Usually MuchMusic was playing, and the song that always sticks out is “The Locomotion” by Kylie Minogue.
More aptly, it is something the man we called Bull said that sticks out.
“If you look closely, you can see…” he said and pointed to the screen.
I was never sure what he was referring to, but every time I hear “The Locomotion” I think back to the late nights of watching TV, making trips to Mac’s across the street or occasionally 7-11 a few blocks over, and most importantly just talking.
The song
Kylie Minogue had been an actress on a soap opera in her native Australia before she became a recording artist. That was all I really knew. “The Locomotion” began appearing on MuchMusic, and moving its way up the charts, going all the way to number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
Kylie Minogue had been an actress on a soap opera in her native Australia before she became a recording artist. That was all I really knew. “The Locomotion” began appearing on MuchMusic, and moving its way up the charts, going all the way to number three on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song was previously recorded by Little Eva in 1962 and Grand Funk Railroad in 1974, going to number one both times.
More than that, “The Locomotion” was the very definition of ear worm. Once I got it in my head there was no getting it out, until another song displaced, or lodged it loose.
5K after midnight
Dave was a member of the militia, had a keen sense of history and was a history major. He was also a hockey player, and first introduced me to the phrase “Look at the scoreboard!”. He yelled it when he was ejected from a game and his team was wining handily.
Dave was a member of the militia, had a keen sense of history and was a history major. He was also a hockey player, and first introduced me to the phrase “Look at the scoreboard!”. He yelled it when he was ejected from a game and his team was wining handily.
We talk about history, and hockey, and so much other stuff. I remember one time the Canadian crime drama “Night Heat” was on, and Dave said CTV were jerks. They stopped making episodes just short of the 100-mark so the should could not syndicate. At other times he told me about Lao Tzu and “The Art of War” and military tactics defined by Klauswitz. We literally talked about anything.
Often we’d suit up and head across the street to the Mac’s store which was open 24 hours a day. Once in awhile we’d have a hankering for a Slurpee or a Big Gulp, or nachos and cheese and walk a few blocks to the nearest 7-11 which was located a few blocks east in Newton Place.
But, things happened, new interests develop and we all meet new people.
After a couple months, we just kind of started doing our own thing.
Parting thoughts
It’s funny how people can duck in and out of your life. That happened a lot in res because I was surrounded by dozens and dozens of people.
It’s funny how people can duck in and out of your life. That happened a lot in res because I was surrounded by dozens and dozens of people.
For a few weeks, Dave was one of those people, and he remained a friend.
Every time I hear “The Locomotion” I think of that time, with Dave pointing to the TV screen, and saying, “f you look closely, you can see…”
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