the heat is on

warming sweating burning outta control

the

heat is on

dusty rusty jukebox of darkened corner

soft spoken at times

overly loud as opportunity allowed

ripped window screens

gave way for pesky invasions

to egress freely 

poorly hidden ever present watchful eye

surveyed its scope of designated 

purposefully targeted zones

the heat is on!

the day ... tuesday or so 

or maybe not

hot tepid humiliatingly humid

upper tropics 

lower levels 1 - 5

provided scarce relief

although shadowy

ever present discomfort 

nickel drops 

mechanics engage

live studio hiss of 

pressed vinyl shared

the message embedded within

the heat is on!

'there she sits at the table

looking down to the label

of the bottle she just drank dry

while the tears of her eye

the lack of stars in the sky

let her know

she's the next one in line'

'oh senorita muy bonita

you are the taco of my dream

your enchilada

your avocado

keep my guacamole green'

EVERTBODY!

'hey hey ho hoe 

me you a go go'

the sky is green the waters ain't so ... ;

the heat is on!

ssssccccrrreeeeeeeeechhhhh!

the loss 

another long playing stereophonic

gem of the past

long playing stereophonic sound

high fidelity stereophonic

noise

the heat is on

damages done when the wall exploded inward

all because the proud bow announcing

untimely arrival and sudden docking of

'the good ship lolli-pop' 

rusted red quickly painted

broad scale imperfect scribble

making known ... we have arrived!

the heat is on!

'it is here we make claim

to that already lived upon

by indigenous peoples

as our own from this day forward'

'period!'

'stand and challenge

ye shall be silenced

slither away as snake in the grass

ye shall be rendered unto halves

by mighty swords of conquest'

the heat is on!

'we are the champions of the world!'

so begins the limited number 

of days

of nights to come

--------------------------------

you have entered 

la zona rojo! 

boys town fame!

border town w***e districts

down dusty potholed secondary roads

bright neon signs 

cerveza frio 

24/7

playground of the young

dumb

full of cum college boys

on friday night ventures 

in quest of carnal knowledge

costing small penance 

for whoring drinking lying

young white boys

what would the mothers think?

the heat is on!

peaceoutamigos!

David Bromberg - Danger Man - 4/17/1976 - Capitol Theatre