I Wanted To Talk To Someone. But

How Would I Ever Know When That Moment Was Right, When Expectation Met Anticipation And Formed...connection?

Lou's Such An Old Punk He Was Around When The Ramones Were Junkie Hustlers First And Musicians Second, When Punk Meant Something Other Than A Mass-marketing Concept Designed To Help The Bridge-and-tunnel Crowd Feel Cool.

I Could Become A Nun Even If I Am A Non-believer. I'll Learn To Fake It Like Nick Did With Me. I Will Minister The Gospel Of Compassion And Kindness And Please, Always Use A Condom, From Famine-stricken Nations To War-torn Dead Zones. It's Possible I Might Become A Nun Who Kisses Other Nuns.

Because I Withered Under The Glare Of An Actual Invitation, I Was A Firm Believer In Preventive Prevarication--in Other Words, Lying Early In Order To Free Myself Later On.

No--when The Rain Falls You Just Let It Fall And You Grin Like A Madman And You Dance With It, Because If You Can Make Yourself Happy In The Rain Then You're Doing Pretty Alright In Life. (nick, Page 156)