To honor a June that has been filled with more rainy days in New York than letters in this sentence (okay not really but it has rained close to every day) I thought I would provide you with some slurred words from the misheard and misunderstood vocalist John Fogerty and his Creedence Clearwater Revival:
“I hear hurricanes ablowing. 
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.”
– “Bad Moon Rising,” by Creedence Clearwater Revival
These lyrics cannot be more true especially since today it felt like heaven and hell were fighting the epic apocalyptic battle outside of my uncle’s lighting store’s storefront in Yonkers, NY (where I was working). Shout out to Lights On. Rivers were not only over flowing but they were forming out of the gutters and traveling fast down the street. It was not a hurricane but there were some tornado warnings. Tremendous stuff. Interesting fact about this well-known Creedence hit. The chorus lyric “Don’t go around tonight, it’s bound to take your life, there’s a bad moon on the rise,” sounds quite similar to “there’s a bathroom on the right,” because of Fogerty’s accented vocal. This, of course, has prompted listeners to take notice of the impending storm or conviniently placed restroom down the hallway.
The bathroom on the right which apparently is also home to a cat
The Music Court 
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