jig-like

i realized tonight i am a committed socialist
at least in the sense of staying for a meal at a local peacenik's house
while drinking beer and talking of the politics of latin america

it is important to me to gather eat drink and talk
there is actually something emergent in this simple arrangement of an evening
and playing a few rhythm tunes on the porch with the landlord

he likes my new ten beat per measure song
and i have to admit it is very groovy
the bodran accompanied nicely

if this is what modern day progressive life is
cool

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i admit it was a stretch to actually get up the stairs
and out of my house with three instruments
after eating a whole snapper with all that chili garlic sauce

but have beer will travel

the crackers and appetizer over there were probably excessive
and the african peanut chickpea stew was as fabulously irresistible
as the homemade chocolate dessert chunks were foolish

but hey we were talking nvc and bolivia and brethren
nicaragua and jfk and the rest

with more beer and tunes and talk of the import of crack
the irish term for the partying aspect of any musical evening

and how often do you get a chance to just drop into all that

so apparently i will be presenting some nvc thing at unm soon
which is slightly bizarre

all because i thought the native flute ditty the landlord had been playing upstairs
sounded like a celtic fiddle tune

morrison's jig