It’s a mostly sunny / partly cloudy Saturday, but it’s not raining, and not raining is a new thing this week. In honor of no rain, David and I are going to take it easy and drink to the dry skies. While we’re here, I’ll see if we can take care of Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt.
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is ‘a song from your childhood.’ Think of a song from your childhood and just write. Have fun!”
If we were having a beer, Cheryl would have a surprise for me.
“I thought you guys might want to sit on the patio, today.”
“Cheryl, you know us better than that.”
“That’s true, David, you always do seem to prefer the bar.”
“No sun glare, no rain, not cars, and, if we were out there on a day like this, no Cheryl.”
“What was I thinking. I do like this better. David, can I get you your usual?”
“Yes. John Howell’s Bourbon, a snifter of seltzer and a glass of ice.”
“What about me, Cheryl?”
“I have a surprise for you, Dan. I don’t think you’re going to like it, but you have to try it.”
“Uh oh, Dan. Sounds like something your mother would have said.”
“You’re right, David. And, if I’m not mistaken, the playlist has slipped back to the sixties. That’s one of my mother’s favorite songs.”
“Who is that singing?”
“Carol Burnett. I still remember that album. Carol Burnett Remembers.”
“Remembers what?”
“How they Stopped the Show.”
“Here’s your bourbon, David complete with a couple cherries. Dan, here’s what you need to try—it’s an IPA, and I know you don’t care for IPAs, but…”
“Hmmm, that’s actually nice for an IPA. It’s got a little tropical vibe going for it. What’s it called?”
“Lucid Dreams Milkshake. It’s from Broad Brook Brewery, right up the road.”
“Lucid Dreams? The underlying basis of the books in my series. I guess I need to say something good about it. I’ll follow this with a Modelo, but this is pretty good.”
“So, Dan. How they stopped the show? What show? The Carol Burnett Show?”
“All the shows, David. This song is from ‘Babes in Arms,’ the Rodgers and Hart musical in nineteen thirty-seven.”
“Is she that old? Did she sing it in the musical?”
“Maybe but no. But she sings it better than anyone.”
“David, I know you won’t ask, but who else sang it, Dan?”
“Cheryl! Don’t encourage him.”
“I want to know.”
“That’s why we have the Internet. Asking Dan is like flying a kite in a thunderstorm—he’s going to go everywhere.”
“Let me be succinct. Ella Fitzgerald sang it, Judy Garland, Shirley Bassey, The Lennon Sisters, Eydie Gormé, and…”
“Dan. Let me make this easier on me. Who didn’t sing it. Better yet, why do you prefer the Carol Burnett version? I mean, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald are pretty hard to beat.”
“Nobody says ‘by gum’ like Carol Burnett. Those others almost trip over that line, like it’s a phrase they wouldn’t be caught dead saying.”
“I can see that. So was the whole album from ‘Babes in Arms?’ Was it a soundtrack?”
“No. My mom loved listening to soundtracks from musicals, but this was a collection of show tunes.”
“What…”
“Cheryl !!!!”
“What, David?”
“You’re going to ask him what other songs. Seriously, try the Internet.”
“’The Trolley Song’ is on there. So is ‘Ten Cents a Dance’ and ‘Blow Gabriel Blow’ and ‘Sing You Sinners’ – and…”
“That’s OK, Dan. I get the idea.”
“You have to admit, she sings it well.”
“I have to admit that, but only because, if I don’t, you’ll have Cheryl play all the other versions.”
“You know, David, I think that’s a feature. I could ask.”
“You know, Cheryl, we could still move to the patio.”
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