söndag 10 Dec 2006, 3:18

tonight may be an important night:

this is the first time i've ever heard The Smiths in a public establishment, anywhere.

how strange… it was a weird kitschy Jimmy Buffet-themed restaurant, called, yes, Cheeseburger in Paradise.

yes, it came on – The Boy With the Thorn in His Side – and during the intro i thought "wait a minute… i know this… it's a song i absolutely love… what is it?"

see, i didn't even recognize it in a restaurant… because i've never heard it outside my headphones, car speakers, or locked bedroom… how strange.

then when i did recognize it, i yelled it out (my companions, used to me, ignored me). but i phrased it in the form of a question, sitting at the table, "the SMITHS???"

yes, it was really so strange.

or was it? i don't know…

people from places other than Pennsylvania, United States: is it really so strange to hear a Smiths song in an establishment, let alone a middle-aged themed restaurant??