Sunday
Feb282010
« Do Me a Favor: Pause for a Little Second »
Sunday, February 28, 2010 Sunday afternoon: loading groceries in the far back of a Giant Eagle parking lot, on South Side. A kid in a hoodie, with a toothless smile: "Show me some love..." - an unlabeled CD in his hand. I: "Demo?" He: "Demo." Both smiling - I am sure to different mindstreams. I: "What's your band's called?" He: "Lil Ice."
I give him $5: "Get rich and famous... and keep the peace!" He: "You know it." Perfect hustle.
In the car, I look over the CD, sure I just bought myself a blank for $5 (not a bad price to avoid a possible confrontation). I eject "Best of Leonard Cohen." I put in the CD and hear a nice track with catchy hook: "Do me a favor: pause for a little second... Do me a favor: pause for a little second..."
At home, after unloading groceries, I eject "Best of Bob Marley" from my home Harmon-Kardon and stream some "Do me a favor: pause for a little second" through a pair of Dali speakers. Sounds good: 4 unknown tracks for $5, I-Tune pricing...
Pittsburgh in its ordinary perfection: a hi-fidelity non-zero-scenario exchange between two random minds.
Do me a favor: pause for a little second! When track's over, hit replay:
I give him $5: "Get rich and famous... and keep the peace!" He: "You know it." Perfect hustle.
In the car, I look over the CD, sure I just bought myself a blank for $5 (not a bad price to avoid a possible confrontation). I eject "Best of Leonard Cohen." I put in the CD and hear a nice track with catchy hook: "Do me a favor: pause for a little second... Do me a favor: pause for a little second..."
At home, after unloading groceries, I eject "Best of Bob Marley" from my home Harmon-Kardon and stream some "Do me a favor: pause for a little second" through a pair of Dali speakers. Sounds good: 4 unknown tracks for $5, I-Tune pricing...
Pittsburgh in its ordinary perfection: a hi-fidelity non-zero-scenario exchange between two random minds.
Do me a favor: pause for a little second! When track's over, hit replay: