Friday, October 14, 2011

Tommy "Bright Eyes" Poole

Every couple has "their song."

I spent the majority of last Thursday in the Law library. At one point during the day I decided to migrate downstairs to get a sandwich. As I approached the counter in the law school dining area, it hit me like a glittery wave of 80's awesomeness... "I want to know what love is... I want you to show me..." I instantly came down with an uncontrollable case of the giggles.

Needless to say, I spent a fair amount of the afternoon letting Pandora feed me a never ending diet of hairspray, leather pants, and guitar solos. Naturally, my thoughts drifted to Tommy Poole.

Tommy is a special breed of man that appreciates majestic 80's love ballads as much as I do. We have spent the better part of a friendship sexting each other snip-its of Bonnie Tyler lyrics and enjoying Bon Jovi's music videos. There was even a brief "Jon Bovi" phase.

"Once upon a time there was light in my life,
Now theres only love in the dark.
Nothing I can say,
A total eclipse of the heart."

A true hero. I miss you buddy.

Oh, also Chelsea showed me this video. It's well worth your time...

4 comments:

  1. Haha.

    I'm just gonna swim to Seattle for a weekend. And we are gonna make it happen.

    We listened to this song a bunch this summer, another Bonnie Tyler masterpiece, both the music and the video.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCOPuGBg_W0&feature=related

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  2. And I'll ad that that video, the 'literal' version, is, as far as emotional experiences go, somewhere on the scale with my second child's birth. Quite emotional really.

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  3. It's true that video is WELL worth your time, again and again and again.

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  4. I'm hoping to be there when David Alban Poole is born. So i can help judge which is more emotional.

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