Bald and skinny, 80 years old,  there was an energy about him men half his age lacked; he was trying to get from this place to that, and I was trying to get the store clerk to give him clearer directions, and between us we managed to draw four very different maps,  all of  which the old man cheerfully tucked under his arm.

"I'm gonna get on my Harley and RIDE, baby"-- we all smiled.

He leered at me and winked, "--wanna come? we could have fun, your old man wouldn't know the…

There were two weeks of rain,  a steady  numbing downpour  that invaded our souls, filled the otherwise silent rooms with the sound of  a river rushing through a ravine; leaving the house was nearly impossible--Katy said it was like swimming through a waterfall--and after the power went out we began to revert to a rhythm not unlike that of our not so distant ancestors went through-- eat, tend the fireplaces, sleep, read, turn…

He said:  I should never have gotten that drunk, man, I was WASTED.

I was falling in love with you, you know, just never had the nerve to tell you.

Guess I was scared too.

I did come back,  your Mom told me you were engaged; I got pissed over that
and decided, the hell with this.

Found out too late you weren't married after all--so  I guess your Mom lied.

Maybe we just weren't supposed to happen--who knows.  

If you were allowed to hear only six singers, musicians, bands, etc. for the rest of your life, who would you pick?

1)David Gray

2) Bob Dylan

3) James Taylor

4) Beethoven

5) Eddie Vedder

6) Elton John