I grabbed a sport coat out of the closet yesterday. When I reached in the pocket I found a funeral card for someone who passed last year. I took it out and put it on my dresser.
I don’t get my sport coats cleaned every time I wear them. In the past I have found a half dozen cocktail straws in the pocket, cocktail napkins and every once in a while a bottle cap.
There was a time when I would put on a suit or sport coat for something fun. A wedding, a nice dinner, the opera or a show, but lately the dress clothes only come out for wakes and funerals.
When we were kids we collected baseball cards and now fifty years later we collect funeral cards.
The day will come when the Shepkids will design a card for me. I don’t want an English Blessing or a Bible quote on the back of mine. I want song lyrics.
I want all my friends to leave the funeral home earwormed with a song.
Also, Instead of my birthdate and death date I’ll put…..
“588-2300 Empire”
So not only will you be earwormed you might consider new carpeting for the bedroom.
I just need to figure out the song for the back. The picture on the front is easy. I can use the selfie I took in the shower when I was putting my first Match dot com account together.
The song…. What song will be an appropriate earworm at my wake?
I got it!
“Ooh baby, I'm hot just like an oven,
I need some lovin'
And baby, I can't hold it much longer
It's getting stronger and stronger
When I get that feeling
I want sexual healing
Sexual healing, oh baby
Makes me feel so fine.”
That’s it….. nothing from the Bible or a famous poet. It will be Marvin Gaye, I’m going all out Marvin Gaye.
Today might be the last 90 handle for the summer. This global warming has definitely lengthened the GoldBond season.
I hope when you turn your radio on for “two fer Tuesday” you hear two songs from your favorite musical artist.
Think of me if you hear “What’s Goin On” and “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.”
It’s also BOGO at Labarra….. grab a couple pizzas tonight and celebrate the end of summer with a thin crust.
