27.5.08

suburbs/ music

Car conversation with my dad travelling West, this is how it went:

Andrea: "Burloak" now that was creative thinking
Dad: it should have been "Oakburl"
Andrea: Depends on which way you are travelling. Clearly, the people that named it were travelling East.
Dad: or they just thought Burlington needed more publicity
Andrea: yeah, let's try and get people to come out to Burlington by highlighting the fact that is a stone's throw from Yuppies and right before steel town.
Dad: yeah, Burlington
Andrea: Yuppies are infiltrating you know
Dad: no, Burlington is still with a hick backbone
Andrea: yeah, but look at Millcroft, golfing community-- the epitome of Starbuckswielding SUVs
Dad: yeah. add in some retirees in townhouses and a man-made lake
Andrea: you got it


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