In the Presents of Enemies ~[Surprise!]~

The following is an exerpt from the Rush Snakes and Arrows program: an interview of Alex by Alex...(Alex Lifeson basically interviewing himself)-Let me begin by saying how lovely it is to see you. -Yes, I know, and it's terrific to see you too. -I dunno, but did you get a haircut or something, because wow! -I trimmed my ears last week, maybe that? It makes a big difference. -Yes. .... -Um. -Tell me, what goes on behind those eyes, deep in your brain, out the back of your head and down your leg, around the corner and so on? -What? LOL....did I actually just say LOL? I promised I'd never do that. -No, it's OK, you just typed it. Tell us a little about how you prepare for one of your lively concerts, just the parts while you were awake. -Well, it takes hours of intense thinking and questioning...yes, questioning why you're thinking so intensely so intensely. It's like a giant circular circle or a snake that's been man-made into a circle-like circle snake-but definately not like a flying shark snake, which is usually on days off. From there it just gets intense. -I see. Fascinating. As are your shoes! They are absolutely to DIE for! Prada? Pravda, actually. I bought them in Prague from a street vendor who was having a closing out sale on Soviet footwear. Placing the heel on the front of the shoe was revolutionary. -How Bohemian. LOL. -LOL too. -So, Alexandar, let's go deep for a moment and travel back to May 12. It's 7 and you're getting up. You walk down the hall, pass a mirror, glance fleetingly. You arrive in the kitchen to the prospect of a coffee. You have the coffee, shake your head and smile, you think, 'this is a good coffee day' when suddenly you stub your toe, drop the coffee, spill scortching hot coffee on your hot pants, slip on the wet floor, go flying, smash a vase when you crush the coffee table and coffee break the door off the dishwasher and totally break all the coffee cups ever. What was it you saw in the mirror? What? -Where do you get all this stuff? That is amazing. Your research department is to be commended. I'm just blown away that you have all that. It's as if you were there. No really, that's something else. -The mirror, Alex. The mirror. -Huh? The mirror? What mirror? I didn't look into a mirror. -The....mirror....Alex. -No, really. There was no mirror. I glanced out the window. -What the, no, I, wait... -You're SOL, buddy. -Why you SOB! -Hey, FU! -ICUP!! -SO?! -Getting back to something I'd like to explore with you. I've watched ice melt and seen the wind die, the leafs blow, I've been a wallin' on the high seas. if you could be a friendly insect, what would you be, not hairy or anything? -I've always had a hard time answering that question. There are so many insects, maybe hundreds, and really, how do you choose? What are the criterion? It's not easy, for sure. Maybe a salamander. -You mean like Sal, a man 'der? LOL again. -FU. -Continuing on that train of thought for a moment, ask yourself this: where did I leave my keys, you idiot? -In the car at the gas station while you were filling up and hour ago and you went in to get a coffee and....uh-oh. -If you could go back in time to that last, say, hour and a half, what would you do differently? -Quit drinking coffee. -I couldn't do that. I'd go crazy and I don't even like coffee but no one can make me quit if I don't want to, though I'm not saying I don't want to or quit wanting to or just plain wanting to quit. -Exactly. I've been saying that for years, and I'm finally relieved to know other serious, smart in brain people are making the think in headvoice ideas too. It's time to take a coffee stand and deciding stuff to make the world a faster place to live in. -Well, we seem to have run out of time. I've quite enjoyed our conversation, as usual, and would leave you with this thought to ponder....but don't ponder too long, and when I say 'ponder,' I don't mean, like, PONDER, just think about it with your eyebrows scrunched up and like you're pondering around. Okay then, what is the absolutely best day of your life? -Next week. -Bold and brilliant! It's been a great pleasure. Thank you. -Charmed, I'm sure.-The End-