A Blind Step Away...

Richard Thompson, City Winery, NYC, 2/15/2012

A Blind Step Away (1987)

They bind his eyes with a silken scarf
And in his ear a friend explains
The one you catch is the one you kiss
How we all love party games

All the years that she has watched him
Is this the day, oh is this the day?
How she shakes as he approaches
A blind step away

He never knew how much she loved him
Standing there a step away
His eyes tied--blind man's bluff--
A blind step away

He was always reaching, reaching
Never knew where comfort lay
He never knew how much she loved him
A blind step away

Around he spins and around he spins
Darkness is his whole domain
Truth, dare, kiss, promise
Aren't you tired of party games?

He never knew how much she loved him
Standing there a step away
His eyes tied--blind man's bluff--
A blind step away

The Beret

The only piece of issue clothing I wear from my army days is a field jacket. But I wouldn't hesitate to wear anything else that was issued - - If I could find it and if it would fit. There is one item I have an issue with. The beret.

Highly coveted in the army before Joe Shit the Rag Man horned in on the action. Back in my day, only Green (Special Forces), Black (Ranger) and Maroon (Airborne) were allowed. I still have my grandfather's beret as well as a beret that was a swap from Canadian jump school. I'm tempted but they're a little out there. But I like this one...

"At least we're winning on the Fox evening news..."