Month: January 2018

We’re a band from Hooosten

I was on Skype yesterday with Mary when Randi called her. They had a little discussion about the Stoop and Poop thing that Randi sent and they also discussed Randi qualifying for Boston next year by running the Houston marathon. At that point I asked if she saw Archie Bell and the Drells. Like most Americans I don’t think of things like the sprawling chemical plants, the God awful pollution, the horrible customs process at George Bush Airport, or do I think about the hurricanes that always cause billions of damage because the entire city is built on wetlands. I think of Archie Bell and the Drells as do most cutting edge Americans. They were a band from Houston (pronounced Hooosten) in the late 60’s that had a #1 hit (that some how made it to like 265 on Rolling Stones top hits of all time). But it seems that the younger generation (as well as some Chinese Americans) have no clue who Archie Bell and the Drells were. So here you go, live from Youtube, Archie Bell and the Drells.

Tighten up on that organ.

First time experience as a Tennessee’er

It snowed today and it was the first time there has been an accumulation that actually stuck to the ground. Long about 3 this afternoon I went out to get the mail and to collect the empty garbage bin.

As you can see it’s not like this was some massive polar vortexian blizzard. It was at most and inch of snow. I had heard that the schools were closed but what amazed me was that I had no mail and the garbage was still in the can. Apparently nothing was working today because of the massive snow accumulation. I had no idea and I had not even panicked and rushed out yesterday to buy milk and toilet paper.