Just Got Paid Today/Got Me a Pocket Full of Change

The graphic illustrating Matt's post reminds me of something funny. Have you ever actually burned money before? There's a kind of sick fascination and thrill. I can recall my dad and I having the dicussion of whether there might not be $10 worth of entertainment in the burning of a $10 bill. You think of all the things you could buy and whether it's too late to snuff it out as it curls up into oblivion. I think I have even burned a $20 at some point, while wasted, but only to freak someone out. Wait, I'm not sure that makes it more rather than less comprehensible. See, I wanted them to think I was crazy! Anyway I believe I've just confessed to a crime, but hopefully the Fed is distracted elsewhere. In related news, there's a lot of great ZZ Top songs out there, and you should probably be listening to more of them: Neighbor, Neighbor; Old Man; The Balinese; Pan Am Highway Blues; She's a Heartbreaker...the list goes on and on.

Comments

[Josh]

What, no link to the guys from The KLF burning a million pounds?

[belle waring]

holy shit, I forgot about that!

[ozma]

ZZ Top! I almost forgot about them. I've been getting through tenure/the election/the financial crisis by listening to Tammy Wynette, Emmylou Harris and the soundtracks to musicals (when I start to feel really desperate). I was planning to move onto Steve Miller next--that's how bad things are sometimes. Now that you've reminded me about ZZ Top though I may not have to go there.

[belle waring]

I had to restrain myself from singing along to "Balinese" in the cold storage (supermarket) today lest I look like a crazy person.