December 28, 2009
Australia Tour
image by Megan Carter
Headed out to play The Peats Ridge Festival for the next couple of days. Hope to see you there.
I love you all almost as much as I loved my dog Bojo when I was a kid in Palm Springs. He got runover by a woman in a Cadillac with a martini between her unshaven legs while wearing a silk nightie. This was back in '71 of course when Elvis was still alive. The car rested precariously on Bojo's sweet little neck while I screamed in horror for her to "Back up! Back up!" After what seemed like an eternity she drove the car forward and Bojo popped up like an adreneline fueled jack in the box an made the most horrible barking/yelping sound I've ever heard in my life. My Dad drove him to the vet in our Ford Pinto station wagon while blood leaked from his torn neck all over my 11 year old lap as I held him crying. Mom drove like she was Mario Andretti and we rushed our little dog in and he was stitched up in the nick of time. It took him a few weeks to recover and he slept next me every night even though I was allergic to him. I cradled him to sleep each evening. Gosh dang it I loved that dog. He lived to be 17 and grew fat and old and eventually died of AIDS complications. ( just kidding about that) he died of dog cancer. My parents put him to sleep while I was off to college. I cried in my dorm room while my new roomates consoled me by laughing at me. I still hate them.
Wow. This went on a little longer than I thought but I feel much better now. Today I'll let the rest of my anger go.
Posted by steve at December 28, 2009 3:44 PM
i think i like megan carter. :)
that and you prompted me to go from sinister giggly with "martini between unshaven legs" to blubbering at the thought of you allergically coddling bojo.
thanks steve
Thank God Bojo made it, otherwise Hunsen Dunsen may never have been written...GASP!
Such horror so young!...no wonder you turned to Yoga. Poor baby
Xo~j
Wait... Bojo was wearing a silk nightie?
Wow indeed. This explains SO MUCH, you raving loon! Just don't forget, as inspired by a large black dog (with an Aussie passenger along!) all dogs go to hellven. :)
To be honest I'm a little confused about whether it was Ma or Pa Poltz who was driving the Pinto wagon, but since you were obviously traumatized, I'll give you a break on the details.
I JUST downloaded Dog in Bosnia from the Daytrotter sessions before I came to check your blog. Coincidence? I think NOT!
Hope you're having fun with your Aussie fiends!
xo
Here's the Daytrotter linkypoo! Sign up and tell your friends!
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/steve-poltz-concert/20030558-6779.html
however, dog cancer is a widespread, dibilitating and sad sad disease. God bless all those with dog cancer.
Have fun in the land down under!!!
