The Writer's Life 1/26 - The Wait

Resurrection completed its second and possibly final season last night. It seems the creators weren’t sure where to take it after exhausting the premise of the novel on which it’s based,  The Returned by Jason Mott. It was on a treadmill for several episodes, then segued to a common plot element: Is the baby carried by a woman who came back from the dead demonic? Of course, this was not resolved, unless one believes the insects piling up on the window of the baby’s room in the final scene confirms it. If so, I wouldn’t renew the series. The theme has been done many times. Then again, where else would the storyline go? It’s time to let it go. It was a good idea that petered out.

While I was at my buddy Bags’ Saturday, Secret Agent Man came up on his vast play list at itunes. I asked who played lead guitar on it. To my surprise, he didn’t know. I finally got around to Googling it. Johnny Rivers not only sang, he did the guitar work, including the famous riff every buff tries to master at some point. I use it as part of my warmup every time I sit down to play. It’s tricky and I flub it as often as not. The tune also includes one of my favorites lines: “You let the robbers slip, while kissing persuasive lips.” Not a perfect rhyme, but brilliant nonetheless. It was written by P.F. Sloan and Steve Barri. Sloan also wrote Barry McGuire’s Eve of Destruction, Herman Hermit’s A Must to Avoid, and the Turtles You Baby, a damn fine legacy. According to Wiki, Barri worked mostly in collaboration and production. 

One of the worst aspects of the deflate-gate NFL story is the constant coverage in the press. To my surprise, there was a break today from the negativism at Yahoo Sports. DT Landon Cohen, 6'1", 300 pounds, was profiled in a story. Who? Four weeks ago he was parking cars in South Carolina at a valet service he and two associates own. An injury opened up a spot on the Seahawks' roster, and Cohen got the call. He played collegiately at Ohio University and has been bouncing around the league for seven years on eight teams, including the Patriots twice. This is his second stint with Seattle. He played 14 snaps in the win against Green Bay. He may not be active for the Super Bowl, but he will be on the sideline.

New Yorkers are awaiting the blizzard. At the moment it seems eastern Long Island will get the worst of it. Projection for the city is a foot. I'd never thought I'd see the day I hoped for a foot of snow, but that's an amount that shouldn't take more than a few days from which to recover. I took a walk this afternoon, anticipating being indoors all of Tuesday. I have no idea when I'll be able to re-open the floating book shop. I'm hoping Sunday.

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