Friday, March 19, 2010

Rock on!!!!!




Well,,,, I am happy to tell you I have been "pocketed". I know this makes no sense to you but here in Slocala where the tooth ratio's are low and the mullet count high and our official bird is the "snowbird", we are easily amused. There is a man at our local Walmart (gasp) that has been doing something for 4 years (or that's how the story goes).

I had never seen him but heard tale of him through the underground Slocala messenger system (my kids, they know everything). He is a bit like Ashton Kutcher and it is a bit like being "PUNK'D" when you are "chosen".

He is a wonderfully older man, a little bit eccentric in looks with eyes that tell the story of sailors romancing mermaids and living through pounding battles with the sea. He smells of cigars and newspapers and smiles as he acknowledges each passer by, passer-by-ing him. You know he is some one's father and grandfather. There are people that think he is a sage and some would deem him a hero but most would think he was "off".

Some people just have the air of greatness hidden by an appearance of what the world deems as insanity. I do not look at people in that way. I see through the eyes and the lines around them. I draw jealousy in those with deep cut smile lines because they have experienced much joy in life. I am working on my smile lines each day and I'll be damned if I'll ever Botox them.

But,,,, back to the story, it is a simple one as you will see, this grand verbal build-up I have penned may make you shake your head, but it is how I see it.

This is how the stint goes. He chooses you, he walks up to you, he sincerely looks at you with knowing eyes that beg to be trusted and says softly:

"excuse me ma'am, you dropped your pocket".

You look for your "pocket" (I exaggerated my search for him to feed upon) while he laughs that old man chuckle and explains:

"you can't DROP a pocket ma'am,, I'm sorry I just had to try and make you smile today, God Bless You!!!" and cringes for the reaction.

This is silly, really it is, and the normal busy mom would probably show exhaustion and frustration that he dared confiscate some of her precious time. But what if more people just enjoyed the little things like him? I mean he hasn't changed his shtick in 4 years! He obviously enjoys making people smile and reaps the benefits with his own.

The kids call him the "Legendary Pocket Dude" and hold up both hands showing the "rock on" gesture as they speak of him. I am sure there are people that go off on him everyday. But not me, I just wanted to hug him, and I did, and as I did I missed my dad, because he certainly would do something like this. And I thought of all the stories this man could sit and tell me and my kids, and I wished I could steal him and learn from him, and I wished more people WERE like him and more WOULD take the time to learn from him!

Rock on Legendary Walmart Pocket Dude,, Rock on!!!!!!!!!!

And thank you for choosing me!

Please enjoy this commercial......Hells yea!!!!!!




I wanna live in that "retirement" community!!!

8 Seducing Deductions:

The Savage said...

I'm sure he is related the guy that shouted, "You're shoes are untied," to me while I was wearing a pair of slip on "Vans" style shoes (my feet were still growing at the time and as such my mother found it folly to buy name brand), oh yeah... I looked down to check....

Anonymous said...

Good story, sounds like stuff my dad would do.

Anonymous said...

You know this story is about you as much is it is about him. The smiple (truths) about this whole story is when you get old there are few things sometimes you can hold on to.

the other is your heart...

which is a beautiful thing....


like you said so many would have angered on the inside about lost time, some might have even said rude comments, but you....

your heart... amazing...

Nitin said...

reading this made me want to be in your shoes when it happened. people like him make living life in a usual day beautiful. those small surprises. i don't believe in a god. but may god bless him :)

Blasé said...

So much energy! And the women seem so flexible...

Copyboy said...

Love the way you write. You can romanticize practically anything. Yay Pocket guy!

The Invisible Seductress said...

Savage: I would check too!!! wink hug
Bama: that's good stuff...i have embraced my inner goober, I do stuff like this all the time!
Sir- Man you touched me...so sweet!!! wink xoxo
Nitin: I hope you get pocketed soon!!!
Blase: they are amazing little vixens!!!!!
Copyboy: Thank you so much, that means a lot to me!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

They always say "Your zipper's down" around here, it never fails to make me look, even if I don't have a zipper.

Secretia

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