Friday, December 26, 2014

From Catalina to Manhattan Beach


On a frozen lake it would be 32 miles.
Of course it’s been a couple of Ice Ages
Since the last freeze.
So with a light chop it was only 35 miles.

100 of you demented Homo sapiens
Decided you had nothing better to do
But to hand paddle board the day away.
What the hell, it was all-downhill.

It is really hard to believe
That last finisher didn’t beat you,
I think the guy wanted to be the 100th.
Man, you are some kind of lazy.

Yeah, you were older then most.
OK, everyone else had working legs,
But I know there ain’t no leg work
For fools that spend a day on their stomach.

Sure, everyone waited for you and number 100 to arrive.
Yeah, they made a lot of noise, a hell-of-lot of noise
When they finally dragged your ass onto the chair at waters edge.
Christ, I think half of the crowd was family.

So what do I think? Funny you should ask!
I thought it was the damnedest, craziest,
Most extraordinary thing I have seen...
Since my oldest son’s first step, 49 years ago. 

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