Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?

Subject: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Robin2
Date: 19 Jul 02 - 10:33 PM

OK the joke is

What is the 667?

Answer; the neighbor of the beast

Mark Grahan has written a song with this title, and I'm dying to hear the lyrics. Anyone have them?

FAVORITE BUMBER STICKER; In case of rapture, can I have your car?

Robin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 19 Jul 02 - 11:21 PM

Not exactly. 667 would be the people across the street. 664 and 668 would be the neighbours...

- LH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Sorcha
Date: 20 Jul 02 - 11:03 AM

Man, there is a LOT of stuff out there about the neighbor but I didn't find any Grahan connection.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Wincing Devil
Date: 20 Jul 02 - 12:13 PM

I don't know about you, but I consider the folks across the street to be my neighbors. Not my "next door neighbors" but still neighbors.

That's what's wrong with the world today! A sense of disconnect from those around us.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 20 Jul 02 - 12:57 PM

From a nitpicker's point of view, Wincing Devil, you are a real killjoy. (*Grin)

- LH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Robin2
Date: 22 Jul 02 - 09:19 PM

LH,

I think neighbors can live acros the street, but hey, who wants to be that close to those kind of neighbors anyway?

"What's that red fire and smoke next door, daddy?"

Nobody has heard this song? Any Mark Graham fans out there?

Robin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Sorcha
Date: 23 Jul 02 - 10:33 AM

Robin, I looked for "Grahan" and now you type "Graham"....which is it?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: GUEST,oj
Date: 23 Jul 02 - 10:20 PM

the song in question is available on " The Kings of Mongrel Folk" CD. you can find ordering info at www.mongrelfolk.com. it was indeed authored by mark graham.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Robin2
Date: 23 Jul 02 - 11:23 PM

Sorcha, it is spelled Graham, sorry about that!

Guest, I had found the CD before, but really just wanted to hear the lyrics first.

Robin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 01:24 AM

The POPE is in TORONTO

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 01:26 AM

!!The !!POPE is in TORONTO!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 06:22 AM

In England, 667 and 666 might be across the street, but they could equally well be next door. Is "odds and evens on different sides of the street" an invariable rule in America?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: Little Hawk
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 09:26 AM

greg - It is an invariable rule in Canada, yes...and I think in the States as well.

I am shocked to hear that you mix your odds and evens in England! Appalled! I would have thought that a country with such a long and rich heritage of social organisation would have scrupulously avoided such dereliction of duty when it comes to street numbering systems. How does the post office in England handle this egregious situation?

- LH

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 10:01 AM

"The rolling Englih drunkard made the rolling Engish road".You have a strange image of England, Little Hawk.We don't organise anything here, we just just follow old customs. Doing things sensibly in an organised fashion is a habit we are quite happy to leave to foreigners, ex-colonials and people of that nature.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: gnomad
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 02:54 PM

It's true, we don't organise.

My street only has even numbers (the odd side having been knocked down years ago) but half way down is a converted building with numbers 1-6 inclusive.I live there.

It's hard enough to describe, but telling a delivery driver that you live at a number one half way down a street where the numbers start at two..words have failed me before now.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: MMario
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 02:58 PM

LH - not mixing odds and evens comes from the Puritan influence - one of the real reasons they left England was they felt indiscriminant mixing of numbers might lead to fractions.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: greg stephens
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 03:04 PM

.The street I lived in a couple of years ago was Y-shaped.All three branches of the Y were called West Street.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Neighbor Of The Beast?
From: GUEST,Hille
Date: 24 Jul 02 - 06:55 PM

I live at no 13, there's no no. 17 (I found number 1 after living here 4 years) and everyone else across the other side of the road has a plot number (presumably?)