Folks,
I think that we have gotten a bit serious lately on law-lib, so it is
time to inject a little humor into the email. Here's a little ditty that
I penned under the parody fair use guidelines of the 2 Live Crew case
entitled "Space Oddity on the Dark Side of the Moon: The Ballad of Lisa
Nowak" (with apologies to David Bowie and Pink Floyd's Rodger Waters).
Space Oddity on the Dark Side of the Moon: The Ballad of Lisa Nowak
Ground control to Captain Lisa
Ground control to Captain Lisa
Get your weapons ready and put your diapers on
Ground control to Captain Lisa
Commencing countdown, engines on
Check ignition and make sure your mace is ready
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five,
Four, three, two, one, liftoff
And if the dam breaks open many years too soon
And if there is no room upon the hill
And if your head explodes with dark forebodings too
I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
This is Captain Lisa to ground control
I’m stepping through the door
And I’m floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
This is ground control to Captain Lisa
You’ve really done it now
And the papers want to know whose diapers you wear
Now its time to leave your sanity if you dare
For here
I shout and no one seems to hear
The band I’m in starts playing different tunes
Planet earth is blue,
But I'm on the dark side of the moon
Though I’m past one hundred thousand miles
I’m feeling very sick
And my brain just doesn’t know which way to go
Tell me kids I love them very much they know
Ground control to Captain Lisa
Your circuits dead, there’s something wrong
Can you hear me, Captain Lisa?
Can you hear me, Captain Lisa?
Can you hear me, Captain Lisa?
Can you....
Here am I floating round my tin can
On the dark side of the moon
Planet earth is blue
And there’s nothing I can do.
-- Bryan M. Carson, J.D., M.I.L.S. Associate Professor/Coordinator of Reference & Instructional Services Author, "The Law of Libraries and Archives" (Scarecrow Press)Western Kentucky University Libraries 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067 Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1067 Phone: 270-745-5007; Fax: 270-745-2275 bryan.carson@wku.edu
All original content copyright 2007 Bryan M. Carson
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