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Ode to Floyd

A few weeks ago I received the 250th comment on this here blog. Floyd wrote:

this is a fine blog.

… very apropos.

In my head, I had promised a gift to the person who left my 250th comment. Then, with my fingers, I promised a gift to Floyd. As a PROFESSIONAL WRITER, you know I am not, as they say, “in the money way” (click my Google ads!), so I will use my amazing, professional-level creative skills to improvise.

I know it’s not much, but it’s the best I can do. My gift is my song, Floyd, and this one’s for you:

Floyd, I know, is a designer
with pictures and pixels
that couldn’t be finer

Opposed to labs: anti, even.
Parachutes, gorilla suits,
arriving first, then leavin’

the best for last. But I
don’t know what that is.
Maybe I’m a nut, hi.

This took a turn for
the worse; I should rehearse.
Now I’ll stop burn, door

Thanks for participating in the participatory culture of my blog, Floyd!

Comments 7

  1. floydy wrote:

    this is a fine prize.

    Posted 21 Jan 2009 at 10:23 am
  2. brodiemash wrote:

    I’m gunning for comment number 500…

    Posted 21 Jan 2009 at 10:38 am
  3. Cait wrote:

    You really love referencing Moulin Rouge, don’t you?

    Posted 21 Jan 2009 at 4:37 pm
  4. Conlan wrote:

    Dear, young, Caitlin: I’ve done some research and it turns out many of the songs in that movie actually existed before the movie! I didn’t know that was even legal! Hollywood, what can you do, am I right?

    Posted 21 Jan 2009 at 11:24 pm
  5. Cait wrote:

    Dear, old man, Conlan: way to quote movie lines 84,000 times, then use the one time you quoted from a song to pretend like you’re so much more sophisticated than those ignorant Moulin Rouge viewers. But don’t worry, I understand. It’s just so much classier to say you were referencing Elton John, am I right?

    Posted 22 Jan 2009 at 6:15 pm
  6. Solitaire wrote:

    the venue is the Save Mart Center :)

    and congrats on your 250th comment :)

    Posted 26 Jan 2009 at 10:25 am
  7. floyd wrote:

    hey man.

    Posted 06 Oct 2009 at 7:39 pm

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