Hokey Pokey

June, 1978

Hokey PokeyThere I was, talking with this woman. She was neat and I wanted to say something that would make her say, "Hey." I didn't want her to say, "Wow." "Hey" would do. But what should I say? She talked about her ex-husband. I talked about my ex-wife. We had another drink.I was getting bombed. I opened up. I really wanted her."My wife was a bitch," I said."My husband was a bastard," she said.When I was a kid, I used to think bastard was the m...