AC/DC

Patsy and I were waiting at my sister’s house Sunday. Too late for one event and too early for the next. There’s a Catholic church and school a few blocks away and they’re having a fair of some sort with rides. Rock music is blaring and we can hear it loud and clear from where we are. Church bells go off. Must be noon. Patsy looks at her watch and it is noon. A few minutes later, they go off again. I wondered what was going on and then I heard the unmistakable guitar intro to AC/DC’s Hell’s Bells. This was quite surprising to me. I went to Catholic schools for 13 years from kindergarten through high school and the word Hell was not used very often. On reflection, I don’t think the powers that be from my days in Catholic schools were wild about loud rock music, either.

Patsy: “Why do you think they’re ringing the bells again?”
Me: “It’s not the bells. They’re playing a song.”
Patsy: “The bells are moving.”

She can see them in her rear view mirror. I listen again. Sure enough, someone is ringing the church bells in unison with the song. I think it’s quite possible that now I’ve heard everything.

Just a FYI: Another song from that CD, You Shook Me All Night Long, is our song. It’s not necessarily our favorite although we both like it. It’s just that when Patsy and I were dating, that was the song that was on whenever we turned on the radio. It was inescapable. After about the 15th time this happened, I said they’re playing our song. I think we both laughed and that was that.

Quote of the Day

I'm rolling thunder
Pouring rain
I'm coming on like a hurricane
My lightning's flashing
Across the sky
You're only young but you're gonna die

AC/DC, Hell’s Bells

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