that was the night

[saw]

that was the night we took those "Quaaludes "
Dougie Z made in his bathtub, that VW bus roared
north over the seven mile bridge,
we picked up a flaxen-haired troubadour that knew
all the Jimmy Buffet songs, his Gibson was bleached
by a million sunrises
his traveling companion had the tannest, longest, smoothest
legs I had ever seen, her lime-colored cotton sundress
was hiked up in the backseat as far as was humanly possible,
she said her name was Joanie

before the night was over we had seen Dr. John
and his feathered boa-ed entourage in Hialeah, that bus
rolled over one time on the way home, came up on its wheels
minus its windshield, the saints of the highway had cradled us
in their bosom, we didn't feel a thing but laughter, so we lit a joint,
drove back to Key West slowly like we were all riding motorcycles
the salty air pushed at our foreheads like fingers of guardian angels

I nodded out with my head in Joanie's lap, the heat from her thighs
swaddled me into psychedelic dreams,
when I awoke in the back of the bus it was almost noon,
sweat ran down my cheeks, my wallet and camera were gone
a week later I saw that Joanie woman at the beach, she said
my name's not Joanie, it's Fannie !
I said, Oh, Ok, honey....whatever you say.

[stilltrucking]

love it

Wandering jack
I been on a black and white movie kick this week, Carole Lombard in pre-code Hollywood. Virtue, a movie about a NY cabbie who marries a former street walker, but he did not know that till after he married her. HIs was always bragging to his friends, "Nobody can tell me nothing about dames!" Good film. Maybe the best chick flick I have ever seen.

I was thinking about using this as my signature tag:
"nobody can tell Jesus nothing about dames"

[mtmynd]

the surprise ending edged me forward... theft never sets well with me.

well. done. enjoyed.

[stilltrucking]

that's what I love about those pre-code Hollywood movies, they always ended with morally uplifting messages.

[WIREMAN]

U knew those legs anywhere, but what about the wallet???

[dadio]

What a night. Good though. Costly.

[saw]

looooong time ago...enjoyed all of your comments