» music | One Dollar Jackpot - 25 Words or Less Competition

Let the phone ring, let’s go back to sleep
Let the world spin outside out door, you’re the only one that I wanna see
Tell your boss you’re sick, hurry, get back in I’m getting cold
Get over here and warm my hands up, boy, it’s you they love to hold
And stop thinking about what your sister said
Stop worrying about it, the cat’s already been fed
Come on darlin’, let’s go back to bed

Without looking - who wrote that?

I was awake one morning.
Didn’t think much of it.
Haven’t done it since.

Tom - you are a pure genius. I really like this idea of not getting up in the morning. A fine idea, but then so is communism. I always get headaches when I sleep in too much.

Benjamin has an idea like yours Tom - he says

Go back to bed.

I say get your lazy bum up and get a job! And while you’re at it clean your room it’s a pig sty! Your mother and I have worked hard for you, don’t just take it for granted. One day you’re going to be in the same situation - then we’ll see how much you like it. (oooh someone’s got issues!)

I immediately think of
what happened
the night before.
And then I sing.
Usually what was in my head
the day before.

What happened the night before? Did you do something bad Jen? I might let your parents know you’ve been selling communion wine. So dodgy.

In the morning some people do more respectable things - unlike Jen, who might want to take a lesson from someone like Melanie. Melanie does some pretty standard stuff.

Take a bath, put on clothes, drink some caffeine, and pray for millions.

Let me know if I’m out of line here but I prefer some coffee with my caffeine - it just tastes better.

I usually press the snooze button more then one time. After I watch Malcom in the Middle, eat, dress, and run out the door.

Oh do you now Lauren? Well there’s help for people like you out there in the wide wide world. I’m sure when you run out of the door you probably face some resistance right? Like say… the door?

By the way, while I’m at it, Rebecca what kind of a name is Don for a superhero? Come on - your superhero persona could come with a bit of ‘persona’ if you know what I mean. ‘Don The Superhero’. Just doesn’t sound very powerful. Although you could have friends like ‘James The Polite’, ‘Plain Jane’ and ‘Simon The Sensible’ - you could be a group called ‘The Adequate Four’. You would get your work done without fuss and always early.

Don my superhero persona and fight crime.
No, wait, stay in my jammies and eat breakfast.
Need to protect my secret identity
from bad guys.

Byron was a bit silly - he sent in 5 responses. Can you decode his tricky entries? I know I can’t.

1. Enter
2. One
3. Dollar
4. Many
5. Many

But again there can be only one. The one is one today. He is indeed Tom! Congratulations Tom - your reasoning and logic cannot be denied : out of bed good, in bed better.

Congratulations Michael on another winner with this entry on his favourite band and why:

Abusive to the ears, but speaks to the mind.
tells you to stand up for who you are and be true.
- throwdown

Can’t say I’ve ever listened to Throwdown much - it’s not really my cup of tea as it were (I don’t listen to cups of tea either). Though I’m sure they speak into many people’s lives! Bands are a funny thing, they often mean very little to those outside of their fan circle but those who love them have changed lives because of their music.

If only the Wild Stallions would re-form. Those were the days.

I like U2 - you might have gained that from the last post about music. I mean, really who doesn’t? I’m kind of obsessed, which is fine with me ’cause they make some good music and I love their lyrics. You surely can’t listen to music without considering the lyrics too.

However I also like this other band - they’ve played to over 100,000 people and they are bringing out their first new album in a couple of months. Their producer has worked on albums from artists like Elton John, Sting, INXS, Midnight Oil and many others. Peter Mayes of PNAU is working on their album too - but it’s not a dance album.

The band is All Mankind - a four piece here in Sydney who have toured in the US and the UK in the last couple of years. They are rocktastic - check them out you might like them too.

Tell me why I might like them and I’ll give you one bonus point. Otherwise just enter the competition and see if you win that coveted dollar!