{"id":4522,"date":"2011-06-19T07:33:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-19T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=4522"},"modified":"2011-06-19T07:33:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-19T14:33:00","slug":"a-birthday-song-for-mommyathome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=4522","title":{"rendered":"A Birthday Song for mommyathome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OK, Folks, you know the drill. Allright everyone, let&#8217;s gather in front of our large, 13&#8243;, Black and White TV set, and watch as a tall, lanky man in a khaki uniform strides out, introduces himself as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvparty.com\/lostlasheriff.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sheriff John<\/a>, and says: &#8220;Today, folks, we have an unusual request, for a song from a group called, uhh, Concrete Blonde (hey, Bob, is that a real group name?). In any case, I&#8217;ll try to sing this right with my ukulele here, as we wish the happiest of birthdays to <a href=\"http:\/\/mommyathome.livejournal.com\/\" class=\"lj-user\">mommyathome<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>Outside in the hall there\u2019s a catfight<br \/>\nIt\u2019s well after midnight<br \/>\nI guess I\u2019ll be allright<br \/>\nI\u2019m laid out on the floor<br \/>\nDrunk and poor<br \/>\nHow much longer how much more<\/p>\n<p>Rock me to sleep<br \/>\nStrong &#038; deep.<br \/>\nThe screaming cats they give me the creep<br \/>\nBut aside from all that I feel no pain<br \/>\nStaring up at the ceiling stains<br \/>\n&#8230;neon in the window<br \/>\n&#8230;sirens far away<br \/>\n&#8230;news on the radio happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>They\u2019re at it again next door<br \/>\nThis whole floor I swear<br \/>\nThey\u2019re out to drive me crazy<br \/>\nNot right now I\u2019m high as a cloud I\u2019m soft and gray and lazy<br \/>\n&#8230;neon in the window<br \/>\n&#8230;sirens far away<br \/>\n&#8230;news on the radio happy birthday happy birthday happy birthday<\/p>\n<p>Fly me<br \/>\nOut the window.<br \/>\nSomewhere far away<br \/>\nSinging on the radio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pics.livejournal.com\/cahwyguy\/pic\/000by1h8\" width=\"75\" height=\"71\" title=\"\" align=\"Left\" hspace=\"5\"><font size=\"-2\">[Did you know you can pick which song the Sheriff sings for you on your birthday? It&#8217;s easy. Just visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/cahwyguy.livejournal.com\/1112637.html\" target=\"_blank\">7th Annual Birthday Poll<\/a> on Livejournal (FB users: you can now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.livejournal.com\/identity\/login.bml?type=facebook\" target=\"_blank\">log into LJ with your FB ID<\/a> and vote in the poll!). Note that if you want the birdie to be able to inform the Sheriff about your birthday, you need to make sure your birth month and day is in your LJ or FB profile, and it is visible to your friends. Note that the Sheriff only sings a song if I know you personally or you&#8217;re a regular commenter. So don&#8217;t lurk!]<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, Folks, you know the drill. 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