Jeff Buckley, Lover You Should Have Come Over

Beautiful song. Been listening to it all day...



Looking out the door
I see the rain fall upon the funeral mourners
Parading in a wake of sad relations
As their shoes fill up with water

Maybe I'm too young
To keep good love from going wrong
But tonight, you're on my mind so
You never know

Broken down and hungry for your love
With no way to feed itWhere are you tonight?
Child, you know how much I need it.
Too young to hold on
And too old to just break free and run

Sometimes a man gets carried away,
When he feels like he should be having his fun
Much too blind to see the damage he's done
Sometimes a man must awake to find that, really,
He has no-one...

So I'll wait for you... And I'll burn
Will I ever see your sweet return?
Oh, will I ever learn?
Oh, Lover, you should've come over
Cause it's not too late.

Lonely is the room the bed is made
The open window lets the rain in
Burning in the corner is the only one
Who dreams he had you with him
My body turns and yearns for a sleep
That won't ever come
It's never over,
My kingdom for a kiss upon her shoulder
It's never over,
all my riches for her smiles when I slept so soft against her...
It's never over,
All my blood for the sweetness of her laughter...
It's never over,
She's a tear that hangs inside my soul forever...

But maybe I'm just too young to keep good love
From going wrong
Oh... lover you should've come over...

Yes, and I feel too young to hold on
I'm much too old to break free and run
Too deaf, dumb, and blind
To see the damage I've done
Sweet lover, you should've come over
Oh, love, well I'll wait for you
Lover, you should've come over
'Cause it's not too late.

New York Times Complaint Box

This guy hits the nail on the head! I have re-posted my comment to this post/ 2 cents below.

From The New York Times:
June 18, 2010, 11:07 am — Updated: 11:07 am -->
Complaint Box Abusive Customers
By JAMIE SMARR


Let’s face it, folks. The customer is not always right. In fact, some are just plain old abusive, cheap and crass. I say this not as a salesman but as a dyed-in-the-wool middle-class consumer.

I’m waiting in line at a fast-food restaurant while a coupon fight goes on in front of me, delaying me from my sweet, sweet weekly communion with a Southern Style Chicken Biscuit. No, the coupon does not say that you are entitled to a free iced latte. You show it to me as if I’m your lawyer, and it states plainly, “A free cup of coffee.” And, no, they are not the same thing...
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MY COMMENT TO THE ABOVE ARTICLE:


This post is so painfully accurate, that I cannot help but laugh to circumvent tears of frustration! I pride myself in being one of the single most considerate shoppers, pedestrians, and consumers to ever walk the planet! You see, it is for the greater good of society as a whole, that we complete our daily tasks as efficiently as possible, avoiding undue delay or incident at all costs. I was taught this lesson at a very young age (thank you Mom!).

After moving to New York, however and being suddenly bombarded by not only inconsiderate locals, but flighty, slower-than-molasses tourists, I was rudely awakened to just how agonizing midday transactions in Manhattan can be! Just yesterday I was in line at Old Navy on my lunch break- a trip I could have easily confined to 30 minutes if not for inconsiderate shoppers. I was next in line when the woman at the register ahead of me realized that the coupon she was trying to use was for conditioned upon purchases being OVER $50 (a fact that was clearly printed on said coupon). Her purchase, however, amounted to a mere $49, and with the encouragement of the cashier (who is also now on my sh**list!) proceeded to suspend progress on the line while she perused the surrounding area for an item to purchase for the additional requisite $1.00!

Are you kidding me?! Is the cashier REALLY allowing this to happen? Is the fact that I am clearly dressed in business casual attire, shopping at $1:00 pm on a Thursday afternoon, and glancing frantically and repeatedly at my watch going unnoticed by all offending parties?!
Eventually, another register opened up, and after my transaction was completed (these flip flops better be the best I’ve ever purchased) the coupon-challenged customer was STILL trying to raise her total to the appropriate level for coupon use.

Let me just go on the record as saying: “I WOULD NEVER knowingly and willingly hold up an entire line of lunchtime shoppers as a result of my own short sightedness!” Not only that, but I always have my payment ready IN-HAND before I reach the register so as to further speed up the process, not only for my own benefit, but for the general benefit of a smooth-running commercial environment.

Shame on you Old Navy shopper for robbing me of 5 minutes of my life. I hope you enjoy the sh** out of that $3.00 Old Navy branded Frisbee you didn’t even want but added as an afterthought so you could use your precious coupon.— Talia

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Man falls onto tracks in front of oncoming N Train

I was just waiting for the downtown N train at 8th Street in Manhattan. I had my eyes closed while I waited and as I heard the train approach, the train horn sounded and one of the people on the platform shouted! I opened my eyes to see the train halt mid-station and a crowd of people rush toward 1 car where they were saying a man was trapped underneath. I did not see him fall/ jump onto the tracks but one bystander said that he just got up and walked off the edge of the platform as the train came. Apparently he was responsive at first and everyone was screaming for him to remain still. Within minutes police arrived and asked the crowd on the platform, which now included all of the passengers who had been on the N train, to exit the station.

I went upstairs and waited to see if the man was going to be alright. Emergency responders- fire trucks and ambulances arrived immediately. Within 5 minutes they came up the stairs with the man on a stretcher, and before I could avert my eyes, or remove myself from the situation, I saw that he had no legs. Presumably the train had severed both legs at the knee. I could not tell if he was alive, but that image of the torn flesh will remain in my brain forever. God help this man.