Piano Man

Let me begin by thanking those of you who have been sending emails with comments about what you read here. Your emails make my day and I appreciate all your encouragement. I invite you to write your comments about specific posts here on my blog so other readers can react as well.
ON LEGAL STUFF....
Some of you have asked me to talk about my work, my cases and to provide legal info. I wish I could. Trust me, If I told some of my clients' stories I would win major literary prizes. I can't though. Rules of professional conduct (ethics codes) prevent me from doing so.
I might provide a comment regarding a legal issue that I think could be important to talk about but if you want legal advice or my representation call my offices. My secretaries are kinda nice. Set up an appointment, (my assistant might offer you coffee) and we can discuss your legal problems. I will give a piece of random legal advice today...DON'T LIE TO YOUR LAWYERS!!!. It's stupid. Think about it, you are hiring me because you think I can win your case. Do you really think lying to me is gonna help? Do you think making me look stupid when surprises pop up is gonna keep you out of prison?...

I had a good day today. As usual, I woke up with anxiety from all the work that I knew I had. At 7:30 I already had 17 text messages, (11 from the same client) and 9 missed calls. Those are my morning highlights! Some clients just have the need to tell me that they have arrived at the courthouse TWO HOURS EARLY.
After handling my cases in court I had a meeting in San Juan. I was tired but couldn't cancel again so the 1hour 20 min drive was mandatory. The meeting took way too long so afterwards I rewarded myself with a little shopping. I rarely buy anything for myself since my daughters were born.

On my way home I pulled out an old cd. It's a mix I made of a bunch of old songs. On it is Billy Joel's Pianno Man.
The Lyrics

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a memory
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes."

la la la, di da da
La la, di di da da dum

Chorus:
Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us all feelin' all right

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke and he'll light up your smoke
But there's some place that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As his smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy, who's still in the Navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessman slowly gets stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

Chorus
sing us a song you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we're all in the mood for a melody
and you got us all feeling alright

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about their life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnivore
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, di da da
La la, di da da da dum

Chorus:
sing us a song you're the piano man
sing us a song tonight
well we're all in the mood for a melody
and you got us all feeling alright

I love this song. It's full of dreaming, wanting and remembering. Everyone in the song prefers to be somewhere else. I feel this way sometimes. The thing is that most of the things we have are things we once really wanted so we shouldn't dwell on the past or possible future. I wish I could play the Piano and make people happy. I make people happy sometimes with my work but it usually means that I won a case and made the looser unhappy.