A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
by afh4 on May 23, 2008 11:19 PM EDT
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A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
The shout has gone out from the mountain tops, echoing against ranges as it flows out of Ricola horns:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
The men have gathered around the campfire and the women around the churn. Now is time, they shout:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
The animals run for cover, the voices sounding like earthquakes, distant. From some bushes, a Grizzly:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Airwaves sputter, spit, spring. Breakers break, popper pop, lockers lock. A single end to end burner:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
A special session is called, table tops are struck with first palms then gavels. H B 282 is proclaimed:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Blacksmiths strike metal in harmony, cobblers clap leather like hands, deskmakers make desks loudly:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
A national meeting is called, everyone is mistaken for strangers, but everyone agrees, holding placards:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Rooms are rented, group rates, at the Sheraton. Possibilities are discussed poolside, over mojitos:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Finally, everyone walks into one room, an infinite chair is sat in, coats are unbuttoned, proceedings:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Everyone sits in the infinite chair, a few get up to refresh coffees. Everyone sits, assuming the future, looking to the obvious:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Everyone sits, no one even shuffles feet or breaks eye contact. Nothing happens. It's not awkward, it's factual; look somewhere else:
A CHANGE NEEDS TO OCCUR
Everyone sits and waits. Solutions are not theirs. Everyone is afraid. Everyone sits and asks permission to trust in someone else. Is someone worth trusting coming? Is someone worth trusting already here?
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i’m not even sure what’s going on here
by Gradyforpresident on May 22, 2008 12:52 AM EDT reply actions
Tom Hamilton read that went all apoplectic.
I tried to make Paul Reuschel my Avatar, but he didn't fit into the box.
by emd2k3 on May 22, 2008 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for the laugh.
Where’s the irrational overreactions thread that I need with overreactions that will seem more rational and less reactionary than ever?
It looks like this is going to become that thread. Let the irrrational overreactions commence. Or, if you prefer, rational ones.
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 22, 2008 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Ooh, well played. And damn you for getting that song stuck in my head for the rest of the week.
Burn on, big river, burn on...
by Turkmenbashi on May 22, 2008 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Everything’s better with Dylan!
Free Andy Marte!
by woodsmeister on May 22, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
HIRE BOWIE (I’m not sure the lyrics fit the occasions, but what the heck.)
Changes
David Bowie
I still don’t know what I was waiting for
And my time was running wild
A million dead-end streets
Every time I thought I’d got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I’ve never caught a glimpse
Of how the others must see the faker
I’m much too fast to take that test
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don’t want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time
I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence and
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They’re quite aware of what they’re going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don’t tell t hem to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Where’s your shame
You’ve left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can’t trace time
Strange fascination, fascinating me
Changes are taking the pace I’m going through
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Oh, look out you rock ‘n rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the strain)
Ch-ch-Changes
Pretty soon you’re gonna get a little older
Time may change me
But I can’t trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can’t trace time
There’ve been times that I’ve thought I couldn’t last for long
But now I think I’m able to carry on
It’s been a long time coming
But I know a change is gonna come
Amazing. It looks as if he could grip a splitter between digits 5 and 6.
by ken from alexandria on May 22, 2008 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Mordecai Brown?
"A good body with a dull brain is as cheap as life itself."
by Fiddlesticks on May 22, 2008 5:01 PM EDT up reply actions
HIRE CHANGE
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
or not?
we’ll have to settle for this dude
Give Marte a Chance. FIRE SHELTON. Find Wedge a Hot Seat.
hey jay can we get a game thread up so i can start swearing how manny isn’t playing again?
by Gradyforpresident on May 22, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
“If we couldn’t laugh, we’d all go insane.”
... oh, and I’m not laughing
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink, and I Don’t Love Jesus seems somewhat appropriate right now.
Hard truth: Your eyes lie.
unless, of course, Jesus is riding a dinosaur – side saddle.
"It's hard to win when you don't score." Cliff Lee, 9/28/05.
by Harry Doyle on May 23, 2008 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Wasn’t it Kevin Millar who once proposed that his triple-A squad replace the Florida Marlins? I propose the same, though with selected minor leaguers.
Weglarz, Goedert, Mills, Marte, Snyder, Barfield, Choo, Aubrey. Victor catching.
Would that lineup be measurably worse? It’s not possible, right?
I didn’t think it could be true but:
http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/8170920?MSNHPHMA
It's the Arizona talking, really.
I was looking for this on MLB Trade Rumors, but no sign yet. I’ll give it some time.
Also, what a concept:
The bat trade wasn’t the first time Calgary came up with some creative dealmaking. The Vipers once tried to acquire a pitcher for 1,500 blue seats when they were renovating their stadium, Young said.
Think of how many blue seats a player like Laffey or Miller could get us?! We could have the bluest damn field in the major leagues!
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