After twenty years of marriage your first wife tells you she hates the sound of music, the one thing which has sustained you since you were twelve, when your dog died, there you were in Viet Nam, when your girl friend dumped you, when your younger brother died,Your wife told you that she preferred the sound of silence to your record collection, your CD collection?
Yes.
And your second wife, the one you carefully selected, wooed, won, married, the one who was a professional musician for forty years , who said she loved music, wanted to write music with you, she after you two married, criticized EVERY song you ever played her, told you she couldn't stand to hear the sound of your favorite songwriter, said that Van Morrison was a shit when she traveled with him, said she hated jazz, she couldn't stand sing song writers, and didn't write but two song in your seven year marriage?
Yes.
A contest entry
- Tell Me About Your Marriage (contest) by Paloszoo.
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Comments
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Wow.....that's worthy of divorce. Sacrilege at it's finest. Thanks for entering my contest. Good luck. It's an honor to have you show your work here.
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Boy i can't believe she said that about Van Morrison
wonderful
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Sounds like someone is letting us see, some of the things that happening in life. But, these two ladies.. (uses the term losely) seems they do not know a good thing when they have it in their hands. Music is what sooths the soul, makes one .. whole.
me
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Wow! I see something wrong with this picture...seems the wives are suited for each other...jazz is so perfectly unique, beautiful...how can anyone hate it? I adore jazz, blues, country music....whats wrong with them? Well you just keep writing, and loving your music...just be you...this is a very vivid write of disappointment.....novy
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Great write James...very bitter...hates Jazz and Van Morrison....wow...not cool
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A great write here hon. Relationships we think we are supposed to share enjoyment but as I'm finding out now its often one sided. A good one here hon!
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Whoa.
Van Morrison a shit?????
Ooooh, them's fighting words J.
I'd dump the cow. Van is my spiritual father, my sounding board, and his music means the world to me. Always has. I think I'd find me a woman who generally just doesnt have an opinion altogether
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Hates Jazz?
How can ANYONE hate jazz?
Damn.
Jin
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