To explain the entry title...
In high school, we used to botch the lyrics to just about every song we heard. In CSN's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," there's a line
"chestnut brown canary"
but we used to sing,
"just like Ron Granary."
I don't even remember who Ron Granary is, other than he was some kid who went to the boys' high school down the street, but I'll never forget that lyric.
Great post. I love you D!
Aw, I love you too, E!
My eyes are not shifty, and I swear Cap'n Crunch fell overboard on accident. What? Oh serial. No, it's not serial if you kill them all at once. (Parallel killer?)
Ron Granieri was one of my brother Mike's best friends, class of '85. He was brilliant. He sang in the choir. He edited his senior year yearbook (and had to put off with fellow editors Chris and myself disappearing for hours and/or days on end on "dinner breaks"). He also played the lead role in The Crucible.
Deebers, your Tony and my Michael will really connect on the horrors of us on caffeine. I put Michael through that routine weekly on Sunday mornings (and by extention, Sunday afternoons!).
Great to hear that Sheri's family is so lovely. But I wouldn't recommend going out of town and leaving them behind once they hit high school!!!!!
OMG!
I found a zillion links about Ron Granieri! He is quite the accomplished academic scholar. There are several of his paper and speeches online. Check it out!!!
OMG, Fran, I can't believe that! I should email him and be like, "Hey, smarty, you might be RESPECTED for being an accomplished academic scholar, but you will always be REMEMBERED for being a CSN lyric!" Boo ya!
Are you SURE you're not a creepy old man typing this while you're sitting in your boxers eating cheese puffs?
Wait, that's me. Ha ha. Gotta love internet friends.
My mom finally gets the internet friend thing, ever since I came back from DC 2 years ago in one piece, but the people at work think I'm making you and Shar up. I try explaining to them what huge support you guys have given me in the last week, and I'm met with blank stares.
Oh, I know. You get the whole...blink...blink..blink... thing, and after a while you just stop bothering with trying to 'splain.