Our Man in Europe/dave delacroix/ "LAST OIL."
...On the VERY last day of the OIL CRISIS...it hit Italy first. America was spared a few months due to the innovative industry of "backwoods" MOONSHINE" folks, down dere' in ALABAM, Kentucky and Tennessee; their "produce" - defying ALL USA Safety regulations - was (Politically?) deemed "Pitiful, yet, a necessary evil." -TRANS-AM/CORVETTES actually RAN on the "stuff", sold in 1-litre MASON-DIXON jars? -But the products FUMES were so pungent that, not only wouldn't the damn car stay on a straight line, but driver and passengers were in-directly intoxicated; ERGO! The "Barney Fifes" (USA Cops in State Trooper bags) were restricted to busting only SOBER drivers to pay for America's rotting infra-structure?
Singing (Frank Zappa:) "Well-a-well-a well? -I said WELL?"
...In ITALY (Ze Oil crisis?) wasn't too - awesomely - significant. Switzerland's got the Assets, paper money, account numbers: Italy's got the booze; the alcohol/Vino! --- DA DAMN SOCIAL DRUG...!
...It was "rationed", of course. And, today? -instead of THREE people jolly-ing along on a two seater VESPA (Scooter-thingy) there are now SIX -with GRANDMA on the top!
Grand-son/driver: "Grande madre! Tutte bene?" (Grand.ma? Are U OK?)
Grande madre replies: "(In Italiano:)
"Shut the frick up! SUBITO!
And get me to da God-damn Super-mercato!"...
c 2014/sept/davedelacroix/our man in europe/Lord Borgo
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