Danny Who?

I’m getting old.  I know it because the 20 something’s I talk to only know Danny Elfman as “the guy who does the music for all of Tim Burton’s films.”  It makes me want to turn around and slap them in the face.  But then I can’t blame them.  They weren’t old enough to appreciate a band like Oingo Boingo.  And I was fortunate enough to be a teenager with raging hormones and a bleeding heart.  This song is special to me since it reminds me of a time when the internet was completely free and online chat was something called ‘Baud’.  So this one goes out to Claudia2421, and all my old friends at Baudtown.

I used to log onto Baudtown as “Cricket” and hear that wonderful LANline squealing connection.  And when I did, I knew I was going to talk to my friends.  When the town got large enough, we decided to have Baudtown meetings.  These were about twice a month I think, and they were fun!  We got to meet everyone in person.  We would drink, play games, exchange phone numbers, eat, talk about music and socialize.  I always looked forward to BT meetings.  But there was one meeting in particular I will never forget.  I had been flirting online with two girls at Baudtown and they both wanted to meet up in person. The BT meeting was going to be at the Denny’s on Sunset Blvd (we met at different places).  When I arrived, there they were, “Onyx” and “Claudia2421” (their BT handles).  So immediately, I thought…oh crap I’m in trouble.  And when they found out that I had been flirting with both of them, the unexpected happened…they started arguing with each other as to who deserved to be with me.

Onyx pointed out that Claudia2421 broke up with her BF and had just spent time with him last weekend when he visited from out of town.

Claudia2421 said that Onyx still had a boyfriend and had no right to be looking for another guy.

So the arguing got a little more physical and turned into a shoving match.  I couldn’t believe it…these two girls (both hot) were fighting over me and it was my fault they were fighting to begin with.  Looking back at that time, I’m not necessarily proud of that day, but back then, it was my first experience of two girls fighting over me, and I liked it!

Ultimately, Claudia2421 won (I was kinda rooting for her too).  And after that, Onyx stopped talking to me.  But for that one night, I was the object of affection for two insanely hot girls and a trophy to be won.  So was I deserving?  Maybe, maybe not.  But when I went home that night, I put in the tape (yes I said tape) that Claudia2421 made for me and on it was Oingo Boingo.  I vividly remember falling asleep listening to Danny Elfman sing, “we close our eyes and dream and another year has come and gone.”

Oingo Boingo – “We Close Our Eyes”

We close our eyes
We close our eyes and dream and the world has turned around again

When everybody is running in the big race
And having a good time
Who am I to cast a shadow
Who am I?
I looked Death in the face last night
I saw him in a mirror
And he simply smiled
He told me not to worry
He told me just to take my time

Chorus:
We close our eyes and the world has turned around again
We close our eyes and dream and another year has come and gone
We close our eyes and the world has turned around again
We close our eyes and dream …

And if you come to me
And if you touch my hand
I might just slip away
I might just disappear
Who am I?
And if you think I’m worth it
And if you think it’s not too late
We might start falling
If we don’t try to hard
We might start falling in love

(Chorus)

We’re on the healing path
We’re on a roller coaster ride
That could never turn back
And if you love me
And if you really try
To make the seconds count
Then we can close our eyes

(chorus)

We close our eyes and the world has turned around again

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~ by Sejik on 03/22/2010.