Welcome to... The Saloon

[barracuda]

Good luck with it honey!

That calls for the jukebox.

[Project Willow]

Now I need a towel.

[Project Willow]

No, I need a bath. (And a little trip down memory lane.)

[Username]

[nathan28]

If you have any whipped cream, I guess I wouldn't mind taking a big tug of nitrous off the top, then fill a mug with the cream and pour whiskey all over me. Please. I could really use a major dolphin giggle.

That's the problem with cans of whip cream, a dilemma I face more times than I should admit, because I have a fondness the whipped cream matched equally by my fondness for the nitrous. Really. I've been agonizing over this for a week now with the can of whipped cream in the fridge right now, and haven't touched it yet.

[Perelandra]

Dammit nathan, you're the reason i went out for fucking whipped cream a few weeks ago, and the experience was weak. My advice is don't bother with cans, unless you're too lazy to whip your own cream. Hmph. Bastards.

(On edit: It's not your fault and I'm not cussing at you.)

[elfismiles]

Okay, starting off with some Ruta Maya coffee ... then migrating to some Stella Artois or some other beer for the later in the day and for tonight while playing "The Police-State Drinking Game" on my radioshow.

Tryin to remember if I've ever had drinks with, been in a bar with anyone "famous"...

Nitrous eh? Now there's a drug that makes all the molecules in the room VIBRATE!

[Hammer of Los]

Give me a large one.

Here. Have a large one on me. And speak your mind. Because....Well, why wouldn't you? And I don't mean that in a scary way. Your mind matters. Speak it, please.

You notice that Hammer of Los is dressed, uncharacteristically, in a delightful floral print smock dress. His make-up, unfortunately, is rather amateurishly applied.

Oh, don't mind me. I'm just a crazed conspiraloon. Paranoid fantasies bedevil my every waking moment.

But as to speaking my mind, I don't think I shall be doing that. I'll leave the lengthy expositions to your good self.

I'm just here to read and learn.

But I'll have that drink, thanks.

[Peregrine]

You notice that Hammer of Los is dressed, uncharacteristically, in a delightful floral print smock dress. His make-up, unfortunately, is rather amateurishly applied.

Oh, don't mind me. I'm just a crazed conspiraloon. Paranoid fantasies bedevil my every waking moment.

But as to speaking my mind, I don't think I shall be doing that. I'll leave the lengthy expositions to your good self.

I'm just here to read and learn.

But I'll have that drink, thanks.

You look just smashing, Hammer. Cheers to that!

[compared2what?]

Give me a large one.

Here. Have a large one on me. And speak your mind. Because....Well, why wouldn't you? And I don't mean that in a scary way. Your mind matters. Speak it, please.

You notice that Hammer of Los is dressed, uncharacteristically, in a delightful floral print smock dress. His make-up, unfortunately, is rather amateurishly applied.

Oh, don't mind me. I'm just a crazed conspiraloon. Paranoid fantasies bedevil my every waking moment.

But as to speaking my mind, I don't think I shall be doing that. I'll leave the lengthy expositions to your good self.

Thank you. Though I wish I could express myself as cogently as you just did in as few words as you just did. And I envy you the ability.

I'm just here to read and learn.

But I'll have that drink, thanks.

You're welcome. Have another. And please quit talking trash about yourself, I love that look.

Seriously.

Nothing says "Oh, don't you worry about it, baby, I know how it's done" to a woman like a straight man who looks hot in a dress.



And I mean that, dammit. I like you.

[barracuda]

Might I get you a drink, miss? Don't I know you from somewhere? I'm sure we've met before. Barkeep, kindly put compared2what?'s drink on my tab, would you please?

I'll have a Shirley Temple, and a shot of Patrón.

[compared2what?]

Thank you. I'll have something straight up, something-else back.

Cheers.

[Project Willow]

Gladly, am happy to oblige you two.

[Hammer of Los]

Hammer gets up and puts a coin in the jukebox.

This tune has been going through my head. I'm highly attuned to synchronicities right now, so I'm really going to have to take a look at the lyrics.



i heard a girl one day - she had these
long tight legs
she said "i get it every night, he calls
me everyday"
he'll leave you back and blue - he'll rip
you right in two
then wake up in the morning and say "who
the hell are you?"
and then she turned to me and said "we
know you, tell us some secrets honey we
won't say a word"

but i say nothing, i talk to no-one
i know what i believe, don't need to wear
it on my sleeve
i talk to no-one, i will say nothing
if we come and go alone why do they need
to know ?

the boy who's always mad just alone
and sad
he holds my hand so tightly he says
"go away i'm bad
i'll lave you black and blue
i'll rip you right in two,
but it is just because i do not know
how to be true.
that's why i sometimes stand alone at
parties
that's why i drink so i'll be who they think i am"

but don't say nothing, don't talk to no-one
i'm not what they believe and if they find
out they will leave
don't talk to no-one just don't say nothing
if we come and go alone why to they need
to know

arcades - all those endless days of all
those sci-fi slaves
the noise was just a drag until you
said "close your eyes and listen
'cause it's singing for you
it's swinging just for you
it's screaming just for you

there is a place somewhere
sometimes you'll find me there
if i am alone i will be sitting on the
stairs
i'll be good as new, of one of the
lonely few
who's laughing at the joke and as i
leave i laugh for you

and i will say nothing...

And from the album Let it Bee too. Buzz buzz. Why does this always happen? Massively interconnected fractal hologram universe I guess.

Close your eyes and listen.

[Luposapien]

I could use a strong shot of somethin' right about now. Just found out this morning that my wife has been laid off from her job. It was pretty much out of the blue. She's been told that it's not performance related, just cutting corners at her company. You know, "Nothing personal, strictly business". Afraid this is gonna put the squeeze on pretty tight, so a virtual drink is probably all I'll be springing for. Wish us luck.

(Sorry to be the sad/angry guy at the bar. Not here to bring yall down, just trying to hoist myself up.)