Wednesday, September 1, 2010

1076. MAYHEM : VIOLENCE DISORDER AND CHAOS

MAYHEM: VIOLENCE
DISORDER AND CHAOS

The solid block where you start off, well
at least it gets you rolling, fellow and friend
of mine. We are listening to Artie Shaw
as someone asks - and they all seem to
know - the tune the place the year.
Then, he says he had to look the word up
(and yes, I saw him doing it just yesterday)
and I was surprised. 'Mayhem'. All the while,
behind me, Stardust and Begin the Beguine
and the rolling horns roll upon themselves as
the lone guitar man strums, somewhere, alone.
Yes, my friend, some things need looking up,
some things you just have to get right.
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Bring in the drums now and what
have you got? Mayhem, is it not?

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