what was that? is that all there is? who is this? this is it.

hand in hand in hand

 

you say tomato

I say tomato

 

the fruit of another

 

I was kicking rocks in Spokane in the endless summer before 7th grade when Squeeze released “Tempted”. A few weeks later MTV started and that’s probably where I first heard it. Then local top-40 radio came around with some airplay. I appreciated it back then. But in the ensuing 45 years my appreciation for this song has grown. 

 

passed the church and the steeple

the laundry on the hill

billboards and the buildings

memories of it still

keep calling and calling

but forget it all, I know I will

 

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at the dinner table, AJ said...

What did one prick say to the other prick?

Posted November 11, 2026 12:02 PM | Reply to this comment

pilder said...

Sopranos season 2 episode 2. Now 26+ years later I google the punchline...

Posted November 11, 2026 12:04 PM | Reply to this comment

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