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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Funny &*$@ My BF Says

After neurotically practicing for weeks, my boyfriend couldn't master "Neon" by John Mayer.  Apparently it's one of the most difficult acoustic songs played on guitar.  Zeus, himself, would have trouble with the chords... or something like that.  Boyfriend had searched out youtube videos... web notes.... you name it.

Then one day he calls me on the phone, very excitedly.  He says he's figured out why he can't master "Neon."  As a fan of the song and his enthusiasm, I continue the convo.  Boyfriend says he just read online that John Mayer can play that song because "he has an opposable thumb."

I wait.05 seconds to see if he's joking.  His silence means - he's not!  I quickly respond, "So do monkeys."  More silence on his end of the phone ... followed by "huh?"  I say, "Yeah... everyone has opposable thumbs, darling.  Everyone except Barkley [our dog].  That's what makes you different from her."

Boyfriend's disclaimer here:  Mayer does use his thumb to wrap around the guitar neck.  This is something most people cannot do unless they have really long or really strong fingers... and yes, opposable thumbs.  But that $#&^ was hilarious!!


As I'm looking over facebook..... okay.... cyber stalking all my friends -- I make the comment that it's so strange to see former gang banging boys changing.  Back in the day, they drank.. smoke.. and did very, very bad things --- and now, they have their infant daughter as their profile picture and they're quoting Bible verses as their statuses.  It's ridiculous.

I say it's weird to go from being an "Old G" in the Crips to pretty in pink and Jesus.  It's just odd!  Boyfriend says, "that guy was never in a gang.  You're from a small town in the south.  Where I'm from, no one pretended to be in the Cripts because they would get beat up."

I say... honey, no one pretends to be in the cripts because that's the word game I play in the newspaper.  Really, Cripts???  Cripts??  And he's gonna lecture me about my gang knowledge.

                               

The BF gives me lots of wonderful content.  I'm sure this is a post that will be updated often!  Enjoy.

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