Saturday, April 5, 2014

You're Lucky I'm Alone!

Last night was a drizzly night, punctuated by brief, torrential downpours. As is typical on such nights, my co-workers didn't even want to leave the building they were "meesing" in at all. Typically, I let them out so we can "go on adventures" for a spell, then I let them into another building which needs meesing for a few hours. Longtime readers will recall that we lost a beloved mouser last year. At any rate, I was pulling solo duty last night when I ran into this little critter:




In the light, you can see some more detail:




While I am no expert in rodent identification, I'd guess that this little critter is a white footed mouse, the most common native rodent in these parts.

At any rate, the little sucker was lucky I was working alone.

Hey, since I posted a couple of videos from Australian bands yesterday, how about a rodent-themed number from Brisbane garage/punk band The Screaming Tribesmen?





There are a couple of live versions of Two Blind Mice on teh t00bz, but the sound quality is sub-par. It's good to see that they are still gigging.

6 comments:

  1. mikey rule of thumb.

    Any band that includes 'screaming' in their name is to be avoided at all costs...

    Do carry on...

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  2. I gotta figure Flaming is a very good sign in a band name. Teenage Head by the Flaming Groovies was a helluva record, and Turn it On by the Flaming Lips is one of mikeys favorite songs of all time...

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  3. Where were Fred and Ginger?

    They were in one of the buildings they are supposed to cover as the "anti-rodent task force". Outside critters are okay, but inside ones are marked for meesing.

    Also.

    Mmmmm... poppers...

    Teenage Head by the Flaming Groovies was a helluva record, and Turn it On by the Flaming Lips is one of mikeys favorite songs of all time...

    Can't argue with that... I love Shake Some Action, though the lyrics don't make sense at all.

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