all is forgotten all is forgiven episode 3: again in a booth bus boy comes over to cleanse our table from previous occupants disease i happen to glance down at his hand he is wearing a nazi "ss" ring some thoughts about myself: today i'm wearing black polo socks white calvin klein underwear light green dickies pants and dark blue gap shirt so i figure that for a guy who thinks he is so anti-trendy & non-pretentious i am feeling really really trendy & pretentious -bruce And you can also check out any previous Record Of The Week: Jay Def the Hi-tek sphere God Ros head Shop Glue Sonic Youth Jackie Mittoo Huzz Mouse On Mars tell me about your week YOU MAY NOW CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY WITH A TRIP TO KING WHO