Friday, September 5, 2008

Y.M.C.A.

I think one of the Village People is alive and well and living in my neck of the woods. Not the Indian, but the Biker.  I saw him today at my local Lowe's.  What would a 'megahit' singing gem need from the lumber aisle?  Not sure, because he looked even more lost than I did!

Thirty years after the launch of their first album and back on the road again, you would think that these guys would be traveling with an entourage but - no - the Biker guy was all alone.  Short shorts and a sleeveless T were just half of his ensemble. His outfit was completed with a leather biker cap slightly askew on top of his snowy white hair.  White crew socks pulled up nice and tight matched his snowy white tennies perfectly.  

I felt like a fish out of water in the lumber department on a weekday morning but this guy looked even more lost than I did!  I still have no idea what he was looking for but every time I turned around, he was there.  Wandering around looking completely and totally lost.  I guess I had the advantage of being a woman because their were lots of guys willing to help me find what I was looking for.  Not so, for the Village Person - everyone completely ignored him.  For all I know he is still roaming the aisles looking for some mysterious item!

Speaking of Village People, what is up with this look?  I think they forgot that one of their hits is "Macho Man"........

 

5 comments:

sewwhat? said...

As former members of the staff of the local YMCA, I remember how we sang with extra fervor at our colleague's wedding reception that fav played by wedding Dj's. Other than that, I don't think I could identify one other aspect of the Village People, let alone recognize one in the lumber aisle in Lowe's. Good celebrity spotting, MonkeyGirl, it is good paparazzi training!

NV said...

Wow -- all the hours I log at Lowe's and I never see anything THAT interesting ... Maybe I'll find a Carter Oosterhouse twin there one day. :-)

Thanks again for this mission!

Ann said...

THAT album cover is the Village People? WTF? It looks like they got in a fight with Flock Of Seagulls and lost. I'm so confused.

NV said...

Ann -- I thought the same thing only I was thinking more Culture Club/Adam Ant!

MonkeyGirl said...

Ann and NV - I know! That's why I had to post the picture - I was thinking more of an ugly Duran Duran in the Hungry Like a Wolf stage