"It Is Now Post Time."
We're Off. McFinn you missed your calling in life, you should have been a photographer for Plain and Simple, you put some awesome pictures on this blog.. Do you realize that we have our children believing that reindeer can fly.. What is wrong with us? I remember my granddaughter, turned 10 last year saying to me, she did not believe in Santa. I said thanks, now you wrecked it for me...It just seems that somewhere along the way Christmas got out of hand. Was it really better when we were kids? Of course., but wasn't everything better when we were kids? I remember saying to my Dad. I can't wait to graduate high school, no more home work no more responsibility.. He just looked at me and said, as usual, you have no idea what you are talking about, you will look back on these years as the best years of your life.. Somethings never change, anybody that visits the Ville knows my Fathers words are still resonate today, as I still don't know what I am talking about...Still on Christmas, and will be for awhile.. Trees and Decoration Day, try and remember some great trees or decorations or name some decorations past, present, or future, that stick out in your minds. Do something OK. Whack on Plain, I know you gave me the cut off temperature for goofing, I mean golfing, but come on it is ok to whack off today...
I always liked Mistletoe, even when I was little I liked girls and Strebors friends would always be around the house so at Christmas time I used to stand under the Mistletoe and get kisses from all the older chicks from St. Johns.. Don't tell Strebor, I had a crush on all her girl friends, not one. All of them.///
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Yeah, right....You just waited for the Nuns.......
I remember my Dad had a heart attack Dec. 20 or about then and I had to be the MAN, LOL and get a the tree......I got 8.00 from my Mom and had to go to Lyceum Ave. Just off the Ridge, there was an enclosed parking garage there and they sold trees during Christmas. $8.00 Bucks was a lot of money back then but we had to have a big tree. All went well since then. Now I go artificial because of those damn needles. Nothing like walking across the floor and getting one of those little fuckers in your toe or foot plus with my wood burner I would burn the house down..........WHOE< WHOE> WHOE>>>>>>>
How about a glorious day here at the Ville. McFinn finally got with the program and at least tried to say something about todays theme.. How you guys like that shit, today's theme.. HA, and you thought I was just some run of the mill Simpleton. I AM ERNIE LORD OF THE SIMPLETONS.
Ok, tree story, we are now living up on Cinnaminson, yeah my father finally got us kicked off of Fleming.. So it is Christmas time must have been my first year out of the service. Can't find the old fellow, guess he was spreading his warmth down Peck's. Anyway me and my Mom head down to Green Lane and Main. My Mom has probably by now has probably had it with Christmas, and wants a small tree. Nah!! No way, Simple has to get the big one.. Get it back to the house, now my Mom always put the tree on the table so it would be in the window.. The fuckin butt on this thing won't fit in the holder, so I gotta start sawing it, and the wood and shit is now all over the floor, Mom naturally is saying, I wanted a small tree. Don't worry about it Mom, I'll get it to fit..Would you grab me a beer while I am working on this base.. Yeah right..I had a better chance of getting pregnant.. Anyway about an hour of sawing and wrestling with this behomoth, I get it smashed into the stand. OK, now I am going to lift it onto the table. Mom, wait I have to put the cover down.. I can just about lift this bastard and steady it in the base and down I go..You OK, Butchie? (yeah thats what they called me). Do I look OK Mom? I'm laying under a forest of Norwegian Wood, (little known fact, that is where the Beatle's got the name for their song.), and I am dying of thirst.., will you get me a beer. Yeah right, I had a better chance of dying under this tree..OK, up I get I have had it, table is covered and I pick up this, by now seems like a giant red wood. and put it on the table, well not exactly like that, I had to smash the top of it into the ceiling and bend it and shape it and, well you get it, and the whole time I am hearing, I just wanted a little tree Butchie. Yeah Mom, and I just wanted a beer..
Do you have any idea where your father is, he could have helped you? You have all kinds of scraped and little branches sticking out of you, in fact you look like a little Chritmas Tree. (she got a kick out of that). You know Mom, I think I will take a ride down the ridge, I maybe I'll run into Dad.. Walk into Peck's. Yo kid!! when we gonna get the Christmas Tree? I already got it Dad.. Did you get the little one like Mom wanted?? Hey Matt give me a rolling rock and give my Dad one and a shot of Jack..Thanks Kid. Yo! you got a lot of them needles stickin out of you.., and you look like you been rollin around in a forest.. I guess you didn't get the little tree...Hey Matt, please give us another one...
LOL Great Story...........Thats one now where is the other?????
Whacking I suppose......Hammering his tees in with a sledge, or just using the guys tees before them that are still in the ground...........
Well lets see the one Tree I rember was when me and Speedy went Christmas Eve we never had Money in those days, but we always seemed to make it one way or the other.My Dad died when he was 42 with 6 kids 15 and under. Hell the first one up was best Dressed in those Days. I think they only got married for the Rice things were tough. Anywho all we had was $1.50 with us and it was like 7 O'clock Christmas Eve we had to get a tree ! But there was only shit left like with no branches on one side I mean they looked like they were hit with Agent Orange maybe worse. So Speedy says you ask the guy how much they are he might feel sorry for you being a Lil Kid.So I got my first acting Job i went up and ask the guy how much are your tree's and started crying I said we dont have one. He told me take anyone you want or all of them kid I'm throwing them out he handed me two Dollars and I took two Trees and we taped them together after we cut branches off both of them It looked Great> And til this Day Speedy don't know I got Two Dollars so I guess I'll give him a Buck.........Simple can ya lend me a Buck ?.......Anywho thats the tree I rember.....
And I don't want much for Christmas all I want is the Person reading this to be Happy! When you have Friends you have everything......Friends are like fruit cakes of life.....some really nutty , some soaked in alcohol some in sweetness ya mix them together and there're my Friends........Love to all my Fruit cakes out there!!!!!!! And you Both did a great Tree Story
Do you remember when we put the tinsel on the tree that it had to be put on one strand at a time? Oh was I happy when garland took the place of the tinsel. I remember Butchie's Christmas Tree story very well. Mom really did want a small tree. And every year after that she got what she wanted. We lost our mom on
Dec.18th, and it will be 21 long years on this Sunday. She had their apartment all decorated and a little (artificial) tree on the table. I used that tree for a few Christmases following her passing. When I could no longer use it I never had a tree again. My house is decorated but I do not have a tree and I don't miss it all. Sorry to get so maudlin (spelling) but Christmas holds some sad memories for me. I still enjoy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with my children, grandchildren and other family members, and like Plain said our family and our friends are the most important part of our lives, and I truly love all my fruitcakes!!
Bro, I'm going to tell my girlfriends at our Christmas party on Friday that you were a little pervert!
Simple do you still have that Mistletoe ?And mmmmmm Strebor where is the Party Friday? Shrugs , just a thought walks away with a smirk
Hey Plain, great story and I will give you the buck. I just want to be with you when you give it to Speedy.
Oh Christmas Tree, of Terry,, Ernie, and big E. As we were a drinkin and singin under the old tree. we heard my Mom getting up and the old boy takes off and leaves me and Plain laying there, and as they approached together, he acted like he didn't even know we were there. The only items under the tree were T & E empty beer cans and cigarette butts. The old boy says Santa is a drunk with a lung problem.. Mom says wanna talk about a drunk, look at the drunk we raised and that THING next too him.. I could not help blurting out a guffaw and pretending to sneeze as I gazed on that THING laying next too me with a smirk on its young face. Love You Guys..
Wait Wait Simple IT WAS ME SHE CALLED THING?????? Damn it I thought she meant Chipper or you, cause Chipper was drunk too!
UHMMM!! Yeah Plain, it was you. and fifty years later I got one THING to say.. GUFFAWWW!!! Oh chit, knee slapper call 911.. Gotta love the Ville.
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