They called him Jukebox McGill, not just for his unwholesome ability to recall the words to every Dan Fogelberg song ever recorded, but because he had a propensity for bursting into song in the back of dark, seedy bars.
TAGS: jukebox mcgill, dan fogelberg“The leader of the band is fired, an’ his eyes’ve grown a node,” crooned ol’ Jukebox McGill as he swayed drunkenly to the tempo in his head, while five or six biker types wept noisily into their beers.
TAGS: jukebox mcgill, dan fogelberg“If it weren’t for gentrification, I would never have tried chai latte,” remarked Jukebox McGill from the depths of the dumpster behind Starbucks.
TAGS: jukebox mcgill, chai latte, starbucks“It’s always harder than you think to walk away from online friendships,” remarked Ol’ Jukebox, logging onto the library computer for the last time, “because for one thing, no feet.”
TAGS: jukebox mcgill“What I miss about the 80s is New Age stores,” said Ol’ Jukebox McGill, “‘cause you could make great tips just by telling people’s fortunes with a pyramid on your head.”
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“I don’t know how a man can even work cell phones, with all them little, tiny buttons,” complained Jukebox McGill, going on to describe his idea of the perfect cell phone, right down to the rotary dial and the long, long cord.
TAGS: jukebox mcgill“Once, I was going to go into business as a pet psychic,” declared Jukebox McGill, gesturing with his beer mug, “but my dog here talked me out of it.”
TAGS: jukebox mcgill, psychicJukebox McGill stared at the statue of the fat Buddha and wondered which came first: the serenity to sit cross-legged, or the inability to stand up.
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