The customary greeting for the occasion is a "Io, Saturnalia!" — Io (pronounced "yo") being a Latin interjection related to "ho" (as in "Ho, praise to Saturn").
I bet you didn't know that 'Yo' and 'Ho' were really quite acceptable Roman greetings now did you? They've gotten such a bad rap of late.
There are 3 shopping days left and I have completed 10% of my expected purchases. Deadlines are my primary motivator. Getting ahead of the game is something I continue to work on with little success ;) Luckily the editors at the Spuds 'n Taters haven't put me on deadline yet. But the day is coming, I can feel it, when they hold my little feet to the fire. If you count yourself among the enlightened to own satellite radio, today has been a wonderful day on the Grateful Dead channel. They are playing 24 hours of Dark Stars to celebrate the Darkest Day of the year (in this hemisphere). And a joyful noise it has been and is right now behind me, from Nov 11, 1973. Deadbase tells me that was at Winterland and it went Dark Star> Mind Left Body Jam> Eyes> China Doll, Sugar Magnolia. That is hot! I hope they play the Eyes->China Doll too. Next year, I plan on taking my banjo to Stonehenge on solstice day and playing my own Dark Star Jam. It'll be a free show, so come on out. Nope, they didn't play the Eyes> China. C'est la vie!
2 comments:
Happy Solstice, Bubba!
I've done as little actual shopping than you. I had my mom and sister do everything Nashville-related. So all I have left are gifts for the delinquent. Thank Saturn that I work near the lovely downtown area and know just what to pick up at Whittingham's.
I'll be at Stonehenge to hear you next year. Count on it.
Bring your guitar
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