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Ball & Chain Record Store by Ellyn Maybe
8 l+ v/ c6 J/ L! ]Ball & Chain Record Store
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Someone came into the ball and chain; [( _. P3 ~1 L, S# H3 Z# {
record store I work at; k" y4 s$ J# e1 q
and said no bags w! s( \ c' b. [' i1 C
a waste of plastic" i3 _, w$ q+ b, \- s
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I said yes# y7 F9 d% w0 E7 R
You must be a granola eating, left wing,
* U" A- V6 f- B( J) K* jdig gothic, post-modernist, watch a lot: {9 J8 U1 n5 i6 }. o
of Billy Jack movies, Arlo Guthrie type3 p8 L! P1 e. C8 @: v& ~# `$ ~% J* t
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He said yes' d1 U% ]7 ^% Z& f6 ?+ R
I smiled
5 g% R3 ~+ c! r* C; r" T2 f% @I dream of Tom Waits fingerpainting
" G: A% e* s8 |8 c! f4 |lightbulbs on my holiday wreath,6 M/ _4 _1 {. g8 y" ` {; k
and I'm Jewish, pretty weird huh?
# A# G- d* O7 u; I3 fI celebrate Tiny Tim's birthday3 g2 U6 e# w2 O6 |; U9 x2 F( v
with a parade of dancing deadheads
) e$ n* I# F4 O% l3 [some who never sleep and some
; K% h/ l) U0 K( Z8 H6 Mwho never go to the bathroom% n- W7 J( K! o: [
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His T-shirt said have you hugged
+ Y/ C" J# s3 B7 W7 u Xa rainforest today?
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) b1 `7 m2 I7 i' gI said I love the planet
7 d* L% K* j0 z! F* q9 Obut it's unrequited love3 Z4 \* D1 t6 A0 |2 R0 u6 `. [: p
" K5 K+ I( ]4 n' z4 [2 a9 uHe told me babe, you're bringing me down
$ a- Q! k, u H; pWhen I was born my first word was ooomm6 Y. d4 Z, F; ]' s; x# g
In kindergarten I organized the pacifists
" p( y E. R8 `2 zto demand we didn't have to read, u4 m1 K" ~, O
from Dick, Jane and Spot books7 o( C# h8 Q6 F, N; m7 J& o" C
Too generic0 E9 h( N/ i: G7 }. g$ u- }6 D) g
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I demanded we get American Indians
. ~- |( [+ ?8 f3 Uto talk about what's real
1 s/ x$ |2 e# U2 v' i$ O {And I gave them my nap mat
/ ~) u8 P, D) mcause it's their land and% M& I1 o; b' o- {- ?+ |( Y
I gave them my peanut butter, p$ a! [! M' I
and jelly sandwich cause
& A% c6 B7 w$ X0 jthe buffalo have been murdered
3 x2 S$ {! s) \+ E" P7 m$ Oand they need protein1 ?6 P; H, k$ w: z
- \+ ]3 v, a# t, E MHe blushed with passion and said
; y1 |7 R" ~/ k+ P A5 |( V& ltell me you/ p" a2 y7 r$ j* ?, ]% O3 s
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Well, the first 15 years of my life8 P9 s7 A+ q3 S
I thought Barry Manilow was a sex symbol
) z l3 F- \* V' V2 l NNeedless to say I got a sort of late start1 b7 f1 k- ], R" X' Q
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at being at one with the cosmic heartbeat
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He gave me one of those looks1 Y; f+ P# W, s3 C
like I better get this girl; ^, j" |4 p& f( n+ W
some Jack Kerouac books to read fast
& Q% ]" E$ q- e, `2 H3 f2 L3 bbefore she suffers the confusion
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of not knowing there's other existences5 O2 [: T5 [: j* [
beside the banal, U* R. h: G: _0 H
& [) `4 \; ]$ ]( v% J9 N" tI put my hands on my hips and squealed
, s0 d. f6 B* d7 z3 z. uI read On The Road and the letters
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, {8 E7 ?, h/ g: ]0 `of Allen Ginsberg to Neal Cassady- Y, f$ ~* K5 O" C# i
and vice versa
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He said on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday2 B d6 J1 ]% Q1 V) t' c
I'm a part time Marxist
/ ]/ i- b9 U8 m& U. ~& r+ V$ @$ V6 nHe took out a beanie
7 ?3 V! M6 w1 ^* q: J- U* x& ~put it on his head
4 j3 a& q$ b5 L( {" V) Mand began to chant; m6 W/ H/ [/ N7 v
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This definitely turned me on+ H8 |3 K1 u( h, r) {9 C; f
0 b( [- |2 A3 F% s" x+ MAll of a sudden he began to sing& g! R* u! t( h! ]
the minimum wage workers' song
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/ r' u3 o* {) M; qthe walls are full of faces3 |) Y0 l' u' q0 V, H a& O
the mini-malls are full of neon" U. s. K+ M/ ~+ C5 ]0 Y' v7 ]
the bitter bite the hands that feed them4 D2 g4 B0 D6 `4 K! x C
the food is a mixture of bone, blood
( C: ?" M' ^( fand snails
1 l" V# |9 B! N* Xman is a cannibal/ P4 }/ h5 @" L" |
# k1 |2 f# }( I/ z8 QI said wow! you are the sort of guy8 g' q/ W1 N" ~3 @
who says right on and really means it$ i1 ~0 W/ J ?2 X9 g: m7 V
you probably only drink the milk
% [) L1 }/ v: w& S" Nof socially conscious cows; G" @1 K1 h6 f9 \1 p* M, h
who voted Crosby, Stills, Nash- U5 _( U/ k* f5 d0 j5 s
and Young for president
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He screamed oh chick my life changed
( f( j$ m" W" O# H6 I. p! Hin 1962 when I realized the Constitution; D' C8 n* H7 Q6 U
was written without women, blacks,
, V! ]5 k# i8 mindians, and poor white men in mind; r% A" X' g( h5 G! I, U
That was not o.k.
1 e" z2 b5 X, b: }" r- sI became the Jackson Pollack of feminism- `* u6 N$ W. M3 w$ }; _9 w
I threw paint of outrage everywhere+ N( q, N+ v& `4 ?7 k
I was a man who identified
: |/ z1 n0 l' \# F0 a f' [# Gwith Billie Holiday and Ernest Hemingway6 q3 `$ S) {' {5 | f R3 q
I was a traveler
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So what brings you into this: l# i. H; p8 d+ F4 P
San Fernando Valley air conditioned
5 W: I! ^" v* Qintellectually malnourished video store
8 j4 g8 o# e) ewith the exactlys?- C. s7 A7 i- v0 ]4 ]5 B( C0 V" D
We open exactly at 10:00% A6 n' p' r' Z7 O* P) h! ?) y
Close exactly at 10:00, o+ O- C9 b* H4 _: [+ G
No matter what our karma6 q* M3 @4 }/ u5 T! I
Damn it's so crass,( T, P4 C. S9 e7 N. f) ]/ q
you can't even rent The Last Waltz here8 N- g4 z, x! |& C2 T- n
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He said I'm in a competitive mantra makers
8 U C+ f" T# U/ [bowling league
; F1 T; |3 o) V. O+ _: ]: OWe have weavers, chess players7 U, z. V( L) p4 [- S+ F9 Q9 d4 t n
avant garde stamp collectors
5 y; {2 C! W) xand Hell's Angels* q7 L. U) t% ~6 E8 v5 \& v: l9 H% i( n
Inventors all
) }! S, _. P2 D2 _" C% T [# wWe bowl whenever the fuck
t' D. s+ N$ b) G2 w% X: p$ Z! Dthe spirit moves us" G& H( E- n) a* ]. s. c
With any luck we'll be playing the$ A7 J. X9 J }( G0 e
New Age/lawyers/used car salesman league, l ]2 g* W5 g: ~1 s1 ^6 s
again real soon9 |0 u! n$ @+ S* z+ @. T2 L( k
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Hippies and New Age people are like3 H" o" |: m( Y9 m) [( k9 F
the difference between Bob Dylan and Bob Hope
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0 C) l8 X: X2 c. p0 HHe smiled and said do you want to bowl?
6 k+ f& J0 e( p$ bWe are definitely into strikes
0 C+ h1 P' c- Q) }) B' Cfor the betterment of the worker+ F4 D; s, d% [: D* j; H
We need someone who looks
1 O, L7 W# Q; r6 F: Wlike she could walk into the woods6 \- B( C' v9 T/ [$ J
and find incense without getting poison ivy0 _* R3 E) A$ b/ }1 Y$ K& G
You look like Van Morrison
' u3 [2 d0 `& P& b3 @2 Xwhen you pout your lips
- j' s3 l% l8 P9 b6 \You could be a part of the father son and) t4 ~/ P t) [/ _) R6 C6 X
the holy ghost meshuganeh athletic league
' G0 F0 B, V$ a. N3 I' q# j2 ZBesides I love you
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! l& i5 K& h# eI started to weep
6 c4 h5 A! }" r; O& R" j1 c- hTears of Bas Mitzvah cake
" G( y) Q1 u4 A2 ^5 _' P0 `and tears of being the last kid picked4 G" W! X% j* l7 A2 C5 [% D
for field hockey in gym class$ c, B4 v( F9 C! |3 _
Authentic tears
3 ^" ^5 Y' R+ o5 x5 nNobody ever said all that to me before: C9 N! O+ Q) L! K8 M' f' W- R
I guess I kind of do have Van Morrison's mouth
0 h7 H/ R# F1 v# ^# u2 Z+ A, G% U$ BWhy hadn't anybody ever noticed?# x: {" z) \3 n# h8 D3 n9 C. \
5 E! M9 {% m* T- ]) B7 b1 S$ V8 cI said I love you
. {8 b. l; S; ~# o0 [4 r, cBut every free moment I moonlight at
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and Tea Salon
+ X0 E5 h; m) }# M$ dWe use* ?! k8 r: V/ @2 O, G! N
no chemicals* x6 _( G( m% C! j
no dyes: x' x6 a# @, A! K6 O
no sprays
4 a! z9 \, _4 c5 Bno combs# z7 |# s) @- K; {0 A
no brushes
! t0 O4 o9 h Z; ]4 NHell, you look pretty much the same going out
" W) b! Z" n$ k& g! W# Sas going in2 X# a f7 @: p$ {4 ]
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He said what's a nice girl like you doing" {2 V# ^7 }# x% e' J, O' R
living in a Republican administration
# Y, M; ]1 d: L0 b- X$ Y" {" wlike this?- Y* {) u. Z3 I( O8 @/ A$ m
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The manager of the record store comes over
- a# G4 p3 h& \; E+ land says
6 }) o% N' J* k& g/ xyou know the movie Fahrenheit 451
, I6 [! t: \) g9 T" cCorporate has ordered us to burn it
- t, w4 x; Q# p; U/ b# c+ ~5 Q' jGet to it!4 ^8 n' w; f! r" p1 n# \$ q" \
Don't give me your damn whimpering) k7 S4 W$ R* V$ y3 _1 y2 @9 m
Joan of Arc eyes
- {0 Y% L( U, P9 r# yLots of people would love to have your job$ ~, H9 f( I0 d2 t# q) Z/ N
( g, S% `3 n/ |! H, S; VI screamed pig PIG3 d) R' J* A$ u, {2 [6 l9 o0 v
You are giving barnyard animals a bad name
$ c( M) c. m5 h* _$ _) F3 Q5 H! J2 `Cops are Pigs!
; c r4 G, j3 A* K$ e! H1 a zIntolerants are Pigs!1 R* T; w8 L" t$ T9 G2 `
Bigots are Pigs!
; Y) U2 L" s& I+ yEverybody who does it and says they're
5 Z. v, }2 w! Z4 t1 y6 Yjust doing their job is a Pig!
) `% q2 J. A$ l# I4 K9 Q& h$ zEverybody who does it to someone else
c3 W. D% b1 X/ |) U! }knows what they are
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This is my first day at the record store- V: E1 g, S d" U
I guess if they want to have a quiet2 S, K$ T! @+ W `' U
complacent yes sir type of employee7 B: m+ |' d. P W: D( Q
they ought to ask different questions
! K4 w1 X9 G7 R4 a: N( f: P' hon the application% x4 P- N7 G: x- o! W
5 ?5 F! J" H5 }( f$ J/ e3 \1 Flike do you conform?
7 ~: f, O% A0 B/ i$ elike do you care that this is stolen land?
& O! Y& ?" ~9 s. _like do you believe in playlists?
5 d- l' s+ S1 plike do you believe in yourself?
- F! W7 Y! Z) Edo you mind waking up alone, C; H7 S6 O6 `/ M* e4 h
rather than being beat up with fists?
: e Y+ e' k. L" W! l3 wdo you see the government is beating us up2 V4 p7 ^$ \, g6 s
as bad as a knife in our elbows3 |# c$ b0 U/ O. x' u0 i
as bad as a slur in our ears
8 h5 ~0 l' f2 ?8 @. Gas bad as a rape' j5 s; L6 C; }
when we just wanted to be held4 v( w. z& T6 E
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And all they ask is+ K5 v! w+ c5 E5 }3 t5 Z$ L2 u' g
can you work part-time?
3 I0 [1 Z# C# K( d4 ^- O. S( Fand what days can't you work?
2 I, d V' x- E( b7 wand they say whom do we contact
5 P' \" P# ?" q+ din an emergency?9 a3 i0 l R$ {2 J N# z, y8 N
I said
& l$ ^+ o% ?7 g. d$ d$ o1 vcause you need to ask that: a v; z8 j2 r: E- z9 U4 W4 F
constitutes an emergency
) a' |5 g* L3 h# _* O/ u/ x" X3 m: TThe hippie said my name is Hell's Bell's! C. M( C* f* P+ C/ {
but you can call me hope
9 b4 `. {# b& z! H' THe said I dug you
: E. F; w5 o" l5 mNow I dig your whole being, Y p; Z7 O3 r6 i# g
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It's strange
! l7 F$ E# Z8 M( ?3 b ONo matter how many nights I wake up unhappy( j! j% v. K& Z! e
there is still a possibility of rising1 T$ L+ b* z5 d# t( i) O
into a change so easily
+ s) K2 G# g2 W3 pThe outlaw lives in a world; S- n7 z e+ d) Q# o3 a i/ t. P
where when he sees a mirror
8 |- k' `! }1 The sees a hero1 E1 X- D% `# I6 q. x; A
And all heroes put their bellbottoms on* N5 Q& e( v, [0 H2 W. l! I
one leg at a time
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, \9 F5 p' y5 S0 ~$ zLet's face it+ r3 Y6 J/ D' E8 P- s8 u1 Y% ?* h& k
How can you trust money when& W0 [; y0 J* e+ V
it's politician's faces printed on it
. x$ z* B ^! O& pMoney is sexist
: A9 t' ?5 Y3 K4 e7 [* wThe only woman on so called American currency8 ]9 i0 o: }9 j# s0 q' {
which is really Turtle Island
0 e" h- W, u: e8 |0 A, Oto the Indians is Susan B. Anthony: f y( Z; `$ g- _5 U3 q9 Z" D8 F! C* Y
and they stopped making those real fast/ e; U" B% f: H$ _5 W$ N A
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Is money worth killing for?
/ `$ a2 G- ^+ `+ vIs money worth dying for?
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I ran through the store singing
4 I0 |! w3 a! a9 p3 j) ^$ Gabout William Blake's eyebrows0 t. E3 k) y0 \" J f4 x& @( K
and Walt Whitman's bellybutton* m% ?2 f8 |' k Q3 [& @
saying everything is alive
& i2 g X# |0 x1 y9 [and everything is sort of adorable2 [1 U' m) u) Q/ `% l8 A
4 r# w0 b: n% p* u4 Q6 A* _I took paperclips and gave them
' x+ P" b5 l3 P/ t+ J8 T$ ato loving vegetarian families4 ?2 c( _7 s- c
who needed someone
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4 K* O$ a- Z( q) G: B$ _ b% [8 kI took the bathroom sink and gave it a hug+ B. y1 |1 Y' i" L4 K Z
I freed all the rubberbands!& E+ J/ D) U: D2 M
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And I said to all the plastic bags
4 i$ d1 f [5 d. k1 f% ?I will never burden you
, v8 J! X, g% y6 c0 c/ M% Z# p0 xwith films weighing you down,( c8 U8 G! P: Y3 H6 K7 w
Perry Como cassettes, V) R F! @ p6 }5 O
or even a piece of Jerry Garcia's beard& K" q: _+ G2 F$ B9 y
Well maybe
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9 b0 R$ b" @ \& SBut I will never staple a bag6 U; l( e0 t9 |. b1 K
for you brought love' P* P( |9 @( M6 K$ e3 w5 P9 I
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Most people tell me& T& x* _9 Z( v1 ~" u3 V
it was all the pop tarts I ate, ^, c! a* a9 X+ f
Some people tell me
9 ~6 w( D* f8 k/ ]$ mit was because I was a liar- D% C2 n+ G0 @4 v+ A
And I said I'm too honest' x# P0 ?1 G/ P3 }/ [% A4 c0 ~
to be anybody's best friend" l" p+ T6 K) R$ F
but at times nobody believes
" e3 a& L* x/ e6 g2 Hthis hippie ever even came by$ b+ y3 N g/ |* J. p8 J
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there are
2 A# {2 L( [) Q' @, t# g4 E$ lno lingering peace signs
4 X$ C" l5 I9 q) k, ^( l6 Pno incense9 P( Q+ u$ N8 E- y4 M. S6 d& h
no tea bags: ?& t( l/ g+ N* D; ^5 t k
no fuck the fuckers pamphlets
& c' i0 V3 e6 a! ^- c: Tyet I still can't even believe
4 v; @: P! q( R5 [/ |3 p: hAbbie Hoffman is dead
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) @8 @3 B8 u7 Z/ q* ~% _/ G+ OSo my strengths and pains
' X6 L' s; ?+ g7 ?+ D# Yare in my sense of wonder
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All I know is I don't believe in
6 T6 Y# a6 S. L# Swearing sandals and argyle socks together% S+ l3 J1 m0 e) O7 Y
And when I needed it most, hope was here$ @% y5 r! ]$ u' c6 |6 L
change must not be too far behind7 n2 S$ y U7 w9 }" i
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发表于 2009-10-11 19:39