Bob Seger - Beautiful Loser

5-11-12  Short run today, 3.5 miles.  It was hot and I was tired and my legs just felt tired.  I am going to do a really long run on Sunday so I decided a short run was a good idea so I can rest my muscles for Sunday.  Today was a really beautiful day, sunny warm, the bluest sky I have seen lately.  I took a tiny detour out on feather island just to snap a picture.  I am starting to get stressed about this marathon.




When I was in college, I worked part time at the Michigan National Bank of Detroit.  I was a teller, eventually head teller.   Back then we had passbook savings where your actual record of money was entered by hand into a book and the teller initialed and stamped it with the date.  One of our customers was Bob Seger.  I like to follow rules and I took my job seriously.  I can remember ladies that came in wearing their mink coats and wanted to cash a check but no funds int he account.  No can do!  That didn't go over well.  One time bob Seger came in and wanted to withdraw some money from his passbook savings account.  When a customer wanted to do that, you had to verify their signature.  Even though it was Bob Seger and I knew that, I made him go through the process.  I had him sign the withdrawal slip and then I went to verify on the microfiche machine that it was him.  All the other tellers were laughing at me.  Oh well.  I actually got complimented by his manager, Punch Andrews, for having done this.   From what I can tell, Punch is still in business and has his offices on Purdy Street in Birmingham Michigan. 

I listened to a little Bob Seger today.  Beautiful Loser is one of my favorites of his.
I think the first time I ever saw Bob Seger was at the Birmingham Palladium, now long gone (only open 1969-1971).  Found some artwork from concert posters at the Palladium.

He wants to dream like a young man
With the wisdom of an old man.
He wants his home and security,
He wants to live like a sailor at sea.
Beautiful loser, where you gonna fall?
You realize you just don't need it all.

He's your oldest and your best friend,
If you need him, he'll be there again.
He's always willing to be second best,
A perfect lodger, a perfect guest.
Beautiful loser, read it on the wall
And realize, you just don't need it all.
...you can't have it all, you can't have it all,
Oh, oh, ... Can't have it all.

He'll never make any enemies,
He won't complain if he's caught in a freeze.
He'll always ask, he'll always say please.


Beautiful loser, never take it all
'Cause it's easier, faster when you fall,
You just don't need it all
Oh, oh, ... You just don't need it all.