How’s This For A Birthday Present?
Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2008I went out last night to celebrate a not-particularly-significant birthday with a bunch of friends. More friends were providing the music and yet more friends turned up later. The place was fuckin heaving.
But I digress. What do you think a Warrior Princess gave me as a birthday present?
Would you say, perhaps, a book? That would be normal. The same Warrior Princess, when I held a house-warming party gave me a book called Homes of Dictators, but this time I didn’t receive a book.
No. Not a book.
A CD, then? That would sound about right, wouldn’t it? Something a bit skewed and off-centre.
No. Not a CD.
Well, what then? It was hardly a bunch of flowers.
No. you’re right. It wasn’t a bunch of flowers. It was, in fact, two tickets to the Emmy-Lou Harris gig in Dublin.
Now, how about that? How lucky am I to have such friends?
Stumble it!
August 31st, 2008
A rich man takes pleasure in counting his money. A happy man takes greater pleasure in counting his friends.
August 31st, 2008
Just to wish you a Happy Birthday and thank you for all of the hours of entertainment. Enjoy Emmylou; yep you are lucky. By the by…I reckon you did the right thing drawing your reader’s attention to that “savant”/Nazi creature. Didn’t bother to try to argue with him. Pointless…too far gone. Flagged him…so we’ll see.
August 31st, 2008
Two tickets, you say. I always liked you Bock, all down the years…
September 1st, 2008
A belated not-particularly-significant birthday sir, hope it was a good one. Thoughtful presents from friends are, well, thoughtful! Thank Jehovah (tee-hee) my kids have got past the sox and jox stage!!
September 1st, 2008
That’s all very well now, but wait till the hip starts to hurt in a serious way. I’m telling you, it’s cardigans from here on.
September 1st, 2008
Belated Happy Birthday to you.You have the same d.o.b. as my ex-Father in Law.
I won’t hold it against you. Enjoy the show.
“Homes of Dictators” though….brilliant.Wish I’d thought of that one.
September 1st, 2008
‘it’s cardigans from here on’
Something wrong with that image. Can’t quite put my finger on it …
Happy whichever one it was, anyway.
September 1st, 2008
Happy Belated Birthday!
September 1st, 2008
Hi Bock,
Happy belated birthday!
(I posted this last night, but it didn’t make your thread? Had a EmmyLou link to YouTube, also….ah well.)
September 1st, 2008
Dev — Your ex-father-in-law? Goddamn!
Nora — Or maybe it’ll be slippers. I don’t know yet.
Trinity — Thanks
HGF — I don’t know where that comment went to. It’s probably one of those mysterious internet things that none of us understands.
September 1st, 2008
Belated birthday wishes, Bock.
The Warrior Princess has outdone herself. What a memorable and generous gift.
Maybe a few Emmylou performances to get the mood going. PS, when is the concert?
September 2nd, 2008
Happy Birthday Bock! was out celebrating my Jesus Birthday on sat..
Got a lovely Hipflask with 12 Year old Jameson in it from one friend,you’d swear id won the lotto..