Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry

Subject: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: GUEST,Mikey joe (nae cookies)
Date: 26 Jan 02 - 07:19 AM

I'm sure many of you have heard of the story of Lawn Chair Larry. If not you can read about it at the link below. I think it is one of the most incredible stories Ive heard. And I know it was irresponsible and dangerous etc etc. but I'm glad he did it. It is people like this who make me go "Jesus! Some people are crazy" and I am glad they are. So who will rise to the challenge. Can the mudcat find a suitable tune and witty lyrics to pay homage to this modern day legend.

http://www.darwinawards.com/stupid/stupid1997-11.html

Mj

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: wysiwyg
Date: 26 Jan 02 - 10:11 AM

LINK TO ABOVE URL

~Susan

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: Rustic Rebel
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 01:29 AM

No real lyrics yet but the tune- "Up,up and away,in my beautiful balloon" comes to mind right away. Something like...

Up, up and away, with his beautiful balloons, Larry likes to sway in his chair made of alum.,

He can glide along with pistol, and six pack of beer,but when he falls back to earth,the cops will all be near.

Thats about all I'm going with this one! Rustic

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 27 Jan 02 - 02:15 AM

It is a cool story but ultimately so sad. This little tribute to Third Eye Blind's "Jumper" is all Im have to say.

Wish you had stepped back from thta ledge my friend.
Nothing is worth the price you paid out in the end
Miracle kept you from dying in the sky
so I don't under stand.
I don't understand.

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: Genie
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 01:23 AM

More entries, anyone?

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 04:25 AM

"Lawn chairs for the said flight n' balloon"
For a duck may be somebody's Mother!
Shoot me down Pa, that's the end of my flight!!

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 04:48 AM

There's an old song called "The night that Larry was stretched".Sounds quite approprite.

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: InOBU
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 06:40 PM

I really am saddened by this story. It is always the dreamers who don't fit in. If I still had a functioning liver, I raise a glass to him. Here's t'you anyway, one larry to another, - Larry

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: Charlie Baum
Date: 24 Feb 02 - 11:56 PM

"The Balloon Song [the Lawn Chair that Flew]" by Gemini (Laszlo and Sandor Slomowitz) is actually about this incident.

--Charlie Baum

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: Barbara
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 01:01 AM

Another one was written by Tom Herring up here in Portland OR. If yawl are interested, I can ask him for some lyrics...
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: Song Challenge Lawnchair Larry
From: SharonA
Date: 25 Feb 02 - 09:23 AM

Okay, I'm off to write a ditty on the order of "45 Red Balloons" (or should that be "lead balloons" since that's what the stunt went over like!), based on "99 Luftballoons" by Nena. My apologies in advance to the German 'Catters, but I'm going to have to write it in English, since the only other language I ever learned is Spanish!

Sharon