Johnson City Blues

Not a lot to write about today; Carolyn is at hairdresser and the house is quiet; at least I think it is peaceful. This tinnitus is do damned loud this morning I can’t hear the phone ring. I need a haircut, the weather is awful, and “Depressed Johnson City” is becoming depressingly famous. I’ve seen parts of the story quoted in a few blogs and newspapers from around the country. I humbly dedicate the photo to my fellow Johnson Citians and I hope they can come out of their funk long enough to see it. It was made by JJ’s friend while at the Knoxville Zoo but he was using my old Canon S3 IS camera so I am grabbing a bit of the thunder. The gorilla definitely appears bored or depressed, the same as 30 percent of his cousins in JC.
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The video is one of my favorite Tom Petty songs. Petty is an excellent song writer and musician; I once saw him do a guitar solo that blew me away; he is as good as anyone and his playing reminds me much of Bruce Springsteen. Tom is also as “laid back” as they come. You folks in Florida have a treasure in him.

Let me run with you tonight
I’ll take you on a moonlight ride
There’s someone I used to see
But she don’t give a damn for me

But let me get to the point, let’s roll another joint
And turn the radio loud, I’m too alone to be proud
You don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels to be me

People come, people go
Some grow young, some grow cold
I woke up in between
A memory and a dream

So let’s get to the point, let’s roll another joint
Let’s head on down the road
There’s somewhere I gotta go
And you don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels to be me

My old man was born to rock
He’s still tryin’ to beat the clock
Think of me what you will
I’ve got a little space to fill

So let’s get to the point, let’s roll another joint
And let’s head on down the road
There’s somewhere I got to go
And you don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels
No, you don’t know how it feels to be me

You don’t know how it feels
You don’t know how it feels
No, you don’t know how it feels to be me

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Have a warm Wednesday!
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