Mr.
Silver
I
still want to do my nudist remake of Dune: “Nude”
(Paul...stoned
on spice...) "A-nakis...Nude...Naked planet...never one stitch
of clothing on A-nakis..."
Mr.
Brown
That
would suck on a desert world
Mr. Silver
Not sure what to replace the stillsuits with...sports bottles?
Mr.
Silver
So...Toronto at New York, opening game. The band played the
Canadian national anthem.
Like
most folks, I know two words of "Oh Canada"
They
are "oh"
and
"Canada", I think.
This,
however, never prevented me from singing lyrics.
Mr.
Blue
Oh
Canada, our home and native land, true patriot love in all our hearts
(our sons?) command. With growing pride we see thee rise the true
north strong and free. From far and wide oh Canada we stand on guard
for thee. God keep our land glorious and free, oh Canada we stand on
guard for thee.”
Just
by memory
Mr.
Silver
I
couldn't remember all my exact old ones, but reconstructed as far as
I recall, it was "Oh Canada, your flag has got a leaf! Sy-rup and
moose! In June you still get sleet!"
Mr.
Blue
Heheh
Mr.
Blue
"Yes,
barber? I want you to make my beard look fake as hell."
Mr.
Silver
Wow
Ms.
Rose
OMG.
Mr.
Silver
"Ok,
I'm finished, Mr. Harrison. I know you were nervous when I made you
agree to trust me, but I think you'll be pleased with the results...
ready? (turns the chair) Et voila!"
"WTF
dude?!?"
"I
KNOW! You LOVE it! Right?"
Ms.
Rose
Reminds
me of those little magnetic shavings games you play with the magnet
stick. Wooly Willy! That was his name!
Mr.
Silver
I
have to be honest and thought "NAACP successfully petitions to
add black 'Who' to Grinch Xmas special"
Ms.
Rose
HA!
Mr.
Silver
Mr.
Blue
It
looks like Will Ferrell as James Lipton on SNL
Right
when he started to sweat and the beard started to detach
Mr.
Silver
OK...the
stupid early morning obsessive thought has come to a head this
morning to the point of actually doing some research. Ready?
"How
much of George Thorogood's rent could he have paid with the bar tab
he racked up in 197x in 'One Bourbon One Scotch One Beer'?"
(AKA
'Things Mr. Silver wastes time thinking about half awake in the
shower')
Mr.
Brown
So
your talking, like, every time he says that line how much that would
be?
Mr.
Silver
Well
there's all sorts of clues in the story and his other work.
There
are clear absolute minimums, probable estimates, and then reasonable
limits.
But
yeah...how much did he spend vs rent money, Wilmington Delaware,
working class man in his late 20s, in what sounds like a brownstone
apt or the like?
Mr.
Brown
Well,
liquor then was probably a dollar a shot.
Mr.
Silver
(Sings)
"I think alone...yeah with nobody else... Yeah, you know when I
think alone... I think like nobody else..."
Point
against...George never mentions anything
cheap when drinking alone.
So...it's
a local bar, but he doesn't talk like he's a regular there.
So
he's paying cash.
He's
a straight scotch and bourbon man...experienced drinker.
Calls
for a 'triple shot of that stuff'.
Now
one could interpret his 3 drink order as that...but no one does that.
Not an experienced bar drinker. A triple shot is a triple shot. He's
getting either the bourbon or scotch as a triple, maybe both. And the
beer is to chase it because that's what you do.
(How's
this going? Clear so far?)
Mr.
Brown
I
understand
Mr.
Silver
Hehe
According
to his literal in-song pacing, he orders this three times:
One
when he comes in...one in the middle...and one at last call at 3am.
Oh,
about his apartment...
It's
furnished
Mr.
Brown
I
would say its a 50 dollar tab, he pays 300 a month for his apartment.
Mr.
Silver
He
was able to collect ALL his stuff and sneak it out without being
detected and then take it all with him into the bar. He's in one
bag...definitely not a well-heeled fellow. Maybe two bags
His
landlady clearly lives there too...might even be a boarding house
Anyway...
He
has a 1 room flop.
So...
(shall
I go on?)
Hehe
Mr.
Brown
OK,
more like he spends 60 a month to live there
And
spent 50 on his drinks
He
has 10 dollars
Hehe
Mr.
Silver
Yup...gettin'
there...
Mr.
Brown
I’m
thinking scotch, you’re going to ask for the good stuff, so its
more expensive.
Mr.
Silver
Oh
he does
He
sings in the exact same tone in "I drink alone"
Hehe
His
only
cheap drink is his Budweiser chaser
------------
(other
side after Brown signed out)
Mr.
Silver
It
was quiet enough that I was able to argue successfully to Mr. Brown that
George Thorogood probably spent enough at the bar that he could have
paid a substantial portion of, if not all of, his rent.
And
I wasn't even done with my list of clues
:D
Mr.
Yellow
Yes. He could have. A lot of that is top shelf stuff.
Johnnie
Walker Red costs around 27 to 30 and Black is 25-ish
Mr.
Silver
Well
it's 1977...inflation...but the guy lived in a flophouse
And
yeah...he never talks about anything cheap but the beer in "I
drink alone" and he sounds like the same GT character
I
say flop but more like a boarding house, maybe.
Regardless
he was able to sneak out with everything he owned in a bag or two and
took it to the bar.
Mr.
Yellow
Yep
Mr.
Blue
I
don't picture the bars being fancy.
Maybe I'm picturing the actual music video and it was a dive
Mr.
Silver
No...it
wouldn't be.
And
note that it's Friday night...not a party spot if he's just warming
the bar stool all night
Mr.
Blue
So
I don't think he's getting expensive stuff
But
not cheap. Mid-range.
Mr.
Silver
Depends
on the 'I Drink Alone" theory.
Mr.
Blue
How
many days a week was he drinking?
Mr.
Silver
Good
question
He
drinks a good bit in general if he could get through 6 ounces of
hooch and a beer, then ask for another round of the same.
And
only then suggest he was getting dry mouth and "pretty
high".
Interesting
tale about this song, BTW...it's made of two other songs by the same
blues man, with permission, to combine the stories.
Mr.
Blue
Maybe
he's famous enough that he drinks for free
Mr.
Silver
I'll
bet he does NOW
(George
seating family at nice French restaurant) "This is really nice,
honey. I'm really looking for-...what's this?
(Waiter)
"With zee compliments of the 'dudes' at zee tabelle over theyre,
sir...un bourbon, un scotch, un beer."
(second
waiter arrives) "Weeth your permission, monsier...drinks a
compliment la femme in zee cornair with zee meesauge...'oooo dooo you
love'."
(George)
"We're leaving..."
Point
is...I think it's safe to say that GT's avatar could probably have
easiliy paid his rent if he wasn't such a soak.
Mr.
Blue
Probably
But
that wouldn't make a good song
"Gonna
pay my rent boy... I'm gonna stay straight..."
Mr.
Silver
Oh...he's
a gin man too. He doesn't order it in the main line but he talks
about having it.
He
couldn't even remember til later that he last saw his girlfriend two
nights before.
Mr.
Blue
I
guess since it's a cover, it's not really him
Mr.
Silver
True
But
the character is a cultural icon now and looks like him...Hehe
Yeah...I
guess we know how he lost his job.
"Well
I ain't seen my baby since I don't know when,"
"I've
been drinking bourbon, whiskey, scotch and gin"
Dude...it
was 2 nights ago. How loaded do you get every night?!?
I
like your proposed followup
Mr.
Blue
The
sober version?
Mr.
Silver
Yes
Mr.
Blue
Heh
Mr.
Silver
Real
potential
Mr.
Blue
"One
hoagie.. some doritooos.. an iced teaaaa."
Mr.
Silver
"An
ice water...with a twist...and one Coke...."
"Well
I ain't seen my baby since the movie last night...been eatin double
burgers, shakes and fries..."
"AA
guy says I shouldn't binge eat... But I'm clean and I'm back on my
feet."
Like your iced tea line better than mine
Mr.
Silver
Someone
in Russia likes us
21
hits one day...
Then
last night 21 more...
AND
they're starting at the beginning.
I
like to think it's some spy program trying to get a team up to speed
on our behavior and topical stuff for the past several years.
Won't
they be surprised.
(Normal American Guy with perfect
accent)
"Haha! Hello Mr. Dude! What did you think of the popular
and funny Mr. Blue's comments on the Batman this last episode?"
(Yinzer)
"What'r yinz tawkin' baht?"
("Normal Guys" huddle...new man moves forward, new accent)
"Yeah. Haha. Yinz
guyz is crazy gnat. Yo, where is deh Katzenjammer company gnat?"
(Yinzer)
"That near Heinz?"
"Chto?"
(Yinzer)
"Yinz from, like, Polish Hill?"
"...
... Da?"
Mr.
Blue
"Howdy
fellows! Lets all grab a beer and discuss.. *squints at cue cards*
shooting planets through the sun?"
Mr.
Silver
"President
Put-... ... Nobama wants to know how Mr. Brown's weapon experiment … is
going."
Mr.
Blue
Heheh
