It’s Saturday, and after being retired for almost four years, Saturday’s still feel special. Maybe it’s the end of the week. Maybe it’s the prospect of watching some sports, or meeting some friends at a local pub. Maybe it’s Linda G. Hill’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt. Let’s see what we can do with that.
“Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: ‘tune.’ Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!”
If we were having a beer, we’d be missing Cheryl.
“Hi David. Can I get you your crazy drink or are you waiting for Dan to show up.”
“Skippy. What a pl…surprise. We haven’t seen you for a while.”
“I’ve been working in a community theater group on Saturdays, so I’ve been working on Sundays. I wanted Labor Day weekend off, so Cheryl said she’d cover for me next Sunday if I covered for her today.”
“Skippy, that’s great, but probably more than I need to know. I’ll have a John Howell’s Special. I think Dan will be here soon.”
“Dan is here now, David, he just walked in. Here’s your bourbon, your snifter of seltzer and your glass of ice.”
“Thanks, Skippy. Did you remember the cherries?”
“No. Cheryl never wrote that down, but I’ll get some.”
“Think of it like a scene in a play, Skippy. Your role is to pick up a few cherries, carry them to the bar and place them in the glass of bourbon.”
“What’s his motivation, David?”
“Hi Dan. Please, don’t get between me and my cherries.”
“Sorry. Skippy, after you get David his cherries, could you pour me a Modelo?”
“Sure, Dan.”
“David, you hear that?”
“Hear what, Dan? You know I wear a hearing aid. I keep it turned down so I don’t pick up a lot of background noise.”
“That song. I haven’t heard it for a long time.”
“What? What song?”
“I’m in tune.”
“Here’s your beer, Dan. What do you mean you’re in tune?”
“The song, Skippy. Don’t tell me you turned down your hearing aid.”
“I can hear fine. But I still don’t understand.”
“The song, ‘I’m in Tune’, by the Who.”
“Who?”
“Please, Skippy, let’s not play Abbot and Costello walk into a bar.”
“OK, but I still don’t understand.”
“Skippy. Do you hear the song?”
“Yeah, just another, random song from the geezer playlist.”
“Thanks Skippy. I was seventeen when that song was released.”
“I didn’t mean anything by that. It’s just how I refer to what you guys call classic rock. But seriously, who sings this song?”
“Roger Daltrey. With a little help from Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. Members of the band called The Who.”
“Oh. I’ve heard of them. Are they still alive?”
“Some of them are.”
“But some are dead?”
“Remarkable deduction, Skippy. Do you think I could get a little more bourbon to soak these cherries in?”
“Sure, David. No worries.”
“Sheesh. ‘No worries.’ Do I look worried, Dan?”
“It’s just an expression, David.”
“I know. I think he does it just to get under my skin.”
“Well, it sure works – geezer.”
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