Anyone Remember the Godfathers?

On my run yesterday I listened to the Godfathers self-titled album most of the way through, which I haven't done for some time. This was an absolutely great hard rock album. Smart ass, tough, blue collar British rock. Everyone who was alive in the 80s will remember "Birth. School. Work. Death." While that's a great tune, there's plenty more. My favorite track has to be "Cause I Said So" a driving rocker with sharp lyrics, about the joys of being stupid:

"Every day's a gas when you're living like me
Don't read books, write poetry
and I don't need no PhD
'Cause I'm 10 times smarter than you'll ever be
'Cause I said so!"

I believe the 70s were the epigee of rock music and the 80s were the nadir. (BTW, the 90s acquitted themselves nicely, and the 00's are building quite the category of awesome music) That being said, there was still some great music created in the 80s and the work of the Godfathers has to be at the top of the list. If you don't have this album, you should.

So, I'm running on a gravel path in a wooded park, with the Godfathers blasting in my ears. It's almost 5 PM and it's getting dark. On my way into the woods, I saw a woman with a St. Bernard crossing the street toward the park. It looked like she was headed into the park. THe dog was not on a leash but I assumed that she'd put it on leash, since she saw that I was running in the park.

Well, on my second pass around the gravel loop path, as I'm entering into a turn, with no line of sight around the corner, I see this large, white st. Bernard on a tear, barking, headed straight for me. My first thought was "that dog is going to attack me." So, I stop and start yelling at the dog and ready myself for combat. The dog turns and runs back around the corner to his master. She gets the dog on a leash, and is very apologetic, but Christ, what a thrill that was!

Anyhow, the Arsenal-Bolton match is on in an hour. I'm going to get some breakfast and watch the Gunners take down Wanderers with aplomb.