OH
WOW who knew it was halloween already? We went out at this place where buddy jo
and his dog zoe was hanging out in costumes. Buddy jo was from tennessee,
friendly and chatty. His dog, also named zoe, was a little bit of a princess
but we liked her anyways. Next thing we knew the whole town came out a the
woodwork and their kids and their dogs too. And they was all dressed like skeletons
and witches, bees and smurfettes, cowgirls and firemen, rabbits and spacemen.
It
was one big happy family out there on the street, festive and fun and full a
treats for pups.
Everybody
that passed by our table stopped to pet me and chew the fat with Mischa and everydog
stopped to sniff me. She dint give anybody but me any a her dinner though. I
got mashed potatoes and salmon stuffed with crabmeat. Vegan beware! The times
they is a changin!
Hey
this place was so cool I ordered my dinner off the dog menu. It was printed in
english and canine-ish, and also had a lot of scratch and sniff options.
One
a them waiters was preparin to audition in miami florida tomorrow for some big
tv show. He was dressed up like liza morelli in the caberet or someting like
that. Aunt dana told him to break
his leg. I dint quite grasp the sentiment, but he seemed to think it was a good
one.
Did
I mention that all them dogs was wearin costumes too! Most a them musta went to
the same wardrobe shop, cause there was a plethora a skeletons. Except ofcourse
for the other zoe, she was a bee, ‘’queen bee’’ her dad said.
I
had a crush on a rough coat jack for a minute. I ain’t sure what he was
supposed to be for halloween but I think it was a pirate or somethin like that.
I thought “hmmm big boy, I’d walk the gang plank for you, uh-huh, oh yeah!” But
then I snapped out a it and regained my dignity...I mean I was lettin it all
hang out in front a all these strangers! I got a little embarrassed. Mischa
noticed all this takin place and she leaned down and said “Zoe mou, don’t you
worry, a little crush is good for the spirit and gets the blood movin. An ole
gal like you can use that now and again.”
Then
while I wasnt lookin first mischa and then aunt dana disappeared inside the
restaurant and when they came back out Mischa was wrapped up in orange fabric
her
face was green and she had long green feathers comin outta her head. I lookd at
her like “what the hey?”
“Carrot”
she said “I have always wanted to be a carrot on halloween! Like it?”
I
just blinked a lot tryin to get it.
Then
I looks over at dana and she’s all decked out in sparkles and glitter and a
pink tuxedo, a white frilly shirt and huge baubles on her hands. “Don’t tell
me.” I said. “Liberace, right?”
“Yeah!’
she shook her head and beamed a huge smile down on me, then she made like she
was playin air piano with her hands.
I
realized I had been spared the humiliation of a costume, when outta no wheres I
see this black cape comin at me. It’s buddy jo and he ties it around my neck
and
then produces a top hat and a wand. “What am I?” “Who am I?”
“You’re
a, you’re oh yeah you’re Zoerlin the wizzard!” Mischa finally announces.
They
were all exceptionally pleased now. And so
we
had an extra swell time at the liven room which happened to be the name of the
joint. Only one complaint got lodged by aunt dana and Mischa the whole night. That
was about the guitarist. His back up band was in a rectangle that was plugged
into the wall. The girls dint think that was right. They said he looked bored
and lonely on accounta not havin no musician friends to play with. Dana
inquired about the musicians union and wondered if the rectangle was a member.
Her bein a union carpenter an all makes her extra sensative about workers
rights.
Well
speakin a rights, it’s almost breakfast time here at the home sweet home,
so.....later.
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