Dickie’s Quickie – February 24, 2009

Big Louie, his own bad self, the Chief Mustard Cutter of the Louie-Louie Generation says, “You never know when something wonderful is going to spoil a perfectly gloomy day.” So many people are walking around with such long faces that we’re in danger of a big increase in in “trip and fall accidents” due to stepping on lower lips. So I wanted you to see a note that came in from a genuine Louie-Louie Generation guy by the name of Steve:

Valentine’s Day was a challenge for a kind of chunky, balding guy with absolutely no attributes that would vaguely suggest financial security, with partial paralysis on one side, and not that great command on the other. I can’t dance without falling over, I can’t walk along the beach because of the sand, and I don’t always keep the leash tight enough on the Mr. Cranky inside who doesn’t want to treat anyone like a queen because he’s convinced that any sane woman should have abandoned that kind of fantasy about the time she stopped wearing princess costumes for Halloween. So this Valentine’s Day I went to the movies alone. I wanted to see the least romantic thing out there. I settled on “The International.” Then I bought a bag of popcorn from a young woman at the counter. I noticed her name tag said, “Precious.” I told her I loved the name, and told her her mother must have been so glad to have her. She beamed back at me and said, “yeah…her precious baby girl.” I told her I wshed everyone in her life would recognize that she was a gift. She choked up a bit and asked if I wanted butter. Then I choked up too , because I realized my non-romantic resolve hadn’t lasted long enough to clear the lobby.

Thanks Steve. Here’s another quote from Big Louie…his own bad self, “If you want a good laugh…cry. Cry long and hard…then cry a little more…pretty soon you’ll bust your belly laughing.”

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  1. Steve says:

    I’m going to the movies again today.. thinking “Slum Dog Millionaire.”

    I know the story already, but who knows what else might happen?