It might have sneaked up on us—or on me, anyway—but I think we might be in a golden age of music. There is so much catchy, creative stuff right now. I have a new favourite song every hour. Total delight.
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I could do this all night. I won't, but I could.
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A local high school student profiled me for his English class, and I swear to you, he included the following sentence in his story: "Jones lives with his two sons and, supposedly, his girlfriend." I told his teacher that a burn like that deserves an A.
Imagine, for a moment, you take the time to talk to a high school student, and he turns around and does that to you. I think I might try to adopt him. His parents have obviously done an amazing job, but I want to take it from here. This is a once-in-a-generation talent.
Behold, the most devastating adverb in human history.
When my boy Sammy was born, his head was so big that our paediatrician worried out loud that he had water on the brain. Kid had an off-the-charts cranium. The doc took out a tape measure and then stopped, looked at me, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You know what? Never mind."
This story is 100 percent true. In high school, I made a new friend, Richie Chaplin. I went over to his house for the first time, and his older brother, Ed, burst out laughing and said: "Look at the fucking head on that kid."
Just remembered that when I worked for the Ottawa Lynx baseball team, they had to special order my hat. "Kid needs the Bochy." Imagine having a head so big that no one else in an ENTIRE BASEBALL ORGANIZATION has a head the same size.
Non-golfers don't get why golfers have been so upset about courses being closed in Ontario. Well, every golfer is a would-be murderer who isn't murdering people because we can spend hours walking around hitting golf balls instead. This is about your safety, not our pleasure.
Because I'm on a cold streak of people misreading everything that I've perfectly written: This is a joke.
The "perfectly written" part of the above tweet: also a joke.
HOW TO BECOME A REGULAR IN A BAR, by me, a man pictured with the drink named after me at my local. You don't have to thank me. You’re most welcome.
1. Go to the right place. You want a bar with the longevity to which you aspire. It should be somewhere people sit and drink and talk. Not fancy. Neon is nice. Long-time staff. Bartenders named after cities (e.g. Chicago Mike, Omaha Jenny.) Urinal with some heft and character.
2. On your first visit, scout it out for a beat before you sit down. Because wherever you sit, that’s gonna become your seat. I like a corner of a bar (two possible conversations to join), or a corner table, back to the wall. Wherever you sit, face the bartender or the room.
Okay, quick story. I move to Santa Monica to work on a TV show. First week there, I need dinner. Bar named Rick's has a sign on the awning, $10 burger and beer, I think. Sold. I pull up. It's pouring rain. No change, and the parking meter won't take my Canadian credit card.
Rock n' roll woman behind the bar. I ask her if they give out parking tickets in Santa Monica in the rain. (Shut up, I was new.) Yes, she says. I explain my problem. SHE HANDS ME HER CREDIT CARD. I'm like, You don't know me. She holds out her hand. I put my wallet in it.
I go pay for parking with her card. Come back. She gives me back my wallet. The bartender's name is Kelly. Burger, beer, and a friendly conversation when I was feeling lonely and uncertain. Went back so often, I got the employee discount. One of my favourite places in the world.