Colter came up with this idea that if songs can be sticky (and impossible to get out of your head) then maybe some people are, too. He's sure he's very sticky, but that Gary and I are not. He may be right. He's like a people magnet, whereas Gary and I are both a little quieter and laid back.
What do you think? Could we develop a scale for this quality (sticky at one end and repellent at the other?) and also a treatment? There are some people who have been stuck in my head since adolescence!
Or like a magnet where one end attracts and the other repels...smart kid! Ty's of the sticky variety, gathering people to him like one of those long curls of flypaper hanging over a kitchen table in the summer. Kind of gross, and I must say he does bring along some unsavory few, kids who think he's cool because he's tall or because he's new and he just loves the attention. He's not particularly discerning at this stage of the game. I don't have that effect on my peers, never have and it's doubtful I ever will.
Posted by: Kelly | October 30, 2003 at 11:29 AM