MANAGERS AND MIGRAINES

Friday, July 07, 2006

Current mood: drained

I have another migraine today, so its probably not a good idea to be listening to Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Brain Salad Surgery and Works Volume 1. Today is shopping day. My Wife is going over to her mother's (yes she is still alive! My Wife's mother I mean, not my Wife. Although obviously my Wife is also alive. I'm not sick!)

So anyway, I decided to go down to the grocery store by myself and pick up what we needed for the week. BIG MISTAKE!

I had completely forgotten about the Manager there, even though I wrote about him on this damn 'blog' thing. Well anyway, he sees me pull up in the mustang and he comes running out. "Baxter! Baxter!" he's shouting.
"Thats the character buddy. I'm Charles Wynford Lodge... The Actor" I told him.
His face was a picture of innocent joy and excitement, "Sorry Baxter..."

Damn fool.

He insisted on being my personal shopper which was embarrassing when I was purchasing certain pharmaceuticals. I just said if its good enough for Pele its good enough for me!

After what felt like an age we got to the check out. Then on my way out he grabbed my arm gently, but firmly. I turned and he looked deep into my eyes, "So how about that Baxter screening?"
Momentarily lost for words I just stuttered, "I... I..."
"I know. You'd love to come round as soon as possible. Well how about tonight?" he asked.
What could I say? Yeh, I know now I coulda said NO! But for some goddamn unknown reason I ended up saying YES! Perhaps it was the tightening of his grip on my arm. Felt like he was taking my blood pressure!

I told him I'd bring my Wife, but he said that wouldn't be necessary. So it looks like I gotta go to this fellas house on my own but I may take some potato chips. Who knows it could be fun watching some of the old shows again. I've not seen any for a while and I tend not to watch the last episode Baxter Investigates... The Case of the Liquid Enema for obvious reasons...

Currently listening : Works, Vol. 1 By Emerson Lake & Palmer. Release date: By 21 May, 1996
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