sorry if someone already noticed this but I was recently reading 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Tennessee Williams and this passage struck me:
Big Daddy: What makes you so restless, have you got ants in your britches?
Brick: Yes, sir...
Big Daddy: Why?
Brick: - Something - Hasn't - Happened...
Big Daddy: Yeah? What is that?
Brick [sadly]: - the click...
Big Daddy: Did you say the click?
Brick: Yes, click.
Big Daddy: What click?
Brick: A click that I get in my head that makes me peaceful
Big Daddy: I sure in hell don't know what you're talking about, but it disturbs me.
Brick: It's just a mechanical thing.
Big Daddy: What is a mechanical thing?
Brick: This click that I get in my head that makes me peaceful. I got to drink till I get it.
I had always really liked this song but never understood the Tennessee Williams reference which inspired me to have a look at a few of his plays. In the first one I picked up I stumbled across this, so yes in classic National style, there is an ode to the coping powers of a libation. Cheers.
Ps the play is really good too, if you were interested..
The Click = ideal intoxication.
sorry if someone already noticed this but I was recently reading 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Tennessee Williams and this passage struck me:
Big Daddy: What makes you so restless, have you got ants in your britches? Brick: Yes, sir... Big Daddy: Why? Brick: - Something - Hasn't - Happened... Big Daddy: Yeah? What is that? Brick [sadly]: - the click... Big Daddy: Did you say the click? Brick: Yes, click. Big Daddy: What click? Brick: A click that I get in my head that makes me peaceful Big Daddy: I sure in hell don't know what you're talking about, but it disturbs me. Brick: It's just a mechanical thing. Big Daddy: What is a mechanical thing? Brick: This click that I get in my head that makes me peaceful. I got to drink till I get it.
I had always really liked this song but never understood the Tennessee Williams reference which inspired me to have a look at a few of his plays. In the first one I picked up I stumbled across this, so yes in classic National style, there is an ode to the coping powers of a libation. Cheers.
Ps the play is really good too, if you were interested..