From: kkwwkk@mixcom.com (TA Shaw)
Newsgroups: alt.romance.chat
Subject: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas
Date: 22 Dec 92 15:06:18 GMT
Organization: Milwaukee Internet Xchange BBS, Milwaukee, WI U.S.A.



To GRW, GEMR, Mmaam, Madam Prez&SexSlave'Teve, Blade,
Dark Knight, CowPatti, 'Chelle&Lee and to the rest of
ARC:

Take the long cold winter nights, mix in a bit of the
holiday spirit, then add Christmas being just around the
corner and what do you get????

Too much time on my hands.....So for your listening pleasure, er
reading pleasure, I humbly present to you:


'Twas The Night Before Christmas
      or
To The Best Of My Recollection

 'Twas the night before Christmas (ok maybe several days, it's a bit foggy)
 And all through my condo         (who can afford a house. And the upkeep )
 Not a CD was stirring,           (multidisc, 16x oversampling w/shuffle play)
 Not even Oingo Biongo            (nor U2, Bing Crosby nor the Muppets     )

 The stockings were hung          (they had a fair trial, just had bad counsel)
 By the stereo with care          (it was a cheap condo, no fireplace)
 In hopes that RCA records        (I know these CD clubs are rip offs, but by)
 And CD Club soon would be there  (using multiple names....it's pretty cheap)

 Then all of a sudden             (well it may have going on for a while)
 There arose such a clatter       (but I was under the influnece of mental fog)
 So I jumped from my fouton       (in a small condo, ya can't have everything)
 And checked out my CD platter    (room for 5 discs w/shuffle play)

 Quickly I did press              (quick is a relative term here)
 The button marked OPEN           (maybe I should pressed stop first)
 Out slid the tray                (tray? carousel? What's the diff)
 New CD's it was holdin'          (still in the plastic holders)

 Grabbing my specs                (Ok, I admit it, I wear glasses, uh DUH)
 I started to look                (what else did you think I would do?)
 To see if these new CDs          (Compact Discs, in case you didn't know)
 Were from the catalog book       (Buy one and get 5 trillion free + S&H)

 And reading the labels           (Juan Tona Maira & Fleas Navy DoD)
 From begining to end             (Copyright 1992, Flying Fish Records)
 Plugging my ears                 (One person's music = 'nother person's noise)
 The clatter started again        (Should have removed all from the carousel)

 So with wink of an eye           (it was really a double eyed wink)
 And a wave of my hand            (for dramatic purposed only)
 Soon all my catalog books        (CD Club, Book Club, Club of the Month Club)
 Were squashed in my trash can    (good thing I used steel sacks sacks)

 So what do you think             (Me think. HA? Now there's a thought eh?)
 I thought as I sat at the table  (Thought? Who'd a thunk such a thing 'bout me)
 Was how did I stray so           (Meander, wander, deviate; you get the point?)
 Far from the original fable      (I know it was very close to this version)

 This tired old body              (One score and eleven, (ok twelve) years ago)
 With a snap and a pop            (my parents brought forth unto this world)
 I put one last CD on             (No one can buy just one)
 And pressed Continous Op         (This what they do for elevator music)

 With a twist and a stretch       (It's not a king size futon!!!)
 Along with a yawn and a snort    (Who said anything about manners)
 I snuggled into my futon         (And it ain't even queen sized)
 My safe little fort              (Over active imagination? Well maybe)

 As visions of Sugar Plum Fairies (Nutrasweet Fruit Alternative Peoples)
 Danced in my head                (Lots of room for dancing there)
 The condo was soon filled by     (Remember, it's a small condo)
 The Greatest Hits of the Dead    (Isn't everyone a Dead Head?)


Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Knight(or Lady),

BDC
-- 
  May I walk in beauty.  Make my eyes      | TA Shaw          |        oOO 
  ever behold the red and purple sunset.   | shaw@mixcom.com  |  _____ OO 
  Make my hands respect the things you have+------------------| (_/-\_)..
  made, and my ears sharp to your voice - Chief Yellow Lark   | ==(0).
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