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$ Q9 K3 z/ V9 B4 tBall & Chain Record Store by Ellyn Maybe z) q' I5 [6 {4 W- {
Ball & Chain Record Store
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5 x3 n# b5 k4 |: r& {Someone came into the ball and chain
: I* {* ~% X x3 `# {% V4 Hrecord store I work at0 l. I+ {1 O: c& f8 _) A5 m) a
and said no bags6 s" n9 q/ W0 E: r! Y2 p: E3 o7 i
a waste of plastic
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I said yes
M( R" D- e* k; ^/ j/ a& tYou must be a granola eating, left wing,1 X1 M. k/ q, `5 O# T q3 ~
dig gothic, post-modernist, watch a lot! M5 E, T/ ]8 k) D
of Billy Jack movies, Arlo Guthrie type `( l. Y/ b9 x5 Z
: E9 _, A- l. g3 L6 p6 Z K0 rHe said yes
! r9 J2 Y0 X1 n- C8 j2 HI smiled5 W! ]8 s; A% i& t- ^
I dream of Tom Waits fingerpainting4 { p. R( D& F3 j4 h1 f) Q& B
lightbulbs on my holiday wreath,
$ r2 z& ]( S9 R$ V6 hand I'm Jewish, pretty weird huh?: I8 p! f2 [# \" D
I celebrate Tiny Tim's birthday
8 ~0 \& _& V# Y' B- Q" W0 J) I# Vwith a parade of dancing deadheads/ X# N4 p- W k( R2 q* F* ~
some who never sleep and some6 Z% _0 H. e$ `& _; w. o7 k: B0 R
who never go to the bathroom, c1 {; z$ u; }$ L0 t' F$ q6 t
0 W7 ~! e6 r0 J# O* oHis T-shirt said have you hugged0 t, y+ v5 n" Z2 M% {
a rainforest today?
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, m$ G7 H! \- M% j+ l8 P; j: J0 R/ }I said I love the planet
. x9 l0 R* h" R4 m2 ?. O# K7 hbut it's unrequited love! H8 `. b5 y) c# F- ^
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He told me babe, you're bringing me down5 {7 Q; w& o u7 v) B
When I was born my first word was ooomm
* S0 l1 C' O" y' V) ZIn kindergarten I organized the pacifists
# c* w' l* {# H- Dto demand we didn't have to read6 L; E( c) S4 p
from Dick, Jane and Spot books
& x1 G- s0 f! dToo generic: A A+ K$ i: O/ Z+ O
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I demanded we get American Indians
+ o( `0 F9 E' fto talk about what's real1 `; \3 |+ F0 L3 s' M- u% A
And I gave them my nap mat2 ~# X! l4 V, P
cause it's their land and
/ ~* r7 f7 H W+ n7 f- _I gave them my peanut butter
. E" A/ B' h0 c3 R6 dand jelly sandwich cause
7 F, A6 W% ]! @5 R0 I% ^9 ]! n' [+ |the buffalo have been murdered
7 \+ {1 _! e3 H9 L! _% Oand they need protein
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5 r" P, U1 g2 x3 }He blushed with passion and said d% l T* Y: x' E7 G% B* @7 V
tell me you. |+ }0 {8 e Z0 ]( L" S
* j4 n7 o |: mWell, the first 15 years of my life9 G8 m) g+ n2 y: b) K6 A9 {
I thought Barry Manilow was a sex symbol
. S) @+ ~0 v- o2 VNeedless to say I got a sort of late start- t7 Z5 ^. f: d' ?, E
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at being at one with the cosmic heartbeat2 `: C* Y6 `) k7 b+ d W
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He gave me one of those looks
" I. _, z' ^ E9 `5 ^like I better get this girl& d: E' F" E; q2 \1 l# S8 b- k* ]+ F
some Jack Kerouac books to read fast0 x3 c+ T* N! N+ y( f b: O
before she suffers the confusion) ]; V0 b7 q# ]
1 k7 t3 o, F$ D3 i+ dof not knowing there's other existences9 l" v, p0 ]5 W) f& y
beside the banal, K6 l1 ?1 @1 M5 G- u
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I put my hands on my hips and squealed
: p" l' R' C$ h# lI read On The Road and the letters2 K; G& L p( O* f
5 _: ?- L* b. e. K( W4 l: B. }6 eof Allen Ginsberg to Neal Cassady* j' C1 z0 I3 e1 y T# p
and vice versa
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/ Y3 L* Y$ {7 hHe said on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
0 j8 |3 g) v& x, j, kI'm a part time Marxist
7 P( f/ Z+ V, H3 d0 \He took out a beanie
7 |! U- x- L, a7 [; ]6 ~put it on his head7 k2 P9 L6 ]7 W6 B( V5 G
and began to chant4 \- }& q) j" m Z; v& B5 K+ [9 O5 L$ j* @
4 r8 L+ X* h% F; Q# i% v V W3 N8 GThis definitely turned me on
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All of a sudden he began to sing
/ H+ z: j, {8 X6 gthe minimum wage workers' song
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the walls are full of faces1 i5 j0 L+ K Z; g* {8 E
the mini-malls are full of neon+ i/ v( r5 ~3 v7 l. S! q# _
the bitter bite the hands that feed them( z/ y) f5 d9 a. T5 k( \2 A% X8 Y
the food is a mixture of bone, blood
- j2 I6 v' r; A. Q2 X f. Oand snails, B* u# ^5 I5 G
man is a cannibal
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: c5 l# H+ G* t V( p. m0 Q* r* fI said wow! you are the sort of guy
: u: W6 Q+ a* e; Owho says right on and really means it
$ i# W9 O& [% S( q' N+ O( \you probably only drink the milk y- P0 D' C# k" Z* N9 D
of socially conscious cows
" \# E$ d) h! Mwho voted Crosby, Stills, Nash
/ `6 G7 b% i* r7 oand Young for president
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8 \' E% N7 p/ B% C$ }' `He screamed oh chick my life changed7 ~* d* ` }$ x. e! b. Q& u
in 1962 when I realized the Constitution" y h2 }' [7 s' Q- M
was written without women, blacks," }! ?/ D6 x& d" Y* r ~
indians, and poor white men in mind3 @" C6 `+ @6 |2 \
That was not o.k.
/ W' ^7 t g6 o( z% ?- cI became the Jackson Pollack of feminism
; X$ ~! X, Z; g4 {* ~" XI threw paint of outrage everywhere
: d4 ]& y9 P" O: u |( o6 SI was a man who identified
2 c$ v0 Z# d5 |$ D6 ]* |& wwith Billie Holiday and Ernest Hemingway
- b1 j3 {2 k1 z9 k- \! lI was a traveler* u; L e; f4 m! W- g4 g( Z% G
# o; l: G% e. q! Q. ySo what brings you into this3 A9 U' c, u. N; R
San Fernando Valley air conditioned
1 n2 Y9 E5 {$ S$ ?6 Q+ Y, O1 Bintellectually malnourished video store
8 B' g5 B) u& ^; Q' |/ B4 Ewith the exactlys?
# X' V7 n. w7 I- NWe open exactly at 10:00
) r# j& F! y5 i# i* YClose exactly at 10:00: ~, @; F% Q D" s
No matter what our karma
6 f7 j) X7 a# H" k9 L( u0 N2 n qDamn it's so crass,8 A6 e5 }+ U. v
you can't even rent The Last Waltz here
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% e9 ?& V- p* D8 K& `He said I'm in a competitive mantra makers
% q! Z( t+ [6 u; K/ r* A X7 Qbowling league
! V! X6 w3 k) p: W# U( r$ @) r4 QWe have weavers, chess players
: g6 A3 f! h% x& Javant garde stamp collectors
# G. h2 X4 Z C3 h1 D0 O# e' land Hell's Angels- T9 H' s( h8 |% o {- T
Inventors all7 [# z2 _7 r8 U; N+ d% V* D
We bowl whenever the fuck
A2 V% M; |# A+ C, R' Athe spirit moves us
1 u- I1 A" w: {, x6 V8 x. d- \- YWith any luck we'll be playing the. o1 X/ C! c4 s2 M. z2 w
New Age/lawyers/used car salesman league
. Q) s: R# Q' O5 yagain real soon
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/ A; ^+ @' x+ f3 B% z( ~% {4 NHippies and New Age people are like
- c( q& P" m& }! y6 y9 M, f% sthe difference between Bob Dylan and Bob Hope
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4 `- A$ A* H1 R' BHe smiled and said do you want to bowl?
, o# z* m; Q( W M1 CWe are definitely into strikes/ E# V6 s0 _/ t, f& P$ O9 t
for the betterment of the worker" m# Z" w8 j. k! X3 |5 w. L
We need someone who looks
! g9 q/ y1 I' T2 l/ flike she could walk into the woods
* Q0 a9 X( h% Tand find incense without getting poison ivy
! h- u7 n. \1 L# S; |$ \You look like Van Morrison
; g$ M! V9 V; U \when you pout your lips4 U% Z$ n8 t `# `4 m: ]! O
You could be a part of the father son and
4 C( K% j8 G" E: U: Athe holy ghost meshuganeh athletic league
. k9 `. o8 y- Q( Q$ H" F1 i; BBesides I love you
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I started to weep3 Z; S' m+ p2 f' }, j8 X, ?1 r, r$ w
Tears of Bas Mitzvah cake
: R0 d! G# {. s% ]5 n" aand tears of being the last kid picked
( V( e1 p% H5 L cfor field hockey in gym class
" W" d3 @! B: [, J H, p& aAuthentic tears
2 P0 u0 x) P) eNobody ever said all that to me before
) i; W4 R" t) h' }8 B- n4 u' VI guess I kind of do have Van Morrison's mouth
5 r% q8 m$ l4 O6 e4 f" ^9 w6 PWhy hadn't anybody ever noticed?* f' W4 L9 P0 k9 o( \; Z
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I said I love you
6 k0 ~1 N1 I+ U7 h$ dBut every free moment I moonlight at
& T" r7 }8 n8 LHairy Krishna Organic Coiffures
" \: ]- y* |- F* G5 d$ h4 \and Tea Salon
% M: l& k, G; G+ x9 l) H- SWe use. L8 e* g0 \, C2 k
no chemicals! h$ ^7 e& x1 p- p4 F
no dyes
" A/ g! p8 H5 N* k U+ ano sprays4 X, ?, u( R; l2 U$ b% w2 j
no combs3 i7 S1 } G+ Z) e4 J
no brushes
0 P/ f0 y' F$ e$ @+ c/ pHell, you look pretty much the same going out! w0 G: O" j/ j& g+ H( A# O
as going in1 X9 m. t% c6 ]2 k. P$ z4 n
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He said what's a nice girl like you doing
+ |, d+ e0 p& S7 E8 [' Mliving in a Republican administration
% ?* ^( u6 s9 |5 Blike this?- e- U9 E* M9 F- f, g# Z
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The manager of the record store comes over2 G Z5 [! b" O" m f4 q
and says" {- Y* w5 k9 S
you know the movie Fahrenheit 4511 ?" B- m1 K( u# P/ K* c, O' \
Corporate has ordered us to burn it
. J; `, o' S+ P- W0 H( ^Get to it!! L7 T. p; D/ [9 ?
Don't give me your damn whimpering2 Z( i- V* T5 P W5 B
Joan of Arc eyes
8 t* b2 \ r# A) O* `Lots of people would love to have your job
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I screamed pig PIG$ {& U- a1 ~5 P* w6 \2 X* V
You are giving barnyard animals a bad name7 W0 j M5 G' a5 l1 a6 \6 I
Cops are Pigs!3 n9 w7 @4 r( p
Intolerants are Pigs!1 v7 K1 l5 Q# Z0 Y, H0 E
Bigots are Pigs!, f+ T! N) k* K& t1 }: f) A
Everybody who does it and says they're! C1 n3 ^8 A; W$ r
just doing their job is a Pig!& N& t) ~- k4 @3 K; z
Everybody who does it to someone else
4 ]' m- i( Y# D' T' Jknows what they are' P+ i0 f. a% G4 Q1 R- G
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This is my first day at the record store
! K9 T y! l5 c$ iI guess if they want to have a quiet
& U6 N$ s4 P3 G$ tcomplacent yes sir type of employee# J; j `! ?: A% \' C
they ought to ask different questions2 }# }, q2 L: [* g( w
on the application" m- r- @( i8 ]. a" p5 x
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like do you conform?
* }& M9 X2 |1 Y% S) R7 Z/ h- ]* |like do you care that this is stolen land?2 F+ p# N x0 a% j* F$ r( V
like do you believe in playlists?* s! l% ^/ ?: c. U* H
like do you believe in yourself?; ?7 e7 U" D; F) _
do you mind waking up alone
8 l6 ]8 B0 D' [" E8 C5 jrather than being beat up with fists?
5 z- Q* l+ |' x$ q; U, Ado you see the government is beating us up
: p5 b9 S, g! {- h2 D: P$ H, b+ x) t+ ias bad as a knife in our elbows$ `' w$ m- R, ?5 B9 t: u) A
as bad as a slur in our ears8 |+ a; p$ J$ `9 ]4 `
as bad as a rape
& \; c w- o, Q; Owhen we just wanted to be held
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And all they ask is
! [: \) n. I0 G% c# S$ Q/ Ucan you work part-time?! E2 X. ? Y5 K& K& w
and what days can't you work?
/ s, m9 f0 `$ a/ Cand they say whom do we contact
; x+ g% Q9 V! p0 M2 ?in an emergency?
, o. h! N7 I" o, h' h, c$ I7 w, nI said
0 Q I& d* F7 C) [" B1 ]cause you need to ask that. Q, u% R! ]' y# O5 j1 u
constitutes an emergency0 s% j5 c5 K( E! w
The hippie said my name is Hell's Bell's' T# `4 t) c. M
but you can call me hope9 |/ l2 N/ M; n+ f
He said I dug you
: P- [& S# K& ENow I dig your whole being x7 n# J8 q. x
9 a X2 B Y3 e9 m9 w( FIt's strange
* _; m+ Z0 N/ g Z/ q! ZNo matter how many nights I wake up unhappy& c! B3 Y. b+ o3 ~
there is still a possibility of rising
- a/ @/ ?4 R; {7 h' O+ uinto a change so easily" p7 |; e+ ^* i
The outlaw lives in a world4 G/ y% _, J% n# ~8 |4 A# z( a; [; t
where when he sees a mirror
+ b% Z* g/ X8 G4 m+ _7 b( Rhe sees a hero
: x# }! r1 O2 [- vAnd all heroes put their bellbottoms on5 g. Y% ]8 |' [; \) i
one leg at a time
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& Y' b) R2 [$ j, H/ aLet's face it- x) o& P0 g/ k! f& b7 [5 ^
How can you trust money when
/ v) ~9 o7 \* S8 O' M' X5 {it's politician's faces printed on it; @5 n" G5 l$ ?: |& ^
Money is sexist8 P! H8 _- V! E* _$ R
The only woman on so called American currency) @# u% L. T4 Y$ P6 \
which is really Turtle Island
5 ^% [' P [$ h% Mto the Indians is Susan B. Anthony3 b# Y+ y {% s# c
and they stopped making those real fast
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+ b; ?: F7 {# {: kIs money worth killing for?7 J: N4 d6 Q1 l: X0 H+ _
Is money worth dying for?+ j) m4 I: K9 a* C- c. j
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I ran through the store singing
8 a" ?. F; h. O( t# \4 yabout William Blake's eyebrows
i2 g$ ?5 N3 b" @( Xand Walt Whitman's bellybutton
# t$ o9 i- n0 \* F8 t P& d0 r' msaying everything is alive
/ S" M& Y3 L, k2 } {and everything is sort of adorable8 b4 K- y6 M, X1 S) @
% H6 i& J6 f- h' ~I took paperclips and gave them
: w! F0 O2 \& {3 {( G4 Dto loving vegetarian families9 N" V" ]* m2 \ d# g
who needed someone
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% |& w; _% h4 W' _3 T/ [; XI took the bathroom sink and gave it a hug
' K* S2 H* a* LI freed all the rubberbands!
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And I said to all the plastic bags6 y3 u% l: y# W S! K
I will never burden you2 T7 U5 J# [6 f( e0 C, {
with films weighing you down,
4 @- ^, F' b" h( {Perry Como cassettes,6 `9 |8 ^- \ K. j& {' j/ p7 C, a+ h8 Q
or even a piece of Jerry Garcia's beard
. e4 g5 ^7 X0 z! V+ {- S+ W$ O1 f8 @Well maybe
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2 e' B2 `/ u- T) E# @But I will never staple a bag8 O4 N( L" B) l, v( G4 e$ H
for you brought love- H9 k \- q0 m) e b. n! F
- e- i7 l1 W; n+ h- l0 iMost people tell me
) t( n* M: H. q- L+ ~/ \- [% Hit was all the pop tarts I ate
9 J% ~/ W0 N2 I JSome people tell me' N& f2 ~9 S/ {; m5 i" J
it was because I was a liar/ \1 D% J( K2 b
And I said I'm too honest
7 q8 |1 a+ O9 w9 F3 v2 f7 Dto be anybody's best friend
9 J! l2 b% m* `9 o5 M1 d. Abut at times nobody believes
1 z# ?& x" C2 g6 @4 c0 ^this hippie ever even came by5 X! i" n$ F; F9 u0 F6 l9 K1 C( y; j
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there are. o+ K6 U% n: m) Q" p# G( \% G5 a- _
no lingering peace signs& l- E/ [' f7 o* b3 F/ e2 l
no incense, g; q# l, y+ X
no tea bags
; r. o: |6 o7 \. kno fuck the fuckers pamphlets
6 R# j# t9 f! G& X- c9 Pyet I still can't even believe
1 A# R9 A, }( f2 C- Z$ P2 \1 j! oAbbie Hoffman is dead( @ a& f3 C- W9 H
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So my strengths and pains
; s/ e- R8 i9 @& H& Tare in my sense of wonder% W9 `: r, j' H4 J
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All I know is I don't believe in% I2 I. n, a1 n. f' ~% k
wearing sandals and argyle socks together0 R/ p- ?- y* D3 A2 @4 j9 {
And when I needed it most, hope was here
8 p3 B- l5 v2 `change must not be too far behind- H' C9 B* A# Z: L
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