A bartender is probably less meshuggene than most shrinks. Read“Freud and Dora”. Sigmund was probably the least qualified personin the world she could have turned to for help, with the possibleexception of You-Know-Who-With-The-Ridiculous-Mustache.
Liquor and a listenerSoon my troubles are gonejust like my liverlemme stay here ‘til dawn.no one to go home toAnd here I’m a jokebut the joke’s on you‘Cause, honey, I’m broke.
There’s a scene in the original pilot to Star Trek where Captain Pike is complaining about his problems to the ship’s doctor, who has shown up in the captain’s quarters with a couple of drinks. At some point in Pike’s whine, the doctor interrupts with a medical observation. “Are you my doctor now,” asks Pike, “or my bartender?” “We both get the same types of people,” the doc replies, “the living — and the dying.”
Jimmy and I were brothers.We went down different paths.Jimmy always listened to my mother,And me, I never like to take a bath.
As we grew and tumbled through adulthoodThe pressure caused emotional drain.So now I’m slowly dying in the bottleand Jimmy has to live with half a brain.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
Jimmy let his troubles drive him crazy.He never tried to drown it in a drink.I know that drinking makes my thinking hazy,But at least I still have brains enough to think.
Jimmy’s got a brain that isn’t stable.He doesn’t have the sense to say his name.I’m sorry that his doctor was unableTo remove the proper portion of his brain.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
Funny how the world works.People can be real jerks.Some prefer the tension over booze.
Either way it ends the same.Hard to beat the living game.Might as well enjoy it while you lose.
When I need a drink I start to shiverAnd Jimmy always viewed it with concern.But I’d rather have cirrhosis of the liverThan an intellect that’s second to a fern.
I wonder if old Jimmy’s gonna hear itWhen I tell him that his logic wasn’t sound.They’ll dose him up on lots of evil spiritsWhen they take him to the psychiatric grounds.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
John Lustig (Last Kiss) creator over 10 years ago
Here’s the link to the original art and some other silliness.
watmiwori over 10 years ago
A bartender is probably less meshuggene than most shrinks. Read“Freud and Dora”. Sigmund was probably the least qualified personin the world she could have turned to for help, with the possibleexception of You-Know-Who-With-The-Ridiculous-Mustache.
Buzza Wuzza over 10 years ago
booze is the answer
J Short over 10 years ago
…and the meds are a lot cheaper.
coltish1 over 10 years ago
And I get to sit up … most of the time.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 10 years ago
Liquor and a listenerSoon my troubles are gonejust like my liverlemme stay here ‘til dawn.no one to go home toAnd here I’m a jokebut the joke’s on you‘Cause, honey, I’m broke.
Nick Danger over 10 years ago
Kudos for not editing out the cigarette.
warjoski Premium Member over 10 years ago
By that same logic, she doesn’t need a gynecologist because she has the Boston Celtics
pcolli over 10 years ago
Bar tenders in the US must be of a different kind to those in the UK.
Olddog1 over 10 years ago
Buzza Wuzza. What is the question?
loner34 over 10 years ago
Is the bar tender… asked the termite.
K M over 10 years ago
There’s a scene in the original pilot to Star Trek where Captain Pike is complaining about his problems to the ship’s doctor, who has shown up in the captain’s quarters with a couple of drinks. At some point in Pike’s whine, the doctor interrupts with a medical observation. “Are you my doctor now,” asks Pike, “or my bartender?” “We both get the same types of people,” the doc replies, “the living — and the dying.”
klunker rider over 10 years ago
Jimmy and I were brothers.We went down different paths.Jimmy always listened to my mother,And me, I never like to take a bath.
As we grew and tumbled through adulthoodThe pressure caused emotional drain.So now I’m slowly dying in the bottleand Jimmy has to live with half a brain.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
Jimmy let his troubles drive him crazy.He never tried to drown it in a drink.I know that drinking makes my thinking hazy,But at least I still have brains enough to think.
Jimmy’s got a brain that isn’t stable.He doesn’t have the sense to say his name.I’m sorry that his doctor was unableTo remove the proper portion of his brain.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
Funny how the world works.People can be real jerks.Some prefer the tension over booze.
Either way it ends the same.Hard to beat the living game.Might as well enjoy it while you lose.
When I need a drink I start to shiverAnd Jimmy always viewed it with concern.But I’d rather have cirrhosis of the liverThan an intellect that’s second to a fern.
I wonder if old Jimmy’s gonna hear itWhen I tell him that his logic wasn’t sound.They’ll dose him up on lots of evil spiritsWhen they take him to the psychiatric grounds.
Yes, me, I’ve got a bottle in front of me,And Jimmy has a frontal lobotomy.Just different ways to kill the pain the same.
But I’d rather have a bottle in front of me,Than have to have a frontal lobotomy.I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane.
I might be drunk, but at least I’m not insane!