The Hula Hula Boys

R says: “Warren Zevon was a brilliant musician and a tormented soul who did a lot of horrible things in his life. Jackson Browne not only saved Warren from dying of drug overdoses and murdering his family, but he’d distract him with all night songwriting and jam sessions. (There’s a cover of Poor Poor Pitiful Me by Jackson Browne that I may do in a few years.) This routine took 3 years of dreaming of it and a day and a half of building. It’s a three-minute Benny Hill act, sans Benny slapping some old geezer on the head. I felt it was perfect for a burlesque theme. And the out of sync is deliberate… not just me being lazy and sloppy. Everyone was told to be a bit random and accessorize and play it up. Bri with the one boot was the best visual pun of them all! Oh, and about the set… the tire, fence, stop sign, and cinderblock are an homage to Strong Bad from Homestar Runner.”

I saw her leave the luau
With the one who parked the cars
And the fat one from the swimming pool
They were swaying arm in arm

I could hear the ukuleles playing
Down by the sea
She’s gone with the hula hula boys
She don’t care about me
She’s gone with the hula hula boys
She don’t care about me

They’re singing,
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana (translation hazy: and thus the story goes)
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana

Yesterday she went to see
The Polynesian band
But she came home with her hair all wet
And her clothes all filled with sand

I didn’t have to come to Maui
To be treated like a jerk
How do you think I feel
When I see the bellboys smirk?

And I can hear the ukuleles playing
Down by the sea
She’s gone with the hula hula boys
She don’t care about me

They’re signing,
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana
Ha’ina ‘ia mai ana ka puana

Take My Breath Away

Watchin’ every motion in my foolish lover’s game
On this endless ocean, finally lovers know no shame
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watchin’ in slow motion as you turn around and say
Take my breath away
Take my breath away
Watchin’, I keep waiting, still anticipating love
Never hesitatin’ to become the fated ones
Turning and returning to some secret place to hide
Watchin’ in slow motion as you turn to me and say, my love
Take my breath away
Through the hourglass I saw you, in time you slipped away
When the mirror crashed, I called you and turned to hear you say
If only for today, I am unafraid
Take my breath away
Take my breath away
Watchin’ every motion in this foolish lover’s game
Haunted by the notion, somewhere there’s a love in flames
Turning and returning to some secret place inside
Watchin’ in slow motion as you turn my way and say
Take my breath away
My love, take my breath away
My love, take my breath away
My love
My love, take my breath away

The Greatest Show

Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Whoa
Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for (whoa)
Been searching in the dark, your sweat soaking through the floor (whoa)
And buried in your bones there’s an ache that you can’t ignore
Taking your breath, stealing your mind
And all that was real is left behind
Don’t fight it, it’s coming for you, running at ya
It’s only this moment, don’t care what comes after
Your fever dream, can’t you see it getting closer
Just surrender ’cause you feel the feeling taking over
It’s fire, it’s freedom, it’s flooding open
It’s a preacher in the pulpit and your blind devotion
There’s something breaking at the brick of every wall, it’s holding
All that you know
So tell me, do you wanna go?
Where it’s covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are running the night
Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won’t come down
And the sun can’t stop us now
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
colossal we come these renegades in the ring
(Whoa) where the lost get found in the crown of the circus king
Don’t fight it, it’s coming for you, running at ya
It’s only this moment, don’t care what comes after
It’s blinding, outshining anything that you know
Just surrender ’cause you’re calling and you wanna go
Where it’s covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are running the night
Impossible comes true, intoxicating you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won’t come down
And the sun can’t stop us now
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
It’s everything you ever want
It’s everything you ever need
And it’s here right in front of you
This is where you wanna be (this is where you wanna be)
It’s everything you ever want
It’s everything you ever need
And it’s here right in front of you
This is where you wanna be
This is where you wanna be
When it’s covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are running the night
Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won’t come down
And the sun can’t stop us now
Watching it come true, it’s taking over you
This is the greatest show
When it’s covered in all the colored lights
Where the runaways are running the night
Impossible comes true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
We light it up, we won’t come down
And the walls can’t stop us now
I’m watching it come true, it’s taking over you
Oh, this is the greatest show
‘Cause everything you want is right in front of you
And you see the impossible is coming true
And the walls can’t stop us (now) now, yeah
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show (oh)
(This is the greatest show)
This is the greatest show (oh)
This is the greatest show

Twist in My Sobriety

All God’s children need travelling shoes
Drive your problems from here
All good people read good books
Now your conscience is clear
I hear you talk girl
Now your conscience is clear
In the morning when I wipe my brow
Wipe the miles away
I like to think I can be so willed
And never do what you say
I’ll never hear you
And never do what you say
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you’ll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
We’ve just poked a little empty pie
For the fun that people had at night
Late at night don’t need hostility
The timid smile and pause to free
I don’t care about their different thoughts
Different thoughts are good for me
Up in arms and chaste and whole
All God’s children took their toll
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you’ll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
Cup of tea, takes time to think, yeah
Time to risk a life, a life, a life
Sweet and handsome
Soft and porky
You pig out ’til you’ve seen the light
Pig out ’til you’ve seen the light
Half the people read the papers
Read them good and well
Pretty people, nervous people
People have got to sell
News you have to sell
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you’ll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
Look my eyes are just holograms
Look your love has drawn red from my hands
From my hands you know you’ll never be
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety
More than twist in my sobriety

Omnis Mundi Creatura

Omnis mundi creatura
Quasi liber et pictura
Nobis est, et speculum.
Omnis mundi creatura
Quasi liber et pictura
Nobis est, et speculum.
Nostrae vitae, nostrae mortis
Nostri status, nostrae sortis
Fidele signaculum
Nostrum statum pingit rosa
Nostri status decens glosa
Nostrae vitae lectio;
Quae dum primum mane floret,
Defloratus flos effloret
Vespertino senio.
Nostrae vitae, nostrae mortis
Nostri status, nostrae sortis
Fidele signaculum
Cuius vita Cuius esse
Poena labor et necesse
Vitam morte claudre.
Sic mors vitam, risum luctus
Umbra diem, portum fluctus,
Mane claudit vespere
In nos primum dat insultum
Poena mortis gerens vultum
Labor mortis histio
Nos ptoponit in laborem
Nos assumit in dolorum
Mortis est conclusio
Nostrae vitae, nostrae mortis,
Nostri status, nostrae sortis
Fidele signaculum.
Nostrae vitae, nostrae mortis,
Nostri status, nostrae sortis
Fidele signaculum.
Fidele signaculum.
Fidele signaculum.

“Every creature on earth
resembles a book and a picture,
like looking in a mirror, ×2

Our life, our death
our position in life, our destiny,
faithful symbol.

The rose reflects our position,
a fitting interpretation,
lessons about our life.
While it blooms in the early morning,
its blossoms fade
and petals fall with age.

Our life, our death
our position in life, our destiny,
faithful symbol.

His life, his existence,
his sorrow tribulation and obligation
to end life in death.
Death ends life, sorrow ends laughter
darkness ends daylight, high tide covers the seaport,
morning ends evening.
Mockery drives away the sorrow
worn by the mask of death,
tibulation plays the role of death.
Our first assumption is tribulation,
our second is sorrow,
and then death wins.

Our life, our death
our position in life, our destiny,
faithful symbol. “

Feeling Love

AUDIENCE APPRECIATION PARTIES:

Love, love
You make me feel like a sticky pistel
Leaning into a stamen
You make me feel like a Mister Sunshine
Himself
You make me feel like splendor in the grass
While we’re rollin’
Damn, skippy baby, you make me feel like
The Amazon’s runnin’ between my thighs
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love, love
You make me feel like a candy apple
All red and horny
You make me feel like I wanna be a dumb blonde
In a centerfold, the girl next door
And I would open the door and I’d be all wet
With my tits soakin’ through this tiny little T-shirt
That I’m wearing
And you would open the door and tie me up to the bed
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
You make me feel love, love, love, love, love
Love, love, love, love
Lover, I don’t know who I am
Am I very wide, am I hot inside, ooh?
Lover, I’m glazed with your compunctions
Oh baby, babe, babe, baby
I will be your Desdemona, ahh
Take your time
You make me feel, aha
You make me feel, woo, woo baby
You make me feel, aha, mmm
You make me feel loved

Friends Like Me

A collaboration between Refoo and our lovely Evalyn.

Here I go!
Uh, ooh, woo!
Back up! Uh-oh! Watch out! Uh!
You done wound me up!
‘Bout to show you what I’m workin’ with, uh
Well, Ali Baba, he had them 40 thieves
Scheherazade had a thousand tales
But, master, you’re in luck because up your sleeves
You got a brand of magic never fails
You got some power in your corner now
Heavy ammunition in your camp
You got some punch, pizazz, yahoo, and how?
All you gotta do is rub that lamp
And then I’ll say
“Mr. Man, what’s your name? Whatever-
What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, I’ll jot it down”
You ain’t never had a friend like me
Life is your restaurant
And I’m your maitre d’
Come, whisper to me whatever it is you want
You ain’t never had a friend like me
We pride ourselves on service
You the boss, the king, the shah!
Say what you wish, it’s yours! True dish
How about a little more baklava?
Have some of column A
Try all of column B
I’m in the mood to help you, dude
You ain’t never had a friend like me
Oh! Uh!
It’s the big part, watch out
It’s the big part, oh
Can your friends do this?
Can your friends do that?
Can your friends pull this?
Out their little hat?
Can your friends go?
I’m the genie of the lamp
I can sing, rap, dance, if you give me a chance, oh!
Don’t sit there buggy-eyed
I’m here to answer all your midday prayers
You got me bona fide, certified
You got a genie for your charge d’affaires
I got a powerful urge to help you out
So what’s your wish? I really wanna know
You got a list that’s three miles long, no doubt
All you gotta do is rub like so
Mister Aladdin! Yes!
One wish or two or three
Well, I’m on the job, you big nabob
You ain’t never had a friend, never had a friend, you ain’t
Never had a friend, never had a friend
You ain’t never (never!)
Had a (had a)
Friend (friend)
Like (like)
Me