"I'd rather go by bus"
Prince Charles
Lengthy bus ride recently in the early a.m. Inner city to the burbs & I found myself in a standing room or rather, standing bus only situation. Heavy fog had created a huge backup in the Friday morning bus plan & buses were packed to the gills. With barely enough room to squeeze on with my snappy Vera Wang slouch bag en tow I reached for the overhead holding bar at the very front of a packed moving vessel. And then, a booming Brooklyn accent of a voice, "Yknow, my Ride is Popular! You made it to the VIP section!!" He had no more than finished his sentence when I noticed his black leather driving gloves...gloves complete with silver metal rock star studs. Yeh, this bus driver meant business. With pitch black wayfarers & a sly grin, he was looking a bit more like a ZZ Top member than your normal run of the mill bus driver & I had a feeling this could be an interesting ride. Coming to a total halt in a fog filled jumbled traffic jam, he removed one studded glove & reached for a zip lock baggy filled with baby carrots. Yes, I said baby carrots. "Better to see the road with!" he mumbled as he hurriedly scarfed'em down & then without missing a beat he whipped out the intercom on a packed bus of grumpy (& now late for work) commuters inching their way down a cloud covered highway. Spillin out quirky tidbits & witty one liners he serenaded us with words about how being on time isn't really all it's cracked up to be & how even the term fashionably late is a mysterious virtue of sorts. Suddenly a few laughs began & then another & another until pretty soon the entire bus became an all out hysterical howl. Not only was everyone laughing, but actually speaking & dare I say interacting with one another? An amazing event to say the least & one thing was for certain, this guy had maddlove for his job.
"Ridin On The Bus Til I Cadillac"
ZZ TOP
I exited the bus with a smile & actually made it to my destination on time. I couldn't help but reflect as I walked away, about how he had done exactly what he had set out to do. How he had somehow made me forget the uncomfort of missing a seat. How he had kept not only me, but an entire busload from losing precious non retrievable moments fretting.."Everything is temporary so eat up the good like it's your favorite ice cream melting away & forget the bad cause it's goin goin gone anyway.."
Birdee Bow
xo
