THE GIRL WITH COLITIS GOES BY

Discussion about a song

The radio was playing softly as John and I were enjoying a late supper.

"Picture yourself on a boat on a river, with tangerine trees and marmalade skies," sang a familiar voice.

I asked, "Do you mean trees the color of tangerines, or trees with tangerines growing on them?"

"Take yer pick," he replied. "I don't actually know. It was just what came out when I started to write the thing."

"I think the trees are that color," I decided. "Orange trees, with orange bark and orange leaves."

"Whatever ye like," John said agreeably.

"I have another question," I said. "What is plasticine?"

"It's this stuff that kids make stuff out of," he explained. "A brand of modeling clay, I guess you'd say."

I nodded, then asked the big question in my mind.

"Who," I wanted to know, "Is the girl with colitis?"

"Where'd that come from?" he asked.

"The song, the same song. You know," and here I sang, "The girl with colitis goes by."

"The girl with kaleidoscope eyes," he corrected, "Although I kinda like that colitis idea." He lit a cigarette, thought for a moment, then added, "Yeah;damn it, I wish I'd o' thought o' that. Those woulda been the words, if I'd o' thought of it."

I guess we would've made a good team, songwriting.

Reviews

[Neville]

You were a good team, at least that is how it reads to me...... Lennon and...... or....... and Lennon.. N

[angel]

Lennon and O'Donnell, at least temporarily.
Yoko was his true love. I was jusy a friend with benefits during his exile in L.A.

[Neville]

exiles with benefits.... sounds good to me.. mind you, Lennon & O'Donnell has a certain ring to it too.... Neville

[roarke]

heh. Maybe so. An artist needs a good sounding board, someone to ask questions if they don't and vice versa. This is a fun creative vehicle, and who knows, in another dimension might well have happened. Fun stuff.

[angel]

Sorry, man...I should've warned you. True story. Find and read I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU, if you want to find out how that all came about. Love, A.

[roarke]

wow, dinner with John Lennon? Very cool.

[Kelly Scheppers]

As it is, he's been quite the muse for these little scenarios you've polished to a brilliant shine. What a thrill this one was to read!

I read yesterday that John received his own commemorative stamp from the postal service, and I also saw last week a collector's edition of Rolling Stone magazine, dedicated to him. How wonderful it is to see his memory still lives in the hearts of many!

[angel]

I hadn't heard; thanks for the info!

[Gee]

I think I preferred your version.
You ain't bad at this m'lady and humorous too. I think, and I could be a million miles off, that you would be a good person to while away time with, amusing :))
Good morning Angel

[angel]

Thank you. I guess I must be at least some fun to hang out with, or he wouldn't have kept seeking my company out whenever he needed someone to talk to.
He was living with a girl at the time, but wanted only to go home to his wife...this was a source of discord between them; she just didn't want, understandably, to hear him talking about that.
I knew his love for his wife was something he needed to talk about, so I asked him to tell me about her, and I would listen.
I had no illusions. I knew I could only be his friend...but it was important to me to be that.

[Chris Shaw]

Funny. Ah the Beatles, don't you just love em. Lucy in the sky with diamonds :)

[angel]

I do indeed. I've loved them since 1964, when I was 11.

[Flowers of Eternity]

I don't know why but I laughed while reading it! This was fun to read!
Great work!!

[angel]

I'd have been disappointed if you hadn't laughed. It was funny, and that's why I shared it.