knockin round the carolina zoo in my mind

i spent a lot of time last summer listening to 'knockin round the zoo,' james taylor's song that widespread panic covers. i listened to a couple versions and also james taylor's 'carolina in my mind' pretty much on repeat & fingerpainted this:


here's a link to panic version of the song.

here's the picture with the lyrics pasted on top (it's about his time in a mental hospital - 'the zoo'):


and here it is hanging on the wall:

keep your drinks cold and your hands dry

coffee too close to bedtime

there's a black swampy stew
bangin round in my brain
full of thuds biting through
planting shards secret pain

jaw clenches teeth
fingers clench thumb
eyelids squeezed tight
sleep will not come

the harder i try
the more that i know
that i'll never remember
to let it all go

slainte

curious nacho and the stucco balcony

run from the pool to the air conditioner vent

mismatch

maybe it's cause you need someone to listen
and he's been there to hang on every word
who's to say what does or don't go on there
those things get said not all of em get heard

your table's been nothing but a banquet
he took a tray and helped himself to more
steady as a rain you let him have it
didn't see him spill it on the floor

it's sure is nice to have him right there with ya
nighttime dark when all the noises come
he'll hold you back and echo all the whispers
and tell you that you'll never be alone

those blinders that you're wearin kinda suit you
make sure you keep em on throughout the kiss
when goodbye's daggers venom starts to shoot through
yourself will be the last thing that you'll miss

more exciting updates

my friend angie from clinton & bob from mineola had a baby margaret elizabeth - maggie - check her out in her incredible cuteness:


so so so so so cute


soap puffs!

cut a mango

pork you too

my favorite recipe

from the desk of bill s. preston, esq.