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Countin' Down to Counting Blessings...

Posted over 2 years ago
...I'm working outside and a Yogi/ Palmist who, while wearing a turban looked a lot like the Beatles' guru "*Maharishi Mahesh*":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharishi_Mahesh_Yogi, just read me a fortune...I'm open to anything (since this editorial thing has gotten hairy and grown teeth, yeah, still finishing up refinements)...he told me I had a good heart...have had ups and downs over the past 3 years and good luck is coming my way because I'm a hard worker...yeah, I filed all of that under the "tell me some shite I don't know, brothermean...he also told me that I think too much and that I should just breathe and relax a little more...then he told me he'd pray for me...then he asked for 20 bucks...I looked down to see if there was any straw in my shoes because surely this guy thought I'd just fallen off the turnip truck...then, the piece of paper that he told me to write down a couple of things about during his preamble, he asked me to unfold and to see if what he'd said was on it...it was...every fuggin' thing, son...all things being equal, that last bit wiped the smirk off my face because some things in life can't be rationally explained...I didn't have a twen on me and I wasn't about to cut him a check...I told him to come back in a week and I'd shoot it to him......I imagine that the John Coltrane cut in the player above, from his Giant Steps LP "*my song review's here*":http://chronicridicule.blogspot.com/2006/09/john-coltrane-heavyweight-champion-ad_18.html , is what my mind sounds like when I'm multitasking (as, I'm posting this during a five minute smoke break...

Comments (7)

  1. CrashPryor says ...just to be safe...I'll have a crisp 20 for the Swami next week...every little bit helps, yanno?...and maybe Mr. CP will be humming "Mr. PC" instead...BTW, if you don't have this album, get it...
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  2. Rawkkiddoh says are you sure it was not David Blaine
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  3. mktackabery says ahh, John, God loves ya and so do I. Pay up Crash. You never know.
    Permalink posted 05/10/2007
  4. steve simon says and so does coltran's friendly ghost
    Permalink posted 05/11/2007
  5. steve simon says ooops, coltrane's.....i meant. you think hyman could get a smart spell check on this thing
    Permalink posted 05/11/2007
  6. Jshua says Love Coltraine and love the story.... That is kinda eerie though... J-
    Permalink posted 05/11/2007
  7. CrashPryor says @CooP: Yeah, I'm certain...that shit with the balled up piece of paper was FREAKY-FUGGIN'-DEAKY, son... @michelle: no doubt...I got enough craziness swirling around me living in this town...that twenty will be awaiting Swami Singh next week... @steve: yeah, son...I hear you spell-check or not...the friendliest ghost I know... @Styles: I won't front, when he started pointing shit out, I was borderline freaked out..
    Permalink posted 05/11/2007

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