There Is A Light

He had been feeling a hot surge of unreasoning jealousy over something that had never happened in actuality, and could never happen.
-Nial Kent
"The Divided Path"

A few months ago I saw a romantic comedy called "500 Days of Summer". There were a few good lines and it was a cute film (even if I did only rate it a 3-STAR movie). What I remember most was a flashback to music by 'The Smiths' that I loved in the 1980's. A song called "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" had such significant memories for me (as it was originally released in 1986 & I felt I had discovered it at that time). In those days, no one knew of this particular tune because 'the single' was never OFFICIALLY released until 1992.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbg2AhnIDVM
Listen to it (by clicking on the link above). I love the voice of MORRISSEY. His lyrics/music always seemed so ahead of the times:

Take me out tonight
Where there's music and there's people
And they're young and alive
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one
Anymore

Take me out tonight
Because I want to see people and I
Want to see life
Driving in your car
Oh, please don't drop me home
Because it's not my home, it's their
Home, and I'm welcome no more

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Take me out tonight
Take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
And in the darkened underpass
I thought oh god, my chance has come at last
(but then a strange fear gripped me and I
Just couldn't ask)

Take me out tonight
Oh, take me anywhere, I don't care
I don't care, I don't care
Driving in your car
I never never want to go home
Because I haven't got one, da ...
Oh, I haven't got one

And if a double-decker bus
Crashes into us
To die by your side
Is such a heavenly way to die
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine

Oh, there is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out
There is a light and it never goes out

Twenty-five years ago today:

October 23, 1984
Tuesday

I sold one RCF (Remote Call Forwarding Service) today. I had lunch with Barbara and Bobbie on the Market Street steps, observing the crowds.

I was bicycling from 6pm-7pm.

Helen went grocery shopping and prepared a big dinner for 'Tony and I'. We ate chicken, veggies and rice. It was all very good.

I started thinking about my low funds and my plans for vacation. I focused on my striving wish for having more funds. I then found myself looking through the International Male catalog. I was tempted to buy more clothes, so I put the catalog away.


I watched a bit of "Paper Dolls" on TV. I decided to disrobe and change into my "black nightie" pullover. It was relaxing. I hit the sack. This day passed by so fast.

PHOTO: Cast from "Paper Dolls"