Blah, bla-blah, bla-blah . . .
I took my headache medicine and that makes me go on about whatever jumps into my head. Lucky you, the reader. (Actually, you
are lucky, because you can skip ahead more easily than people who may encounter me in person.)
Last night we went out to this place called Leadways. It had junquey art all over the place and two easels with tempera paint and brushes. Also a friendly bartender who reminded me of an eternally sunny barfly I used to hang out with in Baltimore, who also worked at the
world's best used bookstore. When I think of the top things I miss about Baltimore, they are:
10. The hotel pool you could sneak into on University Parkway
9. Fourth of July parties at
Face-Blind!'s house (I think even she is mystified about why I loved them sooo much.)
8. Regular, in-your-face madness, as documented in the
Mobtown Shank.
7. Proximity to Delaware (but not
too much proximity)
6. Normals
5. Greg's Bagels, which always had about 20 kinds of delicioso lox. I ask you: Who do I have to kill to find that again? Perhaps this is the beginning of a new quest.
4. The
Helmand
3. All the crazy-ass museums. This seems like a phenomenon that I am even less likely to find elsewhere than the 20 kinds of lox.
2. The way everything was cheap-ASS
1. And of course, all the people, even though my friends are leaving in droves.
I could also make a list of the 10 worst things, but that would be boring since it would revolve entirely around the unrelenting threat to life, limb and property, the wholesale breakdown of civilization, and the buglike qualities of crabs.
Anyway, the Leadways was really cool and may become a new regular hangout spot. Except that it was "jazz night" and the "jazz players" sounded like the Indigo Girls. But that was easy to avoid.
Mr. McFoolery insisted that everyone we know, without exception, has some bizarre story attached to them. You know who you are!
Next time, maybe I'll share the story I heard yesterday about shooting catfish in Michigan. But I have rambled self-indulgently enough.
