MY STANCE
The Importance of Pockets
A ramble by Charlotte Ella King
Dave Rexroth, chief meteorologist, has a glass firework accident accessory
Eagle-eyed
For real though, what the fuck is he looking at?
As usual, the winter storm is blown out of proportion
His vision for weather forecasting was probably altered forever by that bottle rocket
80% chance of power outages
Precipitously vague
You big nerd, Rexy
Rexy makes me think of a man from my dad’s workplace in the late 80s I was requested to babysit for
Greg Koslowski?
White collar
Uptight
Complete opposite of Dad
Trying to be cool in front of my teenaged self
Laughable
Ride home
Funky Cold Medina or Wild Thing by Tone Loc on the airwaves
I increase the geek stink in the vehicle by mentioning that Marvin Young aka Young MC wrote those Tone Loc hits along with his own Bust a Move
Bust it
First weighty responsibility
Babysitting for Lindsay and Cynthia
Detailed list of instructions left by their mom Marla
Lucy the fat gray cat is a friend when the children are sleeping
Sliced hot dogs and Cheerios on a munchkin-sized plastic dinner plate
Unbreakable
Remember when your most pressing decision of the day as a kid was to dip or not to dip food in ketchup prepared for you by someone else?
After dinner books
Types: Picture and coloring
Periwinkle is a silly name for a crayon
We favor the blue hues when we color together
You love these girls
Could you be a good mom when you grow up?
That’s the importance of pockets
To fill them with sweet innocence
Saved up for some snowy day in the future
Confusing musical intruder incoming in 3, 2, 1
Save Tonight
By Eagle Eye Cherry
(Neneh’s brother)
Save Tonight is forgettable
Neneh is not
In the old age home for exceptionally dimwitted geezers
I’ll most likely be wearing diapers
I won’t remember my name or who you are
But I will remember:
What is he like?
What is he like anyway?
Yo man, what do you expect the guy’s a gigolo man.
(Neneh Cherry laughing?)
You know’t I mean?
Looking good in a buffalo stance
I give you love baby not romance
Make a move, nothing left to chance
So don’t you get fresh with me
No money man to win my love
It’s sweetness that I’m thinking of
Singing these lyrics, not necessarily in the correct order mind you, will help no one
But the cute young orderly who gives my old wrinkly ass a sponge bath will always be amused
Looking good’s a state of mind
Put THAT in your pocket!