Thoughts On The Dead

Musings on the Most Ridiculous Band I Can't Stop Listening To

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The Friendly Skies

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There’s three more shows, Phil. Not two.

“Peace sign, jackass.”

You get the chicken or the fish?

“Short flight, jackass.”

Turkey wrap?

“Turkey wrap.”

“Jackass.”

Y’know, Phil, I’m really good at reading vibes and telling how people feel towards me, so I’ll just come right out and say it: we are on the best of terms currently.

“Got a lotta bullshit to deal with. Have you met this Internet?”

Yes, everyone’s terrible.

“Everyone?”

For some reason, I heard you say that in a pointed and accusatory tone.

“Yeah?”

Phil, I can’t live with you being mad at me. How’s this: I come backstage in Chicago, we hug it out like the Bro-Re-Mi’s that we are, and then I do some damage to the craft services table?

“Pass.”

Are you in the market for a Benjy?

“Hard pass.”

“Sir, I’m going to need you to go back to your seat. The captain has turned on the ‘Stop Bothering Rock Stars’ sign.”

I’m going.

Phil?

“What is it?”

You reading your SkyMall?

“Here.”

Thanks. I’m gonna buy you a wireless mouse shaped like an Aston Martin.

“Do no such thing.”

Because you–

“Stewardess!”

–like cars. Okay, I’m leaving.

Deep

tumblr_m9t3davvLA1ru818ao1_1280Those are my feelings.

How have you made it this long without someone beating you to death?

There is fear!

Fine. I have no sympathy, but that’s fine; you don’t need to be giving people nightmares with the pictures, though.

I AM PARALYZED WITH FEAR.

You’re typing.

EVERYTHING BUT MY FINGERS.

Deep breath, fancypants.

I don’t even know which pants to take!

How many pairs do you own?

That fit?

Yes.

One.

Everyone hates you for wasting their time.

My bed! And my things! My Beanie Babies need to be zhuzhed every day to keep them fresh!

Stop it.

I just bought bananas: I can’t go.

You’re going.

Yeah. Besides, it’s too late to come up with any sort of believable excuse.

Far too late.

You’re not allowed–

I could kill myself; I’ve done it before.

–to kill yourself. Stop it. It’s a drive and a Dead show and a chance to meet people and have fun and be a fucking human being. You used to do it all the time.

I didn’t use to be this scared all the time.

Fear is the mind-killer, man.

Please, no.

The small death that brings total annihilation.

Please not the bullshit about the giant sand-dicks.

You should let it wash over you-

Right.

and when it is gone

I wish I had a wrench to hit you in the eye with.

–only you shall remain. Look down your snobbish nose at good advice, but know this: the fucker sitting in that dark room is the frightened one; the man who gets in the car and points it towards the party is whoever you want him to be. Choose the new.

That’s actually great advice.

If you walk without rhythm, you won’t attract the worm.

The worm is fear?

The worm is fear, yeah, and the bit about the rhythm–

Doing something different, yeah.

is about doing…you got it.

And We’re Wearing Sunglasses

santa clara bruce
Bruce.

“Hey.”

Bruuuuuuuuuce.

“Right, sure. How are you?”

The glasses, right? Right? I get it, man: I get it.”

“Okay. What?”

Yer fuckin’…yer glasses, man. Fuckin’ glaaaaaaaasses. Hornsby hidin’ his eyes and shit, cuz they’re all, like huuuuge and shit, right? Brahj? back my shit up, Brahj.

“What?”

I bet if I touched you, I’d be totally tripping balls and shit cuz that’s how acid gets from person to person, man.

“No, that’s how pink-eye gets from person-to-person.”

RIGHT, MAN: pink-eye. I get you: fuckin’ piiiiiiink eye. Say no more.”

“Yeah, I probably should have said strep.”

Streeeeeeeeeeppppp.

“Could someone call Parish out of retirement?”

Half-A-Pack Of Cigarettes…

BW-MH_820528_17(1)Bobby! Did you shave off your beard?

“This is not a recent photo.”

That makes more sense, yeah. Hey, Mickey.

“Cocainecocainecoacainecoacaine.”

See you soon, guys.

“Bring your party pants.”

“Andmorecocaine.”

 

(With thanks for the (previously unpublished!) photo going to Tales from the Golden Road host David Gans, who will be broadcasting from the Chicago shows this weekend. Check him out.)

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