Heroes

Well look who's here, as we speak!
The news started going out via the neighborhood grapevine- "Duke's here and the power will be back within the hour!" My next door neighbor knew this to be true because her husband is a sheriff and he was down by the DG, directing traffic around the power guys. 
Of course we had that line down in the yard so there was that, too. I'd texted Duke Energy and Glen had actually talked to them but when he heard they were working down the road, he went on over there and talked to the guys, showed them the work order he'd gotten a copy of, and despite the fact that they knew nothing about that, they drove on over and...well, that line is already back up. Those guys know what they're doing. Now we're just waiting for the main line to come on. 

When they pulled up, I stepped out on the porch and yelled, "Thank-you!" and then "Heroes!" They grinned and waved. They really are heroes. These guys work in horrible heat and worse humidity to restore people's electricity. After a hurricane, the line workers are the most beloved people in our world. When you've been without power for days, the sight of their trucks coming down the road is better than seeing Jesus descend from the clouds. Of course we've had no disruptions here at our house but god, I am so glad for my neighbors. 

And- for the first time since Tuesday, the generator just went off and the fans are still running so...WE HAVE POWER!

Lily and Lauren got theirs back about three this afternoon so we're all good. 

Wow. Such relief. 

Those martinis are going to be extra sweet tonight. 

I actually got quite a few domestic chores done today, from taking trash and cleaning toilets and doing laundry to making a run to town to get a few things we needed and probably a few things we didn't. But it feels good to have accomplished some things and I am so glad to have my energy and mojo working again, so to speak. Man, I was a mess this past week. 

One thing that has cheered me through it all is the fact that the Rolling Stones are releasing a new studio album of all new material next Wednesday. These will be original songs, of course, that they've been working on for years when they could all get together. Some of the songs will have Charley Watts on drums as they began recording before his death. I hear that Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will also be a presence on the album. Which is a little bit of a mind-blow, considering irony and stuff like that. 

The Old Boys have been subtly raising excitement about this event, including, a few weeks ago, a small advert in The Hackney Gazette. 

I take it that the Hackney Gazette is "The source for all your Hackney news since 1864." I honestly do not know if Hackney, which is in Great Britain, has any special significance for the Stones but I'm sure there's a reason it was chosen. 

And then, this week, all subtlety was abandoned when things like this started appearing. 

Oh, Mick Jagger- you brilliant man! Not only are you the best frontman in the world, you are also one hell of a businessman. 

Last night I was thinking about a song by a guy named Todd Snider. Snider is one hell of a song-writer and performer by the way, and he wrote a song called "Brenda" about Keith and Mick. Brenda is the name that Keith and Charley used to call Mick behind his back. And so I found it on Youtube, of course, although it's not a performance video. I also found the lyrics. The song is on Snider's album "Todd Snider Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables." 

Met on a train goin’ somewhere fast
He could see what she had right on
Together they build up an empire so vast
That no one and nothin’ could stop them
He looked like a man of the people
She looked high as hell at the ball
Of course they made everybody so jealous
But no one could touch ‘em et all
It was true love

What while the rabbles was restin’
They conquered the world and beyond
With each new insatiable ambition
They tested and strengthened their bond
He wasn’t nearly as driven
She wasn’t nearly as fun
But together they was quite a combination
When it come down to gettin’ it done
It was true love
True love

They amassed unspeakable fortunes and she still wasn’t satisfied
So he fell out to find what she wanted in her mind
What a hell of a ride
Bought private jet planes and castles
Took every pleasure that they could
Well good love comes with its troubles
Where things, things wouldn’t always be good
It was true love

There was a few times that she cheated
There was even some times when they split
But she upped and went and he got arrested
And she put up with it
It was drugs
Cause what mattered was keepin’ that feeling
What mattered was stayin’ on top
Some say what’s keepin’ them together so long
Is feelin’ they’ve already thought they could drop
It’s true love
True, true love

These days he’s callin’ her Brenda
That wasn’t always her name
That opened them to so many changes
As they weathered the pressures of change
Not long ago she almost lost him
Lesser man might’ve been dead
But just when she thought he might be giving up
He was back up in business instead
It was true love

Tonight I’m sure he’s in some tavern, smokin’, he’s drinkin’ it in
And I’m sure she’s holed up in that office, cruchin’ the numbers again
He’s livin’ it up while she’s workin’
I guess that’s just about right
Mick Jagger was born on a Monday morning
Keith Richards was born on a Saturday night
It was true love
It was true, it was true, it was true love
It was true, it was true love

If you have any desire, and I seriously doubt you do, (I know that my Rolling Stones obsession is mine and probably not yours) you can read the lyrics while you listen to the song. 

Wow. It's been a week. 

I'm sipping a martini and we have clean sheets on the bed and the electricity is back on in Lloyd, and the Rolling Stones, Est. 1962, are releasing a new album. Will they tour on it? 
I would not bet against it. If Brenda can still dance and sing and Keith can still flash those riffs, they'll do it. 

I sure hope that the album is good. We shall see. 

Love...Ms. Moon