"Hottie with a hoody"

at times its important to inject a little humor into any creative process. last evening prior to walking around greenlake with virginia we entered into a brief discussion of clothing options and somehow this phrase popped out. i knew immediately that the opportunity to write a "white boy rap" had dawned. also we have been watching robert altman's "popeye" whose truest shining star is the child playing swee'pea, wesley ivan hurt; excruciatingly cute, the wackiest grin in all of hollywood history. also my daughter's 30th birthday is tomorrow - she was the first person who ever used the term hoody in my presence - all of these influences are percolating today. here be the rap:

sentimental you know me a telephone a pattern emerging take me on a walk take me to your mother's easter sunday pink and fuzzy ears taking all those pictures moving you around and around in slippers versatile that's what it is and pinker than a bunny's lips full and special motion turn it round and round going to the show on the bus on the radio captivating all of the impersonators waiting and waiting for their turn turn it up like a collar when the wind blows hoody on the lake in a rowboat with your homies taking turns at the oar getting floored getting shifted to the left to the motorcycle town when theatrical trailers tear it down help is on the way courtesy of elephant car wash villages running out of water carrot top delegations to the left on the border on the run diving into pink pajamas when the sun goes down everybody knows your license is expired keep it current keep it driving all the way around the lake new and different the first take take what you know who you are in the moment so determined to be everybody who ever you would be be yourself call a doctor get elected burn a car in the street kind of rough and kind of sweet its your birthday its your life in immediate display call it in to this opening ring of joy sing of happiness take it to the world to your magical whirl of energy again and again ring of joy sing of happiness take it to the world to your magical whirl of energy again and again ring of joy sing of happiness take it to the world to your magical whirl of energy again and again