On Sunday, we stopped in at the Durango Flea Market, as Ethel wanted another skillet for the condo.

We didn't find a skillet, but we did find some Phish.

            

Yep - for one dollar (each) I got Lawn Boy and the Squirrel Nut ZIppers.

This is my fourth (or so) copy of Lawn Boy. I've bought Farmhouse, as well, and like it just fine, but Lawn Boy is one of my all-time favorites.

"Reba dipped a ladle for a taste of her creation
 And she knew that what she'd made would be the finest in the nation -

Bag it, tag it, sell it to the butcher in the store, oh..."

When I hear Lawn Boy, I remember driving all around Vermont with Ethel and Silas, sightseeing and singing along. If you can listen to "Bouncing 'Round The Room" three times without starting to sing along, I'd like to hear from you. You obviously need more coffee.

I haven't been able to hear the whole thing again, as Ethel and I usually talk when we are in the car, and when we're in the car is the only time that we would be listening to music, so it's been "listen to part of a song/talk/listen to some more/talk/get out of the car/forget to turn the CD player back on when we get back in" since this weekend.

Phish - at least this Phish - is pure joy and play, sort of like the BareNaked Ladies without the "social consciousness" aspects (when the BNL decided to let me know about their politics, I didn't dump 'em - I just deleted that song from my library. I decided not too long ago that, if my entertainers get political, then to allow that to cause me to stop enjoying their entertainment would be to say that their use of the entertainment platform for espousing their views actually MATTERS - it means that I'm paying attention, which is exactly what they want me to do, and just what I don't want to do) .

If there are any Phish phans reading this, I'd like to know if there are other Phish CDs as playful and delightful as Lawn Boy. I don't want to just buy Phish at random; following the Crash Test Dummies all the way down into "I Don't Care That You Don't Mind" taught me the error of that path.