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Ball & Chain Record Store by Ellyn Maybe
) Q/ L' s7 ^) W) O7 bBall & Chain Record Store, H. u6 M4 z; U6 g4 S9 y" i f& v
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Someone came into the ball and chain9 e$ e( T1 u; ^% G- ]
record store I work at
, E+ s2 `' A' ?+ Mand said no bags/ P3 r9 m, T: B Y
a waste of plastic
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8 U( A# h1 w* b1 ~$ j+ _I said yes2 [- S3 j/ n' e8 U
You must be a granola eating, left wing,, f0 y, _: |1 V$ A' H4 n( y
dig gothic, post-modernist, watch a lot
0 P; q' R: `( p3 T9 j5 Qof Billy Jack movies, Arlo Guthrie type m' @9 ~2 l, y z9 L4 D- G9 }
2 Y$ S# |2 h3 C4 f2 WHe said yes6 `& H% V3 P$ W0 S: x7 n2 L8 k
I smiled( a! J7 Q& ^6 D: a
I dream of Tom Waits fingerpainting9 Y2 x/ \! U" g" Z8 l' W9 O
lightbulbs on my holiday wreath,
8 o3 ?5 a7 K5 W7 {" Land I'm Jewish, pretty weird huh?: h# ^2 R6 K# h g9 }2 E
I celebrate Tiny Tim's birthday
; q9 Q; U6 r) owith a parade of dancing deadheads& C- U E6 S# r% p1 l- G
some who never sleep and some
. v1 A9 a! V+ J) X& c, p0 y3 twho never go to the bathroom% _/ ~5 J' N$ @" {
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His T-shirt said have you hugged2 O0 i8 P" N& W
a rainforest today?# I4 g7 V: |/ O6 @. H) `0 O
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I said I love the planet
0 X s. _5 B% ^# k) ~5 Z8 ?but it's unrequited love
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He told me babe, you're bringing me down8 E l9 y/ u9 Y* X; q, }+ K
When I was born my first word was ooomm
1 P) @- c# P1 k9 u. t+ ^In kindergarten I organized the pacifists
# H" M2 k" C: m7 i" mto demand we didn't have to read! O8 v! ]% v* F! o& x
from Dick, Jane and Spot books \! G* e) \$ M7 h
Too generic
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( v% p/ `7 q2 b6 E' \I demanded we get American Indians
0 ]9 A, C! }% }1 n, \5 \& [to talk about what's real8 m* ]7 O6 P1 Q; @7 S6 @
And I gave them my nap mat w2 o3 m' Z$ S: [ c+ ~0 b
cause it's their land and
$ x( F8 l1 i% E* u; u4 CI gave them my peanut butter
, N5 f/ F/ N8 b F! p" @7 \and jelly sandwich cause
. `$ Q/ p) r1 a6 Y! i. mthe buffalo have been murdered+ p' \9 }4 ^4 g- L4 v2 V) T
and they need protein
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) |. k' f) J% L) \) T) b0 c; gHe blushed with passion and said/ W2 M- ^4 F$ Y( f: Y
tell me you, Y! c& l2 B! Q' K9 Q& T) D
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Well, the first 15 years of my life) E" q2 u6 `& ^3 O8 V: Z3 Y1 j( U
I thought Barry Manilow was a sex symbol
3 j; e/ f! D, yNeedless to say I got a sort of late start7 [% M. E4 l% y- ?' }6 H
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at being at one with the cosmic heartbeat
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He gave me one of those looks
6 h0 j! v- V! z) p4 j: C) [6 Ilike I better get this girl: v1 d0 p3 ?7 l3 _; l
some Jack Kerouac books to read fast) W( @+ \: _4 f- j. V
before she suffers the confusion
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( j$ q b4 d. `, V" |2 c/ K* pof not knowing there's other existences
1 V" l# Q1 h- n, w( n9 A6 ybeside the banal5 h3 [2 g5 S1 s# i
+ \) ~$ U4 _4 FI put my hands on my hips and squealed
! z5 ]1 E3 r+ wI read On The Road and the letters
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of Allen Ginsberg to Neal Cassady9 Y) x; e0 f* Z6 G5 }4 }% x
and vice versa
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5 v* C) s( A3 l) @5 aHe said on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday$ N" j- l- V! t" d
I'm a part time Marxist( k6 ^' |+ _. C$ v, M2 W& }+ T
He took out a beanie
4 E, x V4 l5 X$ H& Aput it on his head* E6 {7 K0 j' o) Y) s/ k
and began to chant6 z \, s) O! h; J( j3 F
7 [1 w1 _; ], aThis definitely turned me on- {7 }: K, l) A
" \5 D$ f* Y9 ~' mAll of a sudden he began to sing6 x9 [5 q% T2 f4 s+ x6 E
the minimum wage workers' song
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the walls are full of faces1 A5 ]" ]) h3 r! q* o
the mini-malls are full of neon
% |& n/ K/ N$ U0 K" |) c# [the bitter bite the hands that feed them
6 _" G, N! P; n5 C8 J5 M" H* Dthe food is a mixture of bone, blood
- f" x/ L4 W0 X2 cand snails
. X4 O( Z3 }% H/ ?man is a cannibal5 X3 z$ ~4 }1 a: D5 `* e ?
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I said wow! you are the sort of guy
/ S( k# \1 V: H1 `+ Rwho says right on and really means it
+ e9 L1 B2 y; y e2 [4 u3 tyou probably only drink the milk8 f, e) o7 e, L9 d3 [6 r7 ?( d* q
of socially conscious cows
6 F6 F5 |: v( x. N3 l4 @, iwho voted Crosby, Stills, Nash$ k2 f- P1 J) }3 Y& e$ ]
and Young for president
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) g/ n4 M, z9 [+ rHe screamed oh chick my life changed
+ A* @2 w6 F0 s' S8 tin 1962 when I realized the Constitution D( ?) E( w0 L v" W
was written without women, blacks,
2 F# z* p; ~ n5 [7 |indians, and poor white men in mind2 E% a K) c4 c, b
That was not o.k., E5 ^% e4 K4 \- T
I became the Jackson Pollack of feminism. ?7 j* j/ E' A. Z9 d
I threw paint of outrage everywhere
3 j; _: {- A8 C4 U! Q- q1 f5 M" \* QI was a man who identified
( @ |; b9 M* I% w* A2 bwith Billie Holiday and Ernest Hemingway- j4 y5 g+ P, B- X
I was a traveler
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' f0 W9 K1 j% ?1 ZSo what brings you into this7 o$ |6 @: |( c
San Fernando Valley air conditioned
: P: E& [& u3 `- K) Bintellectually malnourished video store' U0 C% b3 {1 z6 X& q! V
with the exactlys?/ z; S3 |* p0 z4 D: [6 v! p( I! U
We open exactly at 10:009 D) L9 G0 P. W: t# G+ ?
Close exactly at 10:00: z/ w2 J# @ o
No matter what our karma
( M& ~2 F' i) K! V" hDamn it's so crass,
- e0 W, i( ]1 Y% X* k/ s9 Fyou can't even rent The Last Waltz here
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He said I'm in a competitive mantra makers
; J: a, @% ^$ L \( D/ U" ^bowling league
5 g3 K! }# K3 {5 h+ r7 {We have weavers, chess players7 H4 A- Z( b8 a& f1 e+ J1 b
avant garde stamp collectors
6 {. W0 I6 m& c7 I# Uand Hell's Angels
2 T Y0 L7 |7 v) S1 T8 Q6 AInventors all
3 h$ k$ `- O+ `# t" i& `We bowl whenever the fuck% G, G* t' ~+ W+ @2 `" N
the spirit moves us
/ V% R+ ^- j, b, y# hWith any luck we'll be playing the( T$ b* _, t: U$ ]3 n1 u& C
New Age/lawyers/used car salesman league
8 o7 I) x( j% f* x& X+ T) Tagain real soon
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Hippies and New Age people are like$ N" E5 ?% A0 |/ N7 I- E$ T
the difference between Bob Dylan and Bob Hope( J6 c0 M0 A: T% w6 I n
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He smiled and said do you want to bowl?: {# ~6 ^4 U. \# G
We are definitely into strikes
4 C1 s% u3 P& o+ i5 M, {for the betterment of the worker5 r; R3 X+ J* F$ |" }
We need someone who looks
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+ J7 ?1 c4 [) Jand find incense without getting poison ivy
# w( @+ M4 D) V3 C. V3 AYou look like Van Morrison9 U1 k' E+ x' B3 `* y+ Y
when you pout your lips
0 s2 z4 b! e" [! b+ RYou could be a part of the father son and
5 [/ X' u V! X; Vthe holy ghost meshuganeh athletic league9 h) L2 n: D& T6 j$ I
Besides I love you1 c/ J% i1 W$ [2 Q
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I started to weep; J6 z* U+ n9 P/ v! S/ O
Tears of Bas Mitzvah cake; b, V. k! G+ F) M$ ]
and tears of being the last kid picked0 }7 R) Q+ I$ @4 [
for field hockey in gym class* d+ y6 r1 Q% P3 Z
Authentic tears
$ ^' ^& D8 d# g6 \4 d3 l- R$ @2 [Nobody ever said all that to me before
( D1 M) E! O) `+ zI guess I kind of do have Van Morrison's mouth
) u6 J; h6 |8 @8 w; Q/ jWhy hadn't anybody ever noticed?" c: ]6 o, u, D" s7 s% ^4 K. f
6 `; g. j6 t* k4 P6 _$ a4 ~I said I love you
; i) j8 D5 j' s% O' e8 dBut every free moment I moonlight at
6 _8 b' n u7 iHairy Krishna Organic Coiffures
: n9 u' M; C+ J j6 u7 b$ Vand Tea Salon
. m' |- Z) [% d( m1 LWe use
" S. ]% o$ l1 Rno chemicals
( X% e6 Y: `3 k# Y* Fno dyes# L8 n! @) i7 _
no sprays
( l, u# K0 g. e3 C. f- X% Fno combs2 [4 ~2 c) ^8 t2 }5 O% h) I
no brushes
4 q U5 _! q7 e+ x, ^2 cHell, you look pretty much the same going out, n& Z8 }+ v+ s+ g5 x0 `
as going in: f( f; c/ k9 i0 J. f' R) p
8 @3 f' X+ ~" c5 S4 `/ KHe said what's a nice girl like you doing3 a/ R# F6 _% x) B& l2 q
living in a Republican administration
2 }7 x: d6 Y+ u* \9 ?' [like this?
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- u5 G1 S( m' A1 C, Z) x# Q+ {9 f( ^The manager of the record store comes over
* ~! q F; O. ^& A, [* s2 wand says
' T% f) F0 Y2 G9 c4 `' B. Wyou know the movie Fahrenheit 451
2 |6 T) K. P/ |( gCorporate has ordered us to burn it
5 j& D5 d+ @" ~Get to it!( h5 z# s& ~( L0 a- O7 g3 y9 J$ _, o( v
Don't give me your damn whimpering
2 q! C/ x. ]+ x. u- mJoan of Arc eyes+ X# r2 t7 i! I
Lots of people would love to have your job
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* [8 b& k9 U/ ^" B; G6 ^# l" RI screamed pig PIG
# h; E; l: Z4 B; ~1 r' v# T# q8 fYou are giving barnyard animals a bad name
% G2 `/ ~- T% G7 q4 ?- RCops are Pigs! O1 n9 {4 r; a J1 e% q2 W
Intolerants are Pigs!6 b" |% k. l9 k+ s! ~: V _- M
Bigots are Pigs!
Y$ L4 ?. q% j% F0 W2 IEverybody who does it and says they're
( @5 d# I# l) E2 P& j5 djust doing their job is a Pig!
3 ]/ h; n \/ y9 q1 p* e XEverybody who does it to someone else6 ?% C/ n' n0 l; ~* F' w
knows what they are0 u. ]9 Z9 B0 E/ `9 @
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This is my first day at the record store- }. g8 ~# O8 p5 {7 ^1 `; G1 }
I guess if they want to have a quiet, I( @/ Z1 c k1 _, l L
complacent yes sir type of employee
0 T+ c2 _4 {/ ~' @they ought to ask different questions0 m6 e/ l6 ?' k2 ?
on the application2 L5 h i. L) a3 M" L( M
& U; H/ ?0 X3 n. C% N% o, [$ zlike do you conform?
) e, C6 Z6 t# H% Y- ]+ d( U5 zlike do you care that this is stolen land?# u4 O3 @7 x6 a+ ] J8 d8 C
like do you believe in playlists?) e: y/ d2 L6 q$ u0 \
like do you believe in yourself?) j: k" r- k- [* \" n7 {7 g& ?
do you mind waking up alone8 q7 s) F: L5 q2 {- b3 U' A6 ?% T4 I
rather than being beat up with fists?
* \& \& Y, M1 q- ?8 fdo you see the government is beating us up4 _3 |: E X' [
as bad as a knife in our elbows& q, H$ l# t3 U8 o& U' e4 O
as bad as a slur in our ears
$ U3 A: M# ^' t8 s' _as bad as a rape! N6 v( r6 g8 y, g% N
when we just wanted to be held
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& `$ m T3 C% L5 c x* j: IAnd all they ask is# h4 k8 ^5 f" w R/ L: q1 x" ~
can you work part-time?
0 h0 S7 D( y! G* A+ p9 Tand what days can't you work?1 w8 T6 j0 l9 ?. H( m/ ^0 X
and they say whom do we contact
" g" w, |8 P# G0 ~, \in an emergency?, ]( l3 e; i8 K
I said
$ v7 E/ s" p. N% k8 Ocause you need to ask that
) Q3 j; c5 f9 G) `0 dconstitutes an emergency
4 c" r# p* c8 ZThe hippie said my name is Hell's Bell's
5 _ I' C7 t+ Y5 z& X- h) S) Vbut you can call me hope" ] P% H# D, U& l( L
He said I dug you
4 `+ R p* v& B' k: }4 e% pNow I dig your whole being
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It's strange+ n. u7 L8 p* D
No matter how many nights I wake up unhappy
; g7 o! T$ q2 k3 ^8 l: jthere is still a possibility of rising! B' p }8 j" U3 C: q% K
into a change so easily. R Q4 r. @3 A% b) Y2 H$ K
The outlaw lives in a world
# e4 q2 ]2 ~( Q8 ]3 ]where when he sees a mirror
! ]# j5 Q) e" s3 [+ Z' {9 _5 Hhe sees a hero! c0 G) J2 f/ j% b
And all heroes put their bellbottoms on
( p; j- J8 V' K& ~2 p3 t' fone leg at a time' m. B) T& ?+ z, O" M8 g6 K% b6 j
" S! ^9 e% h) @8 \9 y, KLet's face it
3 m9 b. T( m3 BHow can you trust money when1 R* m W9 ^; d
it's politician's faces printed on it
$ N% a" u( J8 s( m/ @. O3 CMoney is sexist" c: P G! D) t# g( E
The only woman on so called American currency
1 |7 F% Y/ ]2 O* g) V" L1 ewhich is really Turtle Island- ^) Z1 z+ C* N
to the Indians is Susan B. Anthony/ ~. g$ w2 n( J9 ?
and they stopped making those real fast) v8 P/ ]4 f/ b1 _; B! Z( V1 U
, S* K: X7 b4 Q" X. }; s; fIs money worth killing for?4 V1 o$ Z. g8 v( n
Is money worth dying for?2 \" d5 G t4 p+ T3 Z, l( w M
7 G; N I' E0 l2 KI ran through the store singing6 a; ^8 s$ G0 E/ b
about William Blake's eyebrows1 b0 }2 J/ {: l7 f' }" M6 R+ c4 S
and Walt Whitman's bellybutton0 f2 x5 P0 C0 i9 h
saying everything is alive
; l8 L) }0 o4 F F& Z0 E: m0 kand everything is sort of adorable
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I took paperclips and gave them
q/ y7 T3 C/ @* }7 _7 Cto loving vegetarian families# k" ~) H5 b) a2 F4 X8 N: A( T# {
who needed someone# T2 b# I0 V. n/ z. T* B
3 O( P0 u. g' G7 M* {8 [# eI took the bathroom sink and gave it a hug4 D0 Q: k4 J; ?' N u* M) I4 d
I freed all the rubberbands!, c1 |" Q$ X+ p- j9 H
6 v# i; `6 k6 T8 OAnd I said to all the plastic bags
) g' e6 w6 U% T& G9 {! C4 `I will never burden you& v, D% B7 o: a- N
with films weighing you down,2 `9 }9 x/ F2 t3 R
Perry Como cassettes,
# u$ ~( ~- D& j2 w0 @3 C; cor even a piece of Jerry Garcia's beard' q. r+ z: `9 g8 F# a& @9 ~/ S
Well maybe
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But I will never staple a bag
+ O T8 q" M. }9 l, W6 f1 ]" D$ G: sfor you brought love
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0 |% \4 @" Y3 v: dMost people tell me
) q( v j, ^* _3 R( X% B/ h2 {it was all the pop tarts I ate4 A, S6 z7 S, S+ C5 d- _
Some people tell me5 D5 U$ f$ K/ y2 P) T( v
it was because I was a liar, g" L) V4 ?& x' n: v
And I said I'm too honest8 F; o, P" ~) N/ x
to be anybody's best friend1 n! t' P) Q: g# U
but at times nobody believes
; n& H- `' r# P9 s3 w* pthis hippie ever even came by
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there are C6 n1 a) V t* N3 h4 g J" Y
no lingering peace signs
b, J' K# j0 R* Fno incense
! i7 L5 c+ j9 q& y7 m6 e- K& U" Rno tea bags
6 ?7 k( {# k& @4 m+ h8 j4 x G! V7 yno fuck the fuckers pamphlets
; G& F# a# R1 Nyet I still can't even believe
8 c% o; q1 k P& v; z/ PAbbie Hoffman is dead8 t% W6 V- F' m V- f8 o
/ G$ X; I2 O( y6 v1 S& @4 VSo my strengths and pains
) Q( x: N0 N6 h' W; S4 @8 \2 \are in my sense of wonder' f9 a3 C9 H3 d& d
* V% [- P$ B8 T* P6 C" W: X9 YAll I know is I don't believe in9 x- y) k8 y& ~- H# p% s) i3 p5 n
wearing sandals and argyle socks together
5 H7 r& [1 O4 L8 l9 S) AAnd when I needed it most, hope was here
, j' B; b3 _6 J: f; Fchange must not be too far behind2 r3 _- Z2 V5 ^
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