Here she comes, here she comes
Sunday, August 19, 2018
Early in my carreer as Lenso the Argentinian Lensman with
writer partner Les Wiseman for our In One Ear monthly rock column for Vancouver
Magazine which began around 1979 I was informed by Wiseman that the God of rock’n
roll was Lou Reed. He gave me records and did his best to convert me to his
cause. I joined willingly.
A few years later, perhaps around 1984 I photographed a
lovely woman whose name I have forgotten. I have her filed as White Light White
Heat. The reason is that after our session, she liked her photographs so much
that she gave me a gift. The gift was a Velvet Underground White Light White Heat
T-shirt. It is faded now but it does fit me.
After a pleasant day with my Rosemary looking for plants for
our garden I am pleasantly ensconced in my oficina writing this. I have no idea
where the woman with such a musical good taste may have gone.
I wear this T-shirt for occasions when a few might
appreciate it but most (particularly in this 21st century) people
will not have any idea of its significance.
With that musical snobbishness that I inherited from rock critic
Les Wiseman I really do not give a damn.
The Velvet Underground
White light, White light goin' messin' up my mind
White light, and don't you know its gonna make me go
blind
White heat, aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes
White light, Oh have mercy white light have it goodness
knows
White light, White light goin' messin' up my brain
White light, Aww white light its gonna drive me insane
White heat, Aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes
White light, Aww white light I said now goodness knows,
do it
Hmm hmm, White light
Aww I surely do love to watch that stuff tip itself in
Hmm hmm, White light
Watch that side, watch that side don't you know it gonna
be dead in the drive
Hmm hmm, White heat
Hey foxy mama watchin' her walk down the street
Hmm hmm, White light
Come up side your head gonna make a deadend on your
street
White light, White light moved in me through my brain
White light, White light goin' makin' you go insane
White heat, Aww white heat it tickle me down to my toes
White light, Aww white light I said now goodness knows
White light, Aww white light it lighten up my eyes
White light, don't you know it fills me up with surprise
White light, Aww white heat tickle me down to my toes
White light, Aww white light I tell you now goodness
knows, now work it
Hmm hmm, White light
Aww she surely do moves me
Hmm hmm, White light
Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak everybody
gonna go and make it every week
Hmm hmm, White heat
Aww sputter mutter everybody gonna go kill their mother
Hmm hmm, White light
Here she comes, here she comes, everybody get 'n gone
make me run to her
