The other day Jeremy and I sat ourselves were perched on the sofa together watching television when a commercial featuring Rick James’ “Superfreak” suddenly came on. The following conversation is based on true events that went down not five seconds after the commercial aired.
Jeremy: Man, that Rick James is really doing pretty well for himself nowadays don’t you think?
Me: Huh?
Jeremy: Superfreak? You know. The guy with braids? He’s really made something of himself.
Me: Um, he’s dead.
Jeremy: (long pause)....Well, I guess he’s not doing as well as I thought.
I guess you really had to be there. To us it was hilarious. To Henry and Reese it was frightening. You see, after all the Rick James talk, Jeremy and I decided it would be fun to have ourselves a dance party to “Superfreak”. I’ve never seen our children’s eyes so wide with fright.