It's Not Really My Own Little World Anymore

- Or Isn't It?

John Leonard

John Leonard
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Shoreline, Washington, US
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August 12
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I think
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I suppose that I should give some sort of Bio - I'm a superannuated Boston transplant to the Seattle area who came out when the bottom fell out of the Telecom industry a few years back. Engineering just ain't what it used to be and it's unlikely it ever will be again. I'll get over it. I've lived here for five years and doubt that I'll ever get used to the west coast. That may not be a bad thing.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2008 12:23AM

Lyrical Me

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OK, I just couldn't resist, here they are, or should I say "Here I Am"?:

Who are you?
I’m a twentieth-century man, but I don’t want to be one. – The Kinks

Are you male or female?
I’m a man, yes I am – Steve Winwood

What Place do you love best?
Yeah, down by the river// Down by the banks of the river Charles (aw, that's what's happenin' baby)// That's where you'll find me// Along with lovers, fuggers, and thieves (aw, but they're cool people)// Well I love that dirty water// Oh, Boston, you're my home (oh, you're the Number One place) – The Standells

What do you look like?
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater – Sheb Wooley

What do you want to say to your best friend?
Send lawyers, guns and money // The shit has hit the fan – Warren Zevon

What’s your best quality?
“I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.” – Jethro Tull

What’s your worst quality?
Oh I'll never know what makes this man
With all the love that his heart can stand
Dream of ways to throw it all away – JohnMayer

Where do you see yourself in one year?
For here// Am I sitting in a tin can// Far above the world
Planet Earth is blue// And there’s nothing I can do – David Bowie

What’s your secret?
The secret of love is in opening up your heart// It's okay to feel afraid
But don't let that stand in your way// 'cause anyone knows that love is the only road
And since we're only here for a while// Might as well show some style
Give us a smile// Isn't it a lovely ride
 Sliding down// Gliding down
Try not to try too hard// It's just a lovely ride – James Taylor

Something you like about yourself?
I feel charming,// Oh so charming,
It's alarming how charming I feel,// And so pretty
That I hardly can believe I'm real. – Stephen Sondheim

What does love mean to you?

What’s love got to do with it? – Tina Turner

What would you say to the one who got away?

This boy wouldn't mind the pain// Would always feel the same
If this boy gets you back again – Lennon & McCartney

What makes you angry?
Oh, mercy mercy me// Oh, things ain't what they used to be
No, no// Where did all the blue sky go?// Poison is the wind that blows
From the north, east, south, and sea// Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be// No, no
Oil wasted on the oceans and upon our seas// Fish full of mercury
Oh, mercy mercy me// Oh, things ain't what they used to be
No, no// Radiation in the ground and in the sky
Animals and birds who live nearby are dying// Oh, mercy mercy me
Oh, things ain't what they used to be// What about this overcrowded land?
How much more abuse from man can you stand?
-Marvin Gaye

What makes you happy?
Summer's here// I'm for that// Got my rubber sandals// Got my straw hat
Got my cold beer// I'm just glad that I'm here

Yeah, the water is cold but I've been in// Baby, lose the laundry and jump on in
I mean all god's children got skin// And it's summer again
- James Taylor

What makes you sad?
They got me to trade my heroes for ghosts?// Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?// Cold comfort for change?
And I exchanged a walk on part in the war for a lead role in a cage?
-    Pink Floyd (sorta)
  
How do you feel when you think about your biggest mistake?

His comrades fought beside him - Van Owen and the rest
But of all the Thompson gunners Roland was the best
So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead
That son-of-a-bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head
- Warren Zevon

Some word to live by:
Spill the wine// Take that girl – Eric Burdon

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Definite paws up for "Dirty Water". GO SOX WOOF. Sweet Baby James coupla more. WOOF WOOF. And Marvin Gaye, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull ...WOOFs galore.
thumbed for Bowie. all great choices - I love your take on life - but Bowie is awesome.
UK, Roland gets his own back later, so everything evens out by the end of the song.
CCC, one of the good points of being out here is that I have absolutely no problem getting tickets when the Red Sox are in town. I just wish they'd stop dropping so many games to the Mariners.

Lisa, my take on life is probably a bit atypical, but Mrs. Jones' little boy definitely would figure on the soundtrack.
Sweet! Great choices, John. Love the Jethro Tull and your words to live by, well, really, what more does one need to know!
Lonnie, I think the words to live by are why I ended up in the 2nd level of hell rather than the 6th.
Very cool, John.
Eric Burdon and James Taylor; 2 of my favs

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Wow. I'm impressed. I could never compete with that!
Ms Snitten, oh sure you can. I know for a fact that they have music in Maine, and have had for some time now. You'd be surprised.
Gah, I don't know how I missed this John!

Thumbed for the best use of Warren Zevon lyrics. Oh, and for James Taylor.

Great list. Great. :-D
Now THAT is a diverse group of lyrics!
Ummm (rated) ;-)
Vous devriez être emprisonné !
Emprisonné, vraiment ? M'sieu, you would certainly not be the first to suggest that I enroll at the local Laughing Academy, but jail? Mon Dieu!