strange, disturbing, and amusing FM moments with friends and family

[GateandGarden]

The past year has brought some interesting FM moments for me, so here are a few.

At Christmas, my sister-in-law was genuinely upset when I opened my Heroes are Hard to Find CD. She took one look at the cover and said it was disturbing. I laughed, and she even more serious and said, "That is really horrible!"

One of my brothers told my Mom that I said I'd trade all of my FM CDs for one of her gifts. She looked at him strangely and he said, "Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies." Then he looked at me and asked, "Well, I made a Mac reference, isn't that good?" I said, "I'm not impressed. That one is too well-known. Reference the blues era and I'll be impressed." He said, "I don't know anything about that." I said, "All you have to say is 'I got a black magic woman,'" and he then said, "You mean the Carlos Santana song?" I said, "No! I mean the Fleetwood Mac song that Carlos Santana remade!"

Comment from another one of my brothers--"Oh you like Fleetwood Mac now? They were good until they let those two chicks join the band. That ruins every band."

My Mom, seeing Lindsey in the "Little Lies" video--"OH MY GOD HE LOOKS GOOD!!!"

My English teacher, after seeing me wearing my pink Stevie shirt--"Stevie Nicks, huh? What's she doing these days?" "She came out with a new album with Fleetwood Mac last year, and they've been touring," I said. "Oh, never mind then," she said.

Same English teacher, another day when I'm wearing my red Christine McVie shirt. "Don't you have a pink one like that?" she asks. "No, that one has Stevie on it." She shakes her head at me.

Well, I thought they were entertaining tidbits, but seem less entertaining now that I've typed them.

Anyone else?

Hillary