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It's Sunday night and after reading reading your comments and pullin out the guitar here's What's Happenin II. Thanks for the encouragement to take this a step further. The lyrics I found online by googling "Mingus poetry" and coming across this poem on a blog by Tourette Mingus, a Canadian author to whom I am now deeply indebted.I don't think Mingus wrote poetry - but I liked the idea as a starting point. Thanks Tourette.
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Lyrics
February 28th, 2005
After A Weekend Like That
waking up on the Sante Fe delight
with a beer hangover
which feels fine
to start with
but likes to rake the gonads
as the day moves forward
walking home
past the Jewish temple
and the abandoned liquor store
all the cars covered in street dust
after a long winter
bright sun
showing off the grey and brown
and everyone
from the man pushing his grocery cart
to the happy young condo shoppers
they all move like set pieces
this town
wearing the collar of rust
it can't shake
- Tourette Mingus
After A Weekend Like That
waking up on the Sante Fe delight
with a beer hangover
which feels fine
to start with
but likes to rake the gonads
as the day moves forward
walking home
past the Jewish temple
and the abandoned liquor store
all the cars covered in street dust
after a long winter
bright sun
showing off the grey and brown
and everyone
from the man pushing his grocery cart
to the happy young condo shoppers
they all move like set pieces
this town
wearing the collar of rust
it can't shake
- Tourette Mingus
Vic Holman
great addition on the vocals. man you got soul. funny thing is i was in the middle of recording and took a break. the program is still on and the guitar is in a clean funky rythmn setting. so i'm listening through the headphones and start playing a funky rythm along with the song. great jammimg with ya!