June 07, 2002
Adios Amigo
Did the KKK actually take his baby away? I'm listening to the song (for probably, what, the 200th time in my life?) and it occurs to me that the girl wasn't kidnapped. She just left him, and he can't cope and so he's blaming the KKK. Maybe this has always been obvious to some, but it's like the scales have fallen from my eyes.
Gabba Gabba Hey!
Posted by jpoulos at June 7, 2002 04:55 PMAnd for that matter, wasn't
Sitting here in Queens
Eating refried beans
really a metaphor for the entire human condition? I think so my friends, I think so.
I am not into the maudlin Obit post thing, but seeing the RIPs brought me back to seeing the Ramones Mania tour in high school.
Posted by: kafkaesque at June 7, 2002 06:23 PMI'm not into the obits either, but I needed an excuse to ask the question.
Posted by: jpoulos at June 7, 2002 07:40 PMAnd, indeed, a question to ponder as we imbibe heartily this fair weekend.
Nous sommes embarqués!
Posted by: kafkaesque at June 7, 2002 07:45 PMWe accept you, we accept you, one of us.
Posted by: yhbc at June 7, 2002 10:19 PMof course, commish, that's not the ramones, but the freaks.
Posted by: eyeballkid at June 8, 2002 01:15 AM