{"id":95,"date":"2013-11-16T11:34:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T16:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=95"},"modified":"2013-11-16T11:34:31","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T16:34:31","slug":"good-nautical-advice-from-the-supreme-helmsman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redtinnoodles.com\/?p=95","title":{"rendered":"Good Nautical Advice From the Supreme Helmsman"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AAAngel\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“God always comes in through the side door
\nif he bothers to show up at all ,”
\nsaid the tired old grey haired bartender,
\none day late December, after a mild fall.
\n“He sits on the stool by the juke box,
\nas if that’s just where he belongs.
\nHe has a few shots of tequila,
\nand always plays these same three songs.
\nIt’s ‘Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow,’
\nand ‘Baby, The Rain Must Fall.’
\nAnd then halfway through ‘Lonely Teardrops,’
\nhe’s usually startin’ to bawl.
\nhe says he’s the cause of our troubles.
\nHe can’t stop the shit goin’ down.
\nHe sure gets to me. I turn on the t.v.,
\nand usually buy him a round.
\nAnd then he takes off in a hurry,
\nas if he’s remembered a date.
\nHe leaves a good tip” ‘Go down with the ship,
\nbut sail before time gets too late.’ “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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