mowing sans gasoline

[likethebeer]

I used a push mower on the front and much of the back throughout the day. I feel quite accomplished. I also got to see the cows (and 1 bull) up close. They look at us like they always do: "Are you a human who is here to feed us?" No, I'm a human who hopes you eat those dandelions coming up in your part of the yard. I'm also hoping the bull stays put where he is, thank you.

I completed 2 Swiss Miss moonutes (minutes) today, and ordered those 6 of those little "Moo cow sound effects boxes" (as I call them) from amazon. An excerpt from the moonutes, in reference to Kenny the Steak Boy is below.


In between sets, a 20-something man, Kenny “the Steak Boy”, knocked on the front door. An approximate transcription of Kenny “the Steak Boy”’s dialog with Swiss Miss is below.

K, tSB: any you ladies like steak?
nadine_a: What?
K, tSB: any you ladies like steak?
nadine_a and likethebeer: State?
K, tSB: steak. [hence, Kenny’s title] I’m here mumble mumble mumble, something about McFarland, I’m from Oklahoma, steak. Selling steak/meat/somethin’.… It’s only 8:45 and I have to stop doing this at 9
nadine_a (confused): Ah…. I don’t think we need steak

Appearance of Z with her new best friend, B [nadine_a’s husband]
K, tSB: “Tha’ looks like a maaan who eats meat!”
B (confused): “Uh… what?”
K, tSB: Can I indrest you in some steak?
B (just as puzzled as moments before): Uh… no thanks.

After some wrangling and interrogation of K, tSB, jujupees proposed her plan:

jujupees: Will you give us some free steak if we play you a free song?
K, tSB (now himself confused): uhh…. Sure.

The Swiss Miss in attendance unanimously approved the motion and played “Wiggle Wiggle” in its entirety.

When the song was completed, K, tSB, said “thank you” and quickly exited out of the front door, no doubt running to get Swiss Miss its free steak. However, he apparently changed his mind, and left with no forwarding address. The secretary attempted to record his statements, for the moonutes, as he left, which appeared to have something to do with Oklahoma, McFarland, steak, and getting drunk that night, but she was laughing too hard to complete the transcription [apologies to the Swiss Miss.]

likethebeer wanted to note for the moonutes that she was impressed by Swiss Miss’s ability to play in front of “a complete, steak proffering, stranger”.

Swiss Miss percussionist, B [not nadine_a's husband] proposed that Swiss Miss dedicate “Wiggle Wiggle” to Kenny, the Steak Boy. This will be taken up in committee, as well as the use of the Swiss Misters as bodyguards to prevent hordes of audience members from “rushing” the stage “in adulation” during the Swiss Miss performance at BobFest.

The end of the excerpt