Utter Wonder: The Idle Thoughts Of C. Monks

I'm Going to New York Again This Weekend.

Posted 02/27/2009 07:02 AM by cmonks in I Am So Much Better Than My Neighbors It Isn't Even Funny.

I know, I know, I know: you want to be me so much it hurts. Sorry, though, you can't. There's only one me and I'm it. So, yep, I'm going to NYC again. This will make it two trips in two weeks. This time I'm going to see Van Morrison try to recapture his glory of 40 years past. He's performing his seminal album, Astral Weeks, from start to finish at Madison Square Garden. It's my favorite recording of all-time. For reals. So it will either be a wonderful life changing occurrence or an incredibly disappointing disaster. Regardless, I'll be there. And then on Sunday, I'll be driving home in a blizzard. So there's a fair chance I'm going to die. If so, you're responsible for turning me into some sort of internet legend. Like the "James Dean of the Internet," only slightly less good looking.

I'm serious about this.

Have a nice weekend.

Comments.

I'm confused. Who is "slightly less good looking", you or James Dean?

Posted by: Debbie Hayford at 02/27/2009 10:39 AM

Seriously?

You're going to New York to watch 65 year-old Van Morrison sing Astral Weeks--your FAVOURITE albumn of all time--in it's entirely? Are you a girl? Seriously. Dude, try and catch a Rangers game or something, OK? I don't want to have to start calling you Christine, and for God's sake, DO NOT START TO CRY when he sings Ballerina.

I close my eyes and sleep for love comes flowing streams of consciousness
Soft like snow, to and fro,
Let us go there together, darlin', way from the river to here and now
And carry it with a smile, bumper to bumper
Stepping lightly, just like a ballerina.

Posted by: Michael Murray at 02/27/2009 11:54 AM

Enjoy yourself. Drive safely. On Sunday, make sure to wear clean underwear just in case.

Posted by: elle at 02/27/2009 12:42 PM

I'm going to drive across America to see XTC perform "Skylarking." If they ever get back together. And if they ever play live again.

Posted by: simpleton01 at 02/27/2009 04:32 PM

Are you the Mayor of Simpleton by any chance?

Posted by: elle at 02/27/2009 06:14 PM

You got it!

Posted by: simpleton01 at 02/27/2009 06:54 PM

THIS COMMENT VIOLATES THE TWO MAXIMUM COMMENT PER USER RULE. THEREFORE IT HAS BEEN SUBSTITUTED WITH LYRICS FROM A FAMOUS R&B/SOUL SONG OF 1970s OR 1980s:

"Reasons" by Earth Wind and Fire

Now, Im craving your body,
Is this real
Temperatures rising, I don't want to feel
I'm in the wrong place to be real
Woahh and I'm longing to love you
Just for a night,
Kissing and hugging and holding you tight
Please let me love you
With all my might

Reasons, the reasons that we hear,
The reasons that we fear
Our feelings a-wont disappear

Posted by: elle at 02/27/2009 06:57 PM

lol....Thanks C! That's even better than my original.

Posted by: the real elle at 02/28/2009 11:10 AM

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