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Name: Michael Curtis

Despite having never been a professional adventurer, Michael Curtis has nonetheless deciphered cryptic writings, handled ancient maps and texts, ridden both a camel and an elephant, fallen off a mountain, participated in a mystical rite, and discovered the resting places of lost treasures. He can be contacted at poleandrope @ gmaildotcom

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

I'm Dancing


Here we stand

Like an Adam and an Eve
Waterfalls
The Garden of Eden
Two fools in love
So beautiful and strong
The birds in the trees
Are smiling upon them
From the age of the dinosaurs
Cars have run on gasoline
Where, where have they gone?
Now, it's nothing but flowers

There was a factory
Now there are mountains and rivers
you got it, you got it

We caught a rattlesnake
Now we got something for dinner
we got it, we got it

There was a shopping mall
Now it's all covered with flowers
you've got it, you've got it

If this is paradise
I wish I had a lawnmower
you've got it, you've got it

Years ago
I was an angry young man
I'd pretend
That I was a billboard
Standing tallBy the side of the road
I fell in love
With a beautiful highway
This used to be real estate
Now it's only fields and trees
Where, where is the town
Now, it's nothing but flowers
The highways and cars
Were sacrificed for agriculture
I thought that we'd start over
But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots
Now it's a peaceful oasis
you got it, you got it

This was a Pizza Hut
Now it's all covered with daisies
you got it, you got it

And as things fell apart
Nobody paid much attention
you got it, you got it

I miss the honky tonks,
Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens
you got it, you got itcherry pies,
Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies
you got it, you got it

We used to microwave
Now we just eat nuts and berries
you got it, you got it

This was a discount store,
Now it's turned into a cornfield
you got it, you got it

Don't leave me stranded here
I can't get used to this lifestyle...


Tara Two-Pillows knows that this is the song to get me dancing.

Monday, January 22, 2007

You Get So Alone Sometimes, It Just Makes Sense

You can lie to yourself, you can lie to the world
You can lie to the one you call your girl
You can humble yourself to the hearts that you stole
Wondering who's gonna love you when you grow old?

With a fistful of courage and a heart full of rage
I realized Id locked myself in a cage
Ill be the one standing there with the watery eyes
Ill be the fool in the mirror asking you why...asking why

When I got to the end of my dirty rainbow
And I found that there was no pot of gold
Well, I learned that I was empty and not quite as strong
For I had robbed my heart and cheated my soul

Look for the one with the watery eyes
Ill be the fool in the mirror asking you why
Cursing lovers in a warm tender embrace
Scoffing at the world and the whole human race

Chorus:

You can run, you can hide
You can feed your foolish pride
You can use and abuse
In the end youll always lose..at the game

Chorus:

You can run, you can hide
You can feed your foolish pride
With the hearts that you stole
And an empty pot of gold
And the lovers warm embrace
And the whole damned human race
You can use and abuse
In the end youll always lose..at the game

For I cheated myself at solitaire.

Let's hope 2007 gets better over the next 11 months. I'll be waiting, Larissa.

BTJM

-AM