The band Plastic
Mikey existed for just a few years in the mid-1990s. We played lots of
coffeehouses, and had a regular gig as an acoustic duo or trio at Sesi’s Seaside
Café in Chicago. That’s when I started playing most of my gigs barefoot. It’s
also when I started smoking more. That nasty habit increased when I went to
work at a pharmaceutical company and had an unpleasant commute by car.
Cigarettes made the commute and the job more tolerable. I quit smoking in the
early part of the year 2000 quit the job not long after that.
Acid Rain
© 1994 Brian
Hutzell
I was shaking in
my shoes, trying to think up an excuse
Why I didn't make
a peep when the man stepped on my feet
I was nervous of
the whole business
"Have no
fear!" said The Cat
I said,
"Nobody talks like that
When the only
cheery news is finding out we made it through
Another day of
acid rain."
He said,
"Sure enough, the acid rain will fall
If you think
that's tough, just wait till you hit the wall
Don't let this
little footrace keep you hiding in your bookcase
Pick up the pace,
we can erase the stain of acid rain."
Now I'm hanging
with The Cat
And he's got a
few tricks in his hat
He's teaching me
how to play
And to live every
hour of the day
To ease the pain
of acid rain
He said,
"Sure enough, the acid rain will fall
If you think
that's tough, just wait till you hit the wall
Don't let this
little footrace keep you hiding in your bookcase
Pick up the pace,
we can erase the stain of acid rain."
Then The Cat went
on his way, but he told me what to say
When folks
complain about acid rain
"Have no
fear; we can win!
Are you ready to
begin this campaign against acid rain?"
I said,
"Sure enough, the acid rain will fall
If you think
that's tough, just wait till you hit the wall
Don't let this
little footrace keep you hiding in your bookcase
Pick up the pace,
we can erase the stain of acid rain.”
