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a year or two ago? I think the title was "life in a seedy hotel". I just came across one of my many entries and rather enjoyed it. Let's hope you do too, because you have fine taste.

It seemed to be untitled but "Big Johnny" fits.


Big Johnny, King of Vinyl
From the right side of the tracks
Took a revolutionary approach to music
“If it don’t go round
It don’t got no sound”


Big Johnny, King of Vinyl
used to say
“Cassettes are for squares”
and then he’d laugh at his nearly-joke
and ash would drop to the floor in respect


“The best of everything”
he boasted to his true love,
rented nightly to affirm his infidelity vows,
and Peggy-Sue said “yes, Big Johnny”
as she put his Little Richard on the deck


The Plaza, The Hilton, 5 Star life
He gave tips generously to Bell-Boys,
“always change the stylus every 6 months”
“Yes, Sir, Mr Big Johnny”
and Peggy-Sue sighed with pride by his side


December nights were warmed in his suite
by bee-bop 45s turning
and giant speakers stood in the corner,
Not because they were naughty
but because they were so damn good
Big Johnny’s heart was burning


Peggy-Sue refused a contact
denied they had a contract
defied him to sue Peggy-Sue
no Court would find for Johnny
she had the scars of his vinyl obsession
500 albums in his possession



“music comes from 33’s
and modern shit is first degree
murder of real sound”
and to emphasise his argument
sent Peggy-Sue on Heaven trail
a centre-hole his Holy Grail
but a bad idea for this frail female


And now she’s more dead than frail
Big Johnny charged, no-bail
Jury took only as long as a double Presley
to nail his wooden heart
Judge searched for the right punishment
And sentenced Johnny, King of Vinyl
To Life in a CD Hotel

edited to say I don't get the contact/contract bit and it's probably a typo or a good idea now forgotten.

Hey Mikey~~~

edit: O hey, I see you picked up on the seedy hotel thing....

I remember this. I do believe I was the judge of this comp. (Did it win??)

Thanks for the memories.

cheers,
L

Mikey,
Very evocative of the demise of the smelly, scratchy and sexy vinyl to the sexless, virgin and pure quality of the CD, where album notes required a magnifing glass to read the Holy testaments to song lyrics and large collectables became followers of fashion.

Georges.

Alan Alda wrote:Hey Mikey~~~

edit: O hey, I see you picked up on the seedy hotel thing....

I remember this. I do believe I was the judge of this comp. (Did it win??)

Thanks for the memories.

cheers,
L

of course it didn't win! you said I didn't pay you enough and in an act of spite you decalred as the winner

" I like the moon
in June
oh my heart
oh my soul
I am in a seedy hotel
and don't feel so well
thee thou soul heart
heart soul thou thee
heartichokes soulsinger thee thou
wow!"

I don't complain it was a very fine piece of writing indeed but it is my duty to disclsoe that you, Laurie Alda, wrote that yourself and thus corruptly received the prize (kindly donated by yourself as well, so double corruption).

why don't you confess, it will be good for your soul (heart, thee, thou etc)

George.Wright wrote:Mikey,
Very evocative of the demise of the smelly, scratchy and sexy vinyl to the sexless, virgin and pure quality of the CD, where album notes required a magnifing glass to read the Holy testaments to song lyrics and large collectables became followers of fashion.

Georges.

absolutely, as we get older we long for the sexy hole and yet have to make do with pure virgins instead.

michael

always a pleasure for you to meet me

Yeah, Mikey, I was a most corrupt judge. I'm still living off the prize money in Hawaii and sipping on an umbrella decorated beverage as we speak. Yum



Aloha!

Alan Alda wrote:Yeah, Mikey, I was a most corrupt judge. I'm still living off the prize money in Hawaii and sipping on an umbrella decorated beverage as we speak. Yum



Aloha!

typical, I knew you would completely deny it.


Lord Mickey of One,a very great judge of character

typical, I knew you would completely deny it.

Thanks for the chuckle.