I spend most of my time in Canada, but I also have a flat in London. When I'm in London I often visit Bryan and his family (they live a few miles down the road). To get there, I take the Number 49 bus.
I have an amazing "app" on my iPhone: "London Bus Buddy". It tells you exactly when your bus is due to arrive. But before I got the app, I would just stand at the bus-stop and wait, rain or shine, with no idea when the bus might arrive.
One day I was on my way to Bryan's house, standing at Gloucester Road station, waiting for the Number 49 bus to arrive. I waited and waited, but no bus! Clearly, I was going to be late for our meeting, so I sent Bryan a quick email in the form of a "poem":
Waitin' on the 49
Waitin' on the 49
It'll be here, it's just a matter of time
Waitin' on the 49
I eventually arrived at Bryan's house. Just for a laugh, Bryan picked up his guitar and sang the words from my email. It sounded quite good! We made a few adjustments, and the next thing you know we had the beginnings of a song!
We played with the idea on-and-off for the next several days, creating a simple story about a fellow taking the bus to see his girlfriend.
Bryan recorded Waitin' On The 49 during a performance at the Opera House in Sydney Australia, just Bryan on guitar and Gary Breit on piano. |