Now I went down to a Blue Line station to see what kind of delays I'd be facing. They told me everything was fine, that I would be right on time, as long as I didn't mind a little smoke in my face, and being stuck underground for fifty-nine minutes straight. Well, I had a little extra time so I figured I'd give it a try. I paid my two dollar fee cause I thought that'd be enough to guarantee me my safety. And then I waited, and waited and waited, and I debated if it woulda been faster to ride the bus, or drive a car, or hop on my bike, or walk or crawl, or just stay right at home. Then down the line come a rattling train, so I hoped aboard and I went on my way. I sat in a seat that was facing backwards, so I wasn't quite sure where we were. Felt like I was going back, straight into the past, before I had an ipod or a cell phone or any electrical gadget that could distract me from home bad Chicago's public transportation is. Well the train went from stop to stop and people got on and off, until deep down in the subway tunnel the train must've hit a mighty big, sticky, wet mud puddle. Came to a screeching halt. And no matter what anybody says, it wasn't my fault. I was just minding my own business. Well it wasn't long before the conductor spoke and I sure was glad that the CTA's loud speakers are never broke. He said something that sounded exactly like this [crackling noise]. I understood him perfectly. He said that for over an hour and then the power went off and people started to cough and yell, get sweaty and smell, started to kiss each other and pray out loud and bang on the doors and exit the train and then get blamed for making a bad situation worse. Well it wasn't until after the real sparks flew that Mayor Daley said, "Hey, I just want everyone to know that I think there's a problem with the CTA too!" But I'm willing to cut him some slack cause he's got a whole lot of great city improvements on track. Like a billion dollars to get the Olympics in twenty-sixteen, and making sure that the downtown part of the city is nice and clean, gotta keep the tourists happy and feeling good cause they're never coming out to the neighborhoods, riding the trains, going to the schools, or living in the city that works about one percent of the time.
Some sweet ambient tunes created by Bummer Deluxe bandmate Andy during a plague in Spring in Chicago. Thank you for listening. Liberation for ALL. Andrew Francis
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