Dory Previn Ate My Hamster

— So, I got “tagged” the other day.

— Tagged? What’s that?

— It’s when another “blogger”, who has recently done a “meme” “tags” you to attempt to complete it as well.

— What’s a blog? What’s a meme?

— Never mind. I’ll tell you later as it isn’t very interesting. To you at least. Basically a chap called zenbullets…

— Which isn’t his real name, I take it?

— Probably not. It doesn’t really matter what it is, challenged me to quote several facts about Dory Previn, one of which wasn’t true.

— Who’s Dory Previn?

— I didn’t know. The name sounded familiar… sure, but I had no idea who she was, or even if she was a she.

— Something to do with André Previn I’d guess. Did you “google” her?

— Yes, yes I did. What’s with the rabbit-ear quotes by the way.

— Just felt like it.

— Don’t we all? Anyway, she is a singer-songwriter whose music is “characterised by their originality, their irony, and their honesty in dealing with her troubled personal life, as well as more generally about relationships, sexuality, religion and psychology”

— You just cut and pasted that from Wikipedia didn’t you?

— Yes, yes I did. Apparently she was referenced by Aztec Camera in a song.

— Is that one of the facts?

— Yes it is. In addition she did the theme tune to Last Tango in Paris?

— Pass the butter?

— Yes of course, here it is.

— What else?

— She had a fear of flying.

— I hate flying. It’s the landing that I hate.

— Her real name was “Dorothy”.

— I think I could have worked that one out. Was that one of the facts?

— Maybe.

— You’re not very good at this are you.

— No. But I’m hoping to one day be one of the top 100 blogs on Technorati.

— “Techno”-what?

— Never mind.

— Any more facts then?

— She was raised by a toothless, bearded hag. She was born in a cross-fire hurricane.

— Now that’s silly.

— Don’t I know it. I’m going to put the kettle on. Want one?

— Yes! Do you have any chocolate biscuits?

— Maybe I do, maybe I do.