He Stopped Loving Beer Today

When I die, I'll need someone to sing this at my funeral:

He said I'll love you 'til I die

Beer told him you'll forget in time

I watched the years pass slowly by

Beer still preyed upon his mind

He kept a cold one by his wall

Got half drunk now and then

But he still loved beer through it all

Hoping he'd never run out again

They found some Dixies by his bed

Dated 1992

He had written out in red

Damnit beer I love you

I went to drink beer with my friend today

Oh but I didn't see no tears

He was all dressed up to go away

First time I'd seen him without a beer

He stopped loving beer today

Friends poured 40 ouncers on the ground

Soon they'll carry him away

He stopped loving beer today

(Spoken)

You know beer came to see him one last time

Oh, we all wondered if beer would

And it kept running through my mind

Well, this time he's over beer for good

(Sung)

He stopped loving beer today

They placed some beers inside his door

And soon they'll carry him away

He stopped loving beer today

Decision Day on May Day

Today is May 1, which is not only May Day, but it is also "Decision Day" as high school seniors across the country finalize their university choice. My daughter Kalypso in the end decided to go to the school hated most by people in Louisiana: the University of Alabama. As Kalypso is a National Merit Scholar, they recruited her heavily to be in their Honors College. She believes she wants to study Mechanical Engineering. To me what she majors in is of no concern. I'm just happy she's got such a great opportunity in front of her. Me, I was not mature enough at 18 to succeed in something like an Honors College. We wish her luck. The first year will be especially challenging. I'm thankful that it's not too far away, and there is an Amtrak train that runs daily between Tuscaloosa and New Orleans.