![]() "That will teach those Bigamists a lesson," he chuckled. "Are you a Bigamist? What? Don't lie to me, you yellow-bellied pervert!" Then he laughed again, and hung up. We are ready for the game, here - are you ready?" He laughed. When the phone rang he ignored me and picked it up before I could get to it. I could see that he had forgotten all about his troubles in Utah, and now he was jabbering happily. There was a far-away look in his eyes now, and he spoke in an oddly Dreamy voice. "This is very exciting," he said eagerly. "We can Watch the game together, and then write a song about it." He paused momentarily and reached again for the teapot. We will drink some more of this Tea and get ourselves Prepared for it." ![]() "Well," I replied with a smile, "tonight is our lucky night. Patrick Roy's performance in the 2001 Stanley Cup Finals was one to worship. I watch it all the time on TV - especially the Stanley Cup playoffs." "I have come to Love professional hockey. I knew he was a rabid hockey fan, so I told him we could watch the Stanley Cup playoff game on TV pretty soon. Warren seemed far too frantic to do any serious song-writing, so I tried to calm him down with some of the fresh Jimson tea I'd brewed up for the Holiday. They don't want to be embarrassed in the eyes of the world again." They're rounding up the Bigamists before the Olympics start. "They're doing that to a lot of people, these days. They pulled me over at some kind of police checkpoint and accused me of being a Sex Offender - I was terrified. ![]() "They've been following me ever since Salt Lake City. "The ones over in Utah," he said nervously. "I had to drive all night to get out of Utah without being locked up. Warren Zevon arrived at my house on Saturday and said he was in the mood to write a few songs about Hockey. Thompson offers this look back at a column he wrote about Zevon in May of 2001. To celebrate the life of his good friend, 's Hunter S. Death of an American poetĮditor's Note: Singer/songwriter Warren Zevon died of lung cancer Sunday night at the age of 56.
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