Coincimental
Driving along in the snow at the weekend I was talking to Wife about how I wanted to see the film Sideways. There aren’t many films these days made out people over 40. Hannah and Her Sisters, Throw Momma from the Train, On Golden Pond, Cocoon, Witches of Eastwick Thelma and Louise, Something’s Got to Give. And in most of these, the theme is “I am over 40 and this is my story”. The age factor, because it’s unusual, is a part of the story.
We started talking about Something’s Got to Give and how both liked the film. The snow got worse and I put on my foglights and turned up the radio to get a traffic or weather report. The first channel I flick to, first goddamn channel, plays the opening big band blast of the Johnny Mercer tune of the same name and Ella Fitzgerald kicks in “When an irresistible force such as you…”
I’m not sure if other people’s coincidences seem important two days after the event, but I enjoyed it.
Incidentally, the lyrics to this are beautiful. I mean:
So en guarde,
who knows what the fates have in store,
from their vast mysterious sky?
You have to take your hat off to the man.