Tonight, while watching one of my singer/songwriter friends rock the house (acoustic guitar style), i was nudged by a friend at the table to take a look at the sweater of this sweet senior citizen who arrived midway through the set. (Note: my friend's music is relevant to this generation! The senior crowd was there to see the following performer rock the house - cello style.) This sweater was one that immediately triggered the word "b-dazzled" in my mind. You know, the rhinestones, multiple colors, excessive shine. Her shine was arranged in the shape of three crowns. I looked over and couldn't help but smile. You know when a really posh person can "pull off" something quite atrocious? Well i realized that this senior (and well, most seniors) can pull off this kind of sweater! She rocked it - sweet old lady style! Not many in my circle could pull this off, but she did. I also realized that there will come a day when i too sport the b-dazzle sweater. And i hope to "own it" in the same way this lady did.
Several minutes later, the same friend who pointed out mrs. b-dazzle's sweatshirt indicated to them that a napkin was illuminating from their senior table - fire style! The senior gentleman (mr. fire) looked down at these starting flames quite taken aback. My friend grabbed a glass of water and poured it on the table. The fire was out. (whew!) The three seniors (mrs. b-dazzle, mr. fire, and mrs. oblivious) turned around to our table, thanked my friend, and expressed to us their surprise at this event. "We had no idea!" "We were so focused on the performer, we didn't see the flames!" "We did not see that at all!"
So yes, the greatest generation certainly has wisdom to offer. They have earned their right to wear tacky sweaters and speak out at inappropriate times during church. And i'll be darned if i try to take these rights away from them! (shoot, i'll do all i can to be assured that these rights will still be in place when it's time for me to cash in my birthday candles.) But we, my generation not only didn't start the fire; we helped put the fire out!
the singer/songwriter mentioned in this post is katie arnold. She rocks! (katie arnold style) Check her out at www.myspace.com/katiearnoldmusic.
3 comments:
thanks for the shout-out! and thanks for coming out last night :) i also noticed the b-dazzler (how could ya not?) as i was perched up on my stool, mid-song. couldn't stare too long for fear of distraction and lyric-stumbling (same goes for the flames, which i was sure were going to leap up onto my guitar at any moment. during that incident i was saying over and over in my head, don't look, keep singing, don't look, keep singing....). whew. what a night.
that was me! i didn't start the fire! and as for mrs. b-dazzler, i'm not sure if you're going to be allowed to try out that look! ;-)
Ha!! This was such a funny post!! I can TOTALLY picture the befuddled bedazzler now... awesome! :) Good thing someone put out the flames!
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