From On Patrol #10: Rumor Alert
November 21st, 2011
For the last episode of that first term I wrote this song for two international friends of mine – Nico Glennon and Diana Szteinberg – to perform; it was basically just another self-deprecating bit, but what makes it great is how slyly it turns into that over time. I’m being a bigger jerk than normal in this one, and the thing just gets turned on my head. We practiced a couple times in my room before eventually deciding that if they messed up it would probably be funnier. I always loved doing stuff like this, where there was a climax we were working towards: a song, or a poem, or something so silly that one of us thought up. My favorite moment is when Diana reveals that she’s Jewish, and Nico goes, “Jesus…” under his breath. I still am truly surprised at how many words rhyme with the word “rhyme.”
