shipwrecked now
on the raft
on my belly
my arm leaning over the side
w/my hand in the sea
soaking deep cuts carved by rope
I was clinging to
marooned like
some kind of driftwood
I think of the lighthouse keeper
I try to think of one thing
but it always turns out to be two
the lighthouse
the lighthouse keeper
one inside the other
beacon slowly turning round
round stairs inside
up and down
round and round
up and down
in my mind
I even hear the foghorn
moan
on my back now
thundercloud over me
it bursts
filling my open mouth
surprise
I will not die
of thirst
this day
I've discovered there's other folks named mike watt but I'm the one frompedrowho works thethudstafffor a living. I am the son of a sailor, he worked engine rooms for the navy. I got into playing music w/my best friend d. boon (his ma put me on bass when I was thirteen) and we're mostly known for a band we started in 1980 calledthe minutemen. after he was killed in a van wreck in 1985, I played w/ed fROMOHIO and minutemen drummer george hurley for seven and half years as fIREHOSE 'til 1994. since then, I wrap units of cats around projects though I've had a two-bass-only band calleddosnow for twenty plus years w/kira. I'm also on bass for the re-ignitedstoogeswhich is a total mindblow. a lot more info on me is at the web site I maintain,http://hootpage.comwhich I callmike watt's hoot page and you can see where I'm making the low flow next there.
folks, I have to tell you I've had my inbox swamped... holy smoke! if I don't get back to you, please understand but I am trying. you might have better luck posting a question at the mike watt bbs... and as for comments, I'm most grateful for the generous words but you don't have to thank me for the add cuz I thank you for giving me a hoot in the first place - don't worry, it's much understood. I also have found the servers here are kind of slow so to help things load quicker, please scissor the graphics for a post and please know that this myspace place sometimes tosses comments into the vortex - that's beyond my control and I'm sorry if it happens to you. thanks much.
Hey Mike- keep flyin' the flannel mr. machinery operator, are you ball hog or tug boat, all i know is I gots double nickles on the dimes.......lets we not not forget project mersh..............THANKS FOR ALL THE MUSIC!
Hey Mike what's up? I'm a big fan. The Minutemen changed my life even though I wasn't born yet. I look forward to hearing your new stuff! Peace and love!
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