"oh, you're gonna have a blast..."

The next time your boss is excessivly upbeat about a project, kick him in the knee.... =]

Origins

Okay,

I'm a "Classic Rock" nut. From growing up in the late 60's, current era (CE for the revisionists...) 'rock' music is, IMHO, whinny, sorrowful, monotone, and screed. There are no more Jimi Hendrix' (altho Lenny Kravitz comes close), Led Zepplins, or Pink Floyds.

Procol Harum (www. procolharum.com) was about as pychedelic as a band could get. From songs like Conquistador, Shine on Brightly, and A Whiter Shade of Pale, they did trip the light fandango...

Here are the lyrics:

We skipped the light fandango
turned cartwheels 'cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
but the crowd called out for more
the room was humming harder
as the ceiling flew away
when we called out for another drink
the waiter brought a tray

and so it was the later
as the miller told his tale
as her face, at first just ghostly
turned a whiter shade of pale

She said "there is no reason
and the truth is plain to see"
but I wondered through my playing cards
and would not let her be
one of 16 vestal virgins
that were leaving for the coast
and althought my eyes were open
they might just as well be closed.

http://www.procolharum.com/w/w9901.htm (there are additional lyrics that were sung at live concerts that I was not aware of - guess I'm not the fan I should be...=) )

The lyrics are open to interpretation, but who really knows? If you have some insight, please, share....

A_R

A_R is revealed!!!!

For all my Mad Cow Steakhouse friends, I am *the* arclight.

Accept no imitations - ask for the 'real deal'....=)

A_R

Opening Salvo....

To whom this concerns....

....where do I begin....

At the behest of a colleague, friend, and pseudo-mentor, I've taken the blog plunge. Got no Idea where this will lead, got no idea what to say, and where this will go.

Only thing I can say is Jerry Garcia's tomic words: "I will get by.." or "what a long strange trip its been...", take your pick if you know me.... =)

I guess I'll post thoughts, ideas, 'neat things', and other things that pique my interests. Only time will tell...

Thanks for coming by, please comment, and take my verbiage with a healthy dose of salt and tequila...=)

A_R