Tom Waits - I don't wanna grow up

 

Tom Waits/K. Brennan)
When I'm lyin' in my bed at night
I don't wanna grow up
Nothin' ever seems to turn out right
I don't wanna grow up
How do you move in a world of fog
That's always changing things
Makes me wish that I could be a dog
When I see the price that you pay
I don't wanna grow up
I don't ever wanna be that way
I don't wanna grow up

Seems like folks turn into things
That they'd never want
The only thing to live for
Is today...
I'm gonna put a hole in my TV set
I don't wanna grow up
Open up the medicine chest
And I don't wanna grow up
I don't wanna have to shout it out
I don't want my hair to fall out
I don't wanna be filled with doubt
I don't wanna be a good boy scout
I don't wanna have to learn to count
I don't wanna have the biggest amount
I don't wanna grow up

Well when I see my parents fight
I don't wanna grow up
They all go out and drinking all night
And I don't wanna grow up
I'd rather stay here in my room
Nothin' out there but sad and gloom
I don't wanna live in a big old Tomb
On Grand Street

When I see the 5 o'clock news
I don't wanna grow up
Comb their hair and shine their shoes
I don't wanna grow up
Stay around in my old hometown
I don't wanna put no money down
I don't wanna get me a big old loan
Work them fingers to the bone
I don't wanna float a broom
Fall in love and get married then boom
How the hell did I get here so soon
I don't wanna grow up

TOM WAITS "Going Out West"

 
Well I'm going out west
Where the wind blows tall
'Cause Tony Franciosa
Used to date my ma
They got some money out there
They're giving it away
I'm gonna do what I want
Do what I want
And I'm gonna get paid

Little brown sausages
Lying in the sand
I ain't no extra baby
I'm a leading man
Well my parole officer
WIll be proud of me
With my Olds 88
And the devil on a leash
My Olds 88
And the devil on a leash

Well I kno karate, Voodoo too
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt

Well I don't lose my composure
In a high speed chase
Well my friends think I'm ugly
I got a masculine face
I got some dragstrip courage
I can really drive a bed
I'm gonna change my name
To Hannibal or maybe
Just Rex
Change my name to Hannibal
Or maybe just Rex

I'm gonna drive all night
Take some speed
I'm gonna wait for the sun
To shine down on me
I cut a hole in my roof
In the shape of a heart

And I'm going out west
Where they'll appreciate me
Going out west
Going out west

Drive Thru Prayer Stand Opens

Matthew Cordell, left, prays with John Templeton as he operates a prayer stand along Hunt Highway in Queen Creek

Vendors set up along Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley Arizona to peddle turtles, mattresses, tamales and other items. But a newcomer to the scene doesn't have a ware to sell. Hand-painted fiberboards welcome motorists to Matthew Cordell's roadside stop with this message: "Prayer Stand, Drive Thru Open." Cordell, 38, has recently become a familiar sight to morning commuters on Hunt Highway east of Gary Road. He's there from 6 to 10 a.m. on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, waiting for visitors with his "assistant," a friendly 5-year-old Chihuahua named Skye. People stop by to make requests for him to pray for things such as the healing of ailments and the safety of children going to college for the first time. "They pull in, I go up to the window, we can pray and they pull out," Cordell said. "And people know they can have their needs met. It seems to be a real blessing." One woman pulled in on her way to Urgent Care for chest pains. He said the pains subsided with prayer, and she went home instead. In another instance, Cordell said a man with a severe brain injury began improving following his intercession. Cordell doesn't look the part of a minister, nor does he want to be one. He's a former body-shop worker who felt God was calling him to missions work. A roadside fruit vendor was the inspiration for his prayer ministry. That was in the spring, but he said he wasn't ready. Illness and personal issues sidelined his plans until mid-August. But when his pastor began preaching a series about leaving one's comfort zone behind, Cordell said it was like "a kick in the head." "When it's something God wants you to do, you can't get away from it," he said. "You keep running from it, and misery is just going to follow you. Once you (accept) this is what you're called to do, you're going to realize that the blessings were just waiting for you all along." Most people drive past the white canopy erected at the entrance of an empty, fenced-in parking lot. Christian music pumps from car speakers, its volume competing with the din of passing traffic. On a recent morning, the first prayer seekers of the day began to show up about 7 a.m. Sergio Alvarez, 32, pulled up in a black Nissan Sentra. His wife had given birth to their first child, a girl they named Brianna Isabella, fewer than two hours earlier. Alvarez, who was still wearing a hospital band on his wrist, asked for a prayer of blessing. Cordell clasped one of Alvarez's hands in his own and closed his eyes. "Dear God, what an incredible miracle, God, the miracle of life, Lord," Cordell said. "I want to pray a blessing on this child, God, that she'll have a healthy life, she'll grow up knowing you, Lord, and God, that you'll give them the courage and strength and knowledge in you to bring her up in your ways." When the prayer was over, Alvarez thanked Cordell and promised to stop by a week later with his wife and the new baby. Pinal County Sheriff's deputies have stopped by, too, after passers-by called 911 to report traffic being backed up for miles near the prayer stand. Cordell complied with the deputy's request to move the stand down the road. The Sheriff's Office and county code enforcers have been clamping down on roadside vendors accused of obstructing the right of way and trespassing on private property in San Tan Valley. Pinal County district Supervisor Bryan Martyn said the county was exploring ordinances to manage them. "Right now, the rogue vendors, we need to control that aspect," Martyn said. "If you're in the right of way I'm going to have to ask you to move along in the interest of public safety." It's not clear whether the prayer stand falls in that category, but Martyn said he was intrigued by Cordell's mission and plans to visit. "As a Christian brother, I'm really interested in what he has to say," he said. "He wouldn't be out there if there wasn't a need in the community. Right now, a lot of people just need someone to listen to them." And Cordell does. He said people have been so open with him and quick to reveal things others might deem taboo. He notes each prayer request and often refers to the list when seeking divine intervention throughout the day. Cordell's goal is for people to hear about his prayer stand and start their own. A church in Chandler followed his lead by offering drive-through prayer one evening last week. His wife asked him if he was upset about someone else using his idea. "I said, 'What are you, crazy?' " he said, laughing. "That's what I wanted. It wasn't my idea, it was God's."

the Word for Monday

ERGOPHOBIA

Fear of work

Many people experience this as a chronic ailment that blights their weekends and accounts for much of that Monday-morning feeling or post-holiday blues. It is not a new problem: the word was coined by a doctor named W D Spanton, writing in theBritish Medical Journal in 1905. He did so in all seriousness, recognising that it can be a real medical condition, an abnormal or persistent fear of work and the workplace.

Notwithstanding this, the word spends much of its life as the butt of heavy-handed humor, on the assumption that it is a mere synonym for laziness. An early case was an article in the Bedford Gazette, Pennsylvania, in February 1910: “The tramp is in reality a sufferer from ergophobia, or fear of work, often complicated with aquaphobia and sapophobia, which make him shun the bathtub.” Most of its remaining appearances in books and newspapers are in lists of odd phobias, such asarachibutyrophobia for the fear that peanut butter will stick to the roof of one’s mouth.

joke for Labor Day

Subject: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently issued this bulletin:  In light of the rising frequency of human/grizzly bear conflicts, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is advising hikers, hunters, and fishermen to take extra precautions and keep alert of bears while in the field.  We advise outdoorsmen to wear noisy little bells on their clothing so as not to startle bears that aren't expecting them. We also advise outdoorsmen to carry pepper spray with them in case of an encounter with a bear.  It is also a good idea to watch out for fresh signs of bear activity. Outdoorsmen should recognize the difference between black bear and grizzly bear manure: Black bear manure is smaller and contains lots of berries and squirrel fur. Grizzly bear manure has little bells in it and smells like pepper-spray.

Nun faces DWI charge after crash

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A Roman Catholic nun who serves as spiritual development director of a church in the New York suburbs has been charged with driving while intoxicated.
Investigators say Sister Lauren Hanley, 68, had a blood alcohol level of .18 when she crashed into a tree Tuesday in Wantagh on Long Island, Newsday reported. She had just left St. Frances de Chantal Church in Wantagh.
Hanley, who was released without bail, pleaded not guilty during a court appearance Friday in Hempstead. She faces up to a year in prison if she is convicted.
Police said Hanley had a water bottle containing gin in the car and admitted sipping from it while she was at work.
Just before she hit the tree, Hanley narrowly missed a group of children, the New York Post reported.
"We pray that the Lord gives her strength to endure this difficult time," the diocese of Rockville said in a statement.

Oops! Sorry About that Cannonball

UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- State police have charged a self-proclaimed Civil War buff with accidentally firing a 2-pound cannonball through the wall of a neighbor's home.

Fifty-four-year-old William Maser, of Georges Township, hasn't answered his phone today, but he told WPXI-TV yesterday that his hobby is recreating Civil War cannons.

Maser says he was firing a cannon Wednesday evening when the ball ricocheted and hit the house about 400 yards away.

Police say nobody was hurt by the cannonball, which slammed through a window and a wall before landing in a clothes closet.

The 100 most annoying things: UK poll

1. Chavs (aggressive teenagers)

2. People driving close behind you

3. People who smell

4. People who eat with their mouth open

5. Rude shop assistants

6. Foreign call centres

7. Stepping in dog poo

8. People who cough and do not cover their mouths

9. Slow internet connections

10. Poor customer service

11. Dog owners that don't clean up after their dog

12. Noisy Eaters

13. Cold-callers

14. Door-to-door salesman

15. Stubbing your toe

16. Bullying

17. Computer crashing losing work you've spent three hours doing

18. People who talk loudly on their mobile phones

19. Spam email

20. The nation's obsession with Z-list celebrities

21. Leaving a tissue in a pocket and putting it in a washing machine

22. Driving slow in the fast lane

23. Adverts in between programmes

24. Toilets you have to pay for

25. The nation's obsession with the Katie & Peter split saga

26. People reading over your shoulder

27. People that park in disabled bays when they're not disabled

28. Brownnosers

29. People who complain about their weight yet make no effort to exercise or eat properly

30. People jumping the queue at the bar

31. Junk mail

32. Tailgaters

33. Big Brother

34. Muggers

35. MPs' expenses

36. Stepping in chewing gum

37. Pricey train fares

38. People who walk painfully slowly on the street

39. Noisy neighbours

40. People who sniff and don't use a tissue

41. Sweating

42. Binge drinking culture

43. Feeling bloated

44. The recession

45. Delays at the airport

46. Automated phone systems

47. Smoking

48. Road rage

49. People that have their mobile turned off when you really need to get in contact with them

50. Running out of toilet roll

51. Coverage of Michael Jackson's death

52. Reality TV

53. Flies

54. Finding a flat tyre

55. Parking costs

56. Bossiness

57. Rubbish opening times to doctors, dentists

58. When your washing machine breaks down

59. Politicians

60. Paper cuts

61. Buses not arriving on time

62. Singers who mime

63. People who can't park properly

64. Over packaged kids toys

65. Diarrhoea

66. Constipation

67. Text message speak

68. Bad hair days

69. Getting something in your eye

70. The hot water running out when you're running a bath

71. People who drive in the middle lane of motorways

72. People who mumble

73. Slow traffic lights

74. Cashiers giving you your change on top of a receipt

75. Cramp

76. Reading about Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston saga

77. Unpredictable weather

78. Cars blocking pedestrian crossings

79. Adult acne

80. People who are not polite in emails

81. Yo-yo dieting celebs

82. Trying to find the end of the sticking tape or toilet roll

83. Pimped up cars

84. Traffic wardens

85. Losing your passport

86. Running out of petrol

87. Burning your toast

88. Sunburn

89. iPhone obsessives

90. Celebrity fitness DVDs

91. People addicted to watching soaps

92. Breaking a nail

93. Bankers

94. PDA (public displays of affection)

95. Under performance

96. Someone altering your seat height at work

97. People who don't remove their shoes in the house

98. Children at weddings

99. Hot weather when you're not on holiday

100. Sports commentary