Friday Fictioneers – Madison Woods posts a pic to write a 100 word story about.
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This week it’s:
Photo is by Ron Pruitt.
Way Too Slick
After waiting in line all night to get a ticket,
their music was bringing me back to life.
“When the truth is found…”
I sang along feeling high already.
“To be lies. And all the joy
Within you dies….”
The Airplane helped “feed my head”.
I morphed with them into the Starship.
They flew me to new levels of consciousness.
Wow, man.
It’s, like, unbelievable that they’ve reinvented themselves!
This is, like, blowing my mind getting to trip out again with them on the:
Jefferson Starbus.
This is, like, you know, way too Slick.
Randy Mazie
hehe
sheshe
Pass the bong and the Ripple. Great now I’ve got that song playing in my head, Randy. Jefferson Starbus? hahahahahahahahahaha. And thanks for your supportive comments.
Is that you, Cheech?
It’s me, Chong the bong.
I’ve been humming it and smiling all day – truth be found.
And you’re welcome. I have no doubt you’ll be terrific but most of all thanks from all of us.
I loved them in both incarnations–Airplane and Starship. Even got to see them in concert once when Balin was singing but I almost forfeited my hearing. I was so naive I didn’t even realize most of their songs were about drugs. Never smoked and never inhaled.
Oh, yes…and I liked the story, too. 🙂
Sorry Ms. Sustainabilitea Clinton, but if you were at their concert, you inhaled. Ha.
Randy
Where I was sitting was so far away and is high up that everything had probably been inhaled by the time it reached me! But I did think I. Saw, Alice, so who can say? 🙂
You know “one row makes you larger, and another row makes you small..” 😉
Well said. My row definitely made me look smaller as it was so far away.
Ha, I was just gonna type a smiley face and end it here but then this came drifting into my my mind (aside from what usre you doing up so late or so early)
“My row definitely made me look smaller as it was so far away.”
* well, whatever floats your row
* that’s what she said
* Bottle that row and sell it to weight watchers
Since your last comment doesn’t show a “Reply”, I’ll tack mine on here. I don’t know why I’m up so early. After all my work yesterday, I thought I’d sleep well and “in” (maybe until 6:30, instead of 6, which would be “in” for me.) But no! I woke up a bit after 5 am and didn’t feel particularly tired. Not fair. Got caught up on some Fictioneers reading and other things and now it feels like time for breakfast, so off I go, up the rabbit hole and to the table, she said with a Cheshire cat smile. 🙂
Have a very nice day! Janet
😉 back at you. Randy
Dear Randy,
This was one of your best. it’s in the “I wish I’d thought of it” category. From the title to the incorporation of the lyrics, a one hundred per cent success. Alice could not have written it better.
Aloha,
Doug
Doug,
Thank you.
Now please tell everyone that we are not related, I did not pay you an honorarium to write that, and my mother (who is the original Red Queen) did not call you threatening to thrash you if you did not write something nice.
That being said, come join Alice and me for a cup of tea and a Jefferson airplane at our party.
Mad “Randy” Hatter
well I liked this, but it depends upon the meaning of the word “inhale”
doesn’t matter whether you know the definition or not ’cause Clinton’s words he still “had the most fun eight years.”
And fun does not depend on the definition of “fun”.
Randy
are you a stanch democrat ? I am a staunch republican with libertarian leanings. I hope we can still be friends!
Like man, where are you coming from with these politico questions?
You are freaking me out. Like chill. Love, peace, and happiness.
It’s all good, man. All good. No reason to, like, get all bunched up.
Like I am staunch child of the universe. Imagine all the people living life in peace.
I usually try to avoid staunching my shorts
good idea. It’s like shorting your sheets.
Ok, I think I’m too English to ‘get’ this one – I don’t know the song – but it makes me smile. I can imagine a tripped out hippy, the voice is very believable, so maybe I do ‘get’ it after all?
Come over to the hookah, and you’ll get it after all…
Thanks for commenting. Randy
Different take on the prompt. I won’t pretend to ‘get it’ either, but I always enjoy your submissions, whatever. 😉
Wow, like Sandra, no problema Missy “S”.
Just read the inscription below in the reply to Sister”T” (that’s like “T” for Trudy)
And everything will be clear to “U”.
Ha. This is like alphabet stew, wow.
Well, Trudy and me will, like, we’ll see you at the office hookah and then all will become clear. Hee hee.
Randy the Smokin’ Caterpiller
Smoking caterpillar – hahaha
I get this but then again I have been at the Hookah bar for years. Packing up some sticky icky for ya. Extremely clever. The perfect voice.
Tom
Thanks for the compliment.
I actually don’t have a good voice. Grace’s voice, I thought, was pretty perfect.
Oh wait, you were referring to the writing voice. Oh. Far out! Like I totally missed that. Wow.
Is Starbus next?
Nice job capturing that floating sensation, by the way. Pretty accurate of a high time. 🙂
wanna toke? Randy
Cool, love your Grace reference, and just maybe there is a white rabbit somewhere on the bus 🙂
wouldn’t that be too cool… Randy
Hahah – great one – thanks for the laugh!
You’re welcome. Randy
Love your reference to Grace Slick. These young kids on the web don’t know what they missed. I’m proud to say I lived in San Francisco just as Jefferson Airplane made it big replacing their first singer, Signe Toly Anderson, with Grace Slick in 1966. Your post was exhilarating- now there’s a word I don’t use often. And exciting. I loved it. You outdid yourself this time!
Thank you Paul.
I think the piece was a nice “window” to past for some of us.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Randy
Hi Randy,
Great job of hitching your star(ship) to a classic rock band! I can’t look at a bus without thinking about Gregg Allman’s Multi Colored Lady. Great tale! Ron
Thanks.
Now’s my turn to be off my game because I was not an Allman brothers fan….
Their songs are in my head right now… thanks. I lived near San Francisco and saw the JA many times…
How about:
Just hop out of bed, Ted.
Make a new plan, Stan.
Just listen to me, Lee.
And set yourself free.
Like it. Made me think about White Rabbit, can’t believe it’s so long ago. Time for some YouTube oldies.
Let’s do it… Randy
if Doug doesn’t want his honorarium, I’ll take it. I usually charge $1 a word, but since I like this story, and it will be easy to write a paragraph singing your praise, I’ll cut you a discount. In fact, just put it on a Amazon gift card and I’ll order 60s music.
I got a bargain with Doug then, He only charged 25 cents/word.
Doug – if I get any referrals I tell them you charge 50 cents/word. Still half price compared to Russell, and I only require a 15% finder’s fee.
I love America, I love a free enterprise system, and I love the entrepreneurial spirit.
Russel – thanks for stopping by and not throwing me under the bus. Ha.
Randy
With all your creative comments, me thinketh thou hath been checkin’ out that pipe for inspiration….
fer sure, my man, fer sure.
proud moment for myself that i recognized the lyrics before i got to the mention of the band. yay me. nice job.
proud that you recognized the lyrics before you took that toke or after?
can neither confirm nor deny.
wow… so far along that you can’t tell what you did or what you’re doing. Too cool, man.
I get it. Your secret’s safe with me, Rich man.
thanks on the dL.
It’s cool. That’s what we’re here for. I got your back, man.
Clever. Nice tribute to G. Slick.
slick, huh?
I’ve enjoyed the comment stream here as much as the rekindled JA tunes. Great story!
I do too. I love the comments… they can be as much fun or as insightful (or more so) than the pieces.
Randy
Randy, I hope you were wearing your Slick fanny pack on that Jefferson Starbus!!
and my Mad Hatter Top Hat!
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