Doin a lick

Doin a lick

from: Mugtoe
cpe-65-27-96-64.mn.rr.com
03-10-27
18:10:24

Do you ever use the term, "Let's do a lick"? Just curious. I'd forgotten about that term. I first became aware of it at the cockfights in Oklahoma where I was in the company of this cook. He was related to the guy I went up there with who was handlin roosters for a contractor in west Dallas. This cook would stay up for a month or so at a time, and he'd just drive around north Texas and Oklahoma settin up kitchens and stayin wired to the tits. He'd lay out a pile of that mess and just lick it up. I always thought that was much more intelligent that stickin that nasty shit up yer nose. He also had a bad habit of helpin himself to my bud. He would say, "Let's burn one, Mug," and he'd just throw an entire bud into a paper and seal it up. They didn't burn worth a shit, and it was a terrible waste. But what did he care? He was swimmin in cash and couldn't feel a thing anyway. He kept a fuckin Uzi under the seat of his car and spent all his time at the cockfights in the company of every assortment of law enforcement officer in the southern half of Oklahoma. Never saw him bang anything or stick it up his nose. He just licked it off his hand the way you'd lick a pile of salt before downing a shot of tequila. I had a 63 Chevy Suburban at that time, and I would set up a grill outside the cock-pit and barbecue ribs smoked sausage and hand it out to the folks who otherwise had to force down the mess they served up at the snack bar. Johnny would sit outside with me a good deal of the time and just greet all these old men as they approached the barn where the fights were held there in Thackerville. Most of these old-timers were in their 70's at least, and they all smiled and waved at Johnny as they went in. Sometimes they'd stop and have a sandwich off the back of my truck with me and Johnny smokin a joint right there in front of God and everybody.

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