Keep On Smiling – Wet Willie

G G G G (Verse 1) G Well you say you got the blues, D You got holes in both of your shoes, yeah- C You’re feeling alone and confused, G You got to keep on smilin’, just keep on smilin’ G Yeah, you’re you’re bout to go insane, D Cause your woman’s playing games, … Read more

Valaire 1.1 – The Ride to Paris

“Push!” “What?” “Push!” No way, I’m thinking. This dude is gonna get my shit in his car, get me behind it to ‘push’ and leave me standing in a cloud of french smoke. I began to reconsider his pathetically bourgeois plan to ‘see America’. This’ll be cool. I can be ripped off less than, hmmm, … Read more

Valaire 1.2 – Wined and Dined

I’d been watching the entrance past her shoulder for at least thirty minutes when I decided to see the inside. We’d been nudged and hinted toward for a while as the waiter tried to clear his tables and close his station, but the tables inside were still open and the maître d’ refused to let … Read more

Valaire 1.3 – A Brisk Walk

At this point things were looking pretty weird. I’d decided I’d be careful around this woman. I mean, she actually wasn’t the first person to ever fricassée my fingers. Well, maybe she was, but there was something about her. I mean, she seemed harmless enough. Not really, but she seemed like she wouldn’t kill me. Well, maybe she would, but probably later, not right away, and for some reason I thought that was ok.

Valaire 1.4 – Don’t I Know You?

Morning came late that day. I remember the maid opening my door about seven a.m.. “Qui est là, ” I asked. “Service,” she replied. I also remember flinging my shoe toward her ignorant head as it poked through the door. “Reviens après le lever du soleil, veux-tu?” I said. The door slammed and I slept … Read more

Valaire 2.1 – Let Me Zee Your Papers

Orly is a wonderful airport. Modern and efficient, it is quite easy to reach by train. The train rides underground through central Paris but soon rises into neighborhoods which struck my american eye as clean and quaint. After a few brick- and-arch styled stations one meets a more modern apartment and warehouse district that could … Read more