Earlier this week, in the car:
"Who sings this song?" Phoebe asked.
"It's the Beatles," I said.
"Dude. I know that. I mean, is it John or Paul?"
******
Later, out of the blue:
"Why are there quarters in the train station?" Mallory asked.
"What?"
"You know, there in the station: Lack of queen quarters with some kind of ties."
I think. Then: "Oh! Plasticine porters with looking glass ties. A porter is someone who helps you with your luggage in a train station."
"Were John and Paul teenagers when they sang 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm not sure. They weren't old, but I don't know if they were teenagers."
"Are they old now?"
"Paul is old, but John died," Mallory said.
"Oh," Phoebe said.
****
Later, also out of the blue:
"What's an English cotter?" Mallory asked.
"I...don't know," I said.
"Well, what's an eggman?"
"Someone who delivers eggs, I guess...oh! It's an English garden. Sitting in an English garden," I say.
"I like that eggman song," Mallory said.
"What's your favorite Beatles song, Mommy?" Phoebe asked.
"'Eleanor Rigby,'" I say.
"I like 'Baby You Can Drive My Car,'" Phoebe said.
"My favorite is 'Eggman,'" Mallory said.
"It's called 'I am the Walrus,'" I explained.
"But they say 'eggman' more often than 'walrus,'" she argued.
"Nevertheless."
****
In the car:
John and Paul sing: "You say you want a revolution/Well you know/We'd all want to change the world."
"This is a good song," Mallory said.
A pause. Then Phoebe said, contemplatively, "Yes. It's very nice."
****
What is your favorite Beatles song?
"Who sings this song?" Phoebe asked.
"It's the Beatles," I said.
"Dude. I know that. I mean, is it John or Paul?"
******
Later, out of the blue:
"Why are there quarters in the train station?" Mallory asked.
"What?"
"You know, there in the station: Lack of queen quarters with some kind of ties."
I think. Then: "Oh! Plasticine porters with looking glass ties. A porter is someone who helps you with your luggage in a train station."
"Were John and Paul teenagers when they sang 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'?" Phoebe asked.
"I'm not sure. They weren't old, but I don't know if they were teenagers."
"Are they old now?"
"Paul is old, but John died," Mallory said.
"Oh," Phoebe said.
****
Later, also out of the blue:
"What's an English cotter?" Mallory asked.
"I...don't know," I said.
"Well, what's an eggman?"
"Someone who delivers eggs, I guess...oh! It's an English garden. Sitting in an English garden," I say.
"I like that eggman song," Mallory said.
"What's your favorite Beatles song, Mommy?" Phoebe asked.
"'Eleanor Rigby,'" I say.
"I like 'Baby You Can Drive My Car,'" Phoebe said.
"My favorite is 'Eggman,'" Mallory said.
"It's called 'I am the Walrus,'" I explained.
"But they say 'eggman' more often than 'walrus,'" she argued.
"Nevertheless."
****
In the car:
John and Paul sing: "You say you want a revolution/Well you know/We'd all want to change the world."
"This is a good song," Mallory said.
A pause. Then Phoebe said, contemplatively, "Yes. It's very nice."
****
What is your favorite Beatles song?
Comments
Noah's favorite: Yellow Submarine
Not sure what Rhett's favorite is.
But my favorite is Here Comes the Sun. Or All You Need is Love. I also like Strawberry Fields and Octupus's Garden...