Homeless Lounge Lizard

[NightAngel]

So, my third and last shift at 7-11. 10pm- 5am.

Mostly uneventful- couple of people got irritated (but not at me personally) because they couldn't buy alcohol after midnight. Nothing major.

Then this guy who was obviously homeless came in and got a cup of coffee and he decided to stay awhile and chat.

The story goes that he was a lounge singer who turned down the chance to be the lead singer for Cheap Trick. *insert him singing I Want You To Want Me*
Left me with the mixed feelings of and

I got to hear all about his alcohol problem and how he spent too many years hanging out in bars. *whoopie*

Then after a few more minutes of rambling he belted out Moon River by Perry Como and then ran out the door.

He came back later and sang something by Simon & Garfunkle for the Store Manager who promptly threw him out.

[TNT]

I once knew a guy who told me in endless detail how how he and Billy Joel used to get drunk at a bar together and write songs. And then one day, my friend was driving along and picked up an unkempt, bedraggled hitchhiker... who turned out to be James Taylor. Billy never quite forgave James for stealing his co-writer but my friend considered it nothing more than a good career move. It turned out to be not such a good move, and my friend regretted that it had ever happened. Alas, by then, Billy was doing all right on his own.

The really ugly part was that he was involved with a female friend of mine... I had to tell her, "Um, you know, I think your boyfriend is.... um... well... let me put this politely... batshit crazy."