In Other Decrepitude...
So, my back injury appears to be more serious than either the doctor or I had anticipated. It's been about two weeks since I first experienced the crippling pain, and though it subsides pretty dramatically, it keeps coming back. The pain is severe enough that I have to walk with a cane, which I purchased from that weird medical supply place at 12th and Madison that carries the extra tall brand canes. It's just like the one Dr. House uses (thanks to the influence of certain wives).
The weird thing is, and I guess it's not that weird really, but everyone just assumes the cane is an affectation, like I might not actually need it, but just like the way it looks. I do, actually, but I don't think I would ever be able to appropriate something as drastic as a cane in public, even though, like my top hat before it, the cane makes a certain kind of sense to/with/for me. But it mainly makes sense in the context of actually needing it to walk so that my muscle spasms (if indeed that is what they are) don't send me into wild contortions of agony. If the pain persists and the cane becomes a regular part of my life--which would be only too perfect given all the other bullshit I am dealing with right now--I'm seriously going to look into getting one with a sword or a flask inside it.
With that, here is a recent picture of me and my cane, which made its public debut the other night at the Three Imaginary Girls 69 Love Songs Tribute, where I sang "Underwear," "The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure," "Acoustic Guitar," and "Busby Berkeley Dreams."
Voila:
The weird thing is, and I guess it's not that weird really, but everyone just assumes the cane is an affectation, like I might not actually need it, but just like the way it looks. I do, actually, but I don't think I would ever be able to appropriate something as drastic as a cane in public, even though, like my top hat before it, the cane makes a certain kind of sense to/with/for me. But it mainly makes sense in the context of actually needing it to walk so that my muscle spasms (if indeed that is what they are) don't send me into wild contortions of agony. If the pain persists and the cane becomes a regular part of my life--which would be only too perfect given all the other bullshit I am dealing with right now--I'm seriously going to look into getting one with a sword or a flask inside it.
With that, here is a recent picture of me and my cane, which made its public debut the other night at the Three Imaginary Girls 69 Love Songs Tribute, where I sang "Underwear," "The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure," "Acoustic Guitar," and "Busby Berkeley Dreams."
Voila:
posted by Sean Nelson at 9:47 AM
9 Comments:
u should have the cane shoot poison darts like the penguin's umbrella.....
Not to be a kill-joy, but I believe sword canes are illegal in WA, since it's considered a concealed weapon.
Flask canes are probably illegal as well, but presumably for different reasons.
And I'm thinking a cane filled with knockout gas would be way cooler anyway...
the cane goes well with your "jazz hands" er, "jazz hand" move there.
how did u jack the back anyways?
This reminds me of an episode of Newsradio.
Except in Phil Hartman's case, it WAS an affectation. Hope your back feels better.
I could see how if someone saw you in photos with a cane they might think it is just for fun because you totally rock it. But when I ran into you outside of the store my first thought was, "Oh my gosh, what happened?" As with most things it all depends on the context it is initially introduced I suppose.
I think you should start a really crazy rumor about how you hurt your back. You got into a huge bar brawl or you threw it out at a rave doing crazy techno dancing or you were thrown from a horse while doing a promo shoot for your new look & sound?
u were attacked by crazed bionic lizards?
What contest?! No contest!! FLASK CANE. I want one, but I'm a girl, and it's just not the same.
Hi Sean!!
Owie..I hope your back feels better soon, though that cane is stylin'.
But i'm posting now because I can't find your email address so i'm counting on your screening function...
I posted this in the songwriters yahoo group, and sent mail to Jon and Carrie too.. i think it might be a fun, and therapeutic, come on down if you can make it!
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You are invited to visit with the current songwriting class March 15
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Come on down my people to the first half of current year's class, 6:30PM, March 15 for a general rap session. What we learned, what we got right, what we would have done differently etc..
I believe its the last class of Christy Mc'Wilson's Q2 session... my friend Spencer asked 'em and Christy and everyone else was up for it!
Then lets have dinner and drinks afterwards upstairs?
Gene I think i have enough in my cache to sport 'em 18 CDs but i'd be grateful for your stash to rejuvenate mine. If you don't go on the 15th maybe i can swing by and pick some CDs up?
Hope you all are well and that i'll see you soon!
Will
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