I know a place

She was every bit as warm and majestic on Friday night as she is here. Now, of course, she has a throne.



I won't forget it for a long time. And I'll see Mavis every chance I can get.

Even if it makes others uncomfortable

I don't know how I missed this, but I did.



I'm not missing her again.

As each year goes by since I first saw her, I become more certain she is a Real-Deal Queen.

When I feel like I'm winnin' when I'm losin again

Now, I always thought of this track as a lightweight gem, a moderately entertaining karaoke track--in fact, that latter characteristic reminds me of how utterly not fun the Hidden Cove karaoke bar up on Lincoln was. And probably still is. Someone close to me sang this track, but only after practically coming to blows with either another patron or the karaoke emcee in order to do it. Or the almost-blows came after he sang. I can't remember. All I know is, that place has some bad juju--and now I know that this song has some really bad juju.

The way the beach is kissed by the sea

To look for hope above the clouds.

I wish I could sing it to you

It's a long way from "Hard To Say I'm Sorry," and I'm okay with that. The 80s did things to people, me included.

So let's stretch back over that entire decade (and the one after) and go to the beginning, because beginnings are good.

The bass is super bad on this track, and, oh  man, check out the one-minute percussion breakdown at the end.

Ain't lost yet so I gotta be a winner

I'm letting the Universe decide if I am going to get to do this next month. If I can get a ride back from the depths of western Wisconsin (the Minneapple, basically), then...and then...

Take away the pain and drink the wine

This brings me the exact amount of joy it did upon its first arrival in my senses. Furthermore, I believe The Swing was the first album I purchased as a high schooler, or at least as a rising one.

Today's Shuffle*: Buy me a ticket on the last train home tonight

*Internet Radio Edition

The video is cheesy, but I can't say no to sunset skies--especially when I won't be viewing any tonight as I head home from the workplace. Instead, I go to the theatre for a long-put-off event.

Thankfully, I remembered to remember this song about remembering before I rush off and (thankfully) shut down the machines for a night of liveness.

The right time to discover everything

Well, I found some School of Language lyrics. So, someone out there somewhere luxuriates in this not-enough smidge of the Brewises, who are now composing film scores.