8.27.06

Category: dribblings

the other night cookie, liz, and i were sitting around the table and cookie was telling us about a client of hers from west “by god” virginia. it was a funny story. i then said that every time i hear someone mention west virginia i always think about jesco.

liz was all, “oh yeah. i forgot about that.”
cookie was all, “YOU’VE SEEN IT?!”
i was all, “how could you forget about that?”
cookie was all, “YOU’VE SEEN JESCO?!”
i was all, “yeah, he’s the Dancin’ Outlaw. YOU’VE SEEN IT?!”
joyous shrieks all around. there’s just something about that video. you have to watch it with other people though. it’s not really enjoyable by yourself. cookie said that her sister had a copy of the video and that they would watch it all the time.

we then had to share our jesco story with cookie because everyone has a jesco story about how they saw the video. we have a friend, The Chad, who one day decided to drive to WV to see if he could find jesco. The Chad stopped at a gas station to ask for directions to find jesco and the guy behind the counter said, “well, he’s about to walk in the store.” so The Chad got to meet jesco. he even “hit a lick” for him. how cool is that?!

so yeah, anytime i hear about WV i think about jesco. that poor, crazy SOB. oh, and every time i hear that “if you want to get to heaven you got to raise a little hell” song i always think of him. it’s burned into my brain where he’s dancing across the wooden bridge and holding a jambox.

he dances on top of a dog house.

oh my gosh, and remember the part with his family and they’re driving cars in the dirt? and the end to “Free Bird” is playing?

it’s a glimpse into another world. same planet…just, different world.

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