the rodent

'Captain, are you certain this is the most efficient method to do make-up application?'

'Yes Spock, I am'

'And it's Jim when we're off duty.'

90 years ago to the day, De had his graduation ceremony from high school.

What kind of student was De?

De: Oh, high school teachers down here in front. Wants to know what kind of a high school kid I was. Well, I was a poor Baptist preacher's son. I was going to a place called Decatur High School. Yay, Decatur. And my father had no church at the time and we were on WPA and NYA. I was working after school cleaning up the lockers and that sorta thing. And I did fairly well in school except math. I just couldn't stand math. I've never been able to use that x + y=2 to this day.

can't take my eyes off you - ok a classic can't go wrong 9/10

you should be dancing - you should be dancing at this bbq 5/10

you can't hurry love - supremes version based 8/10

waterloo - everyone loves abba but not bbq vibes 6/10

one love - yes 10/10

help! - you might assume i was a beatles fan when i was younger but i'm 99% sure i put this on here because of the big time rush movie 4/10

dreadlock holiday - i don't like reggae... i love it 8/10

walking on sunshine - summer classic but overplayed (by me. i listened to this too much) 6/10

only yesterday - proof of me being an old man carpenters fan since birth but not the best one i could've chosen for a bbq 6/10

surfin usa - inside outside usa inside outside usa we get it 7/10

dancing in the street - martha reeves version okayyy classic 9/10

mamma mia - listen i was (am) obsessed with mamma mia and i will subject you to it. 7/10

i will survive - 🌈 7/10

it must be love - is it a uk summer without madness 8/10

mr blue sky - don't know how it took so long to get to this song 10/10

manic monday - why??? 3/10

supertrouper - see above 8/10

night fever - i think i got confused between a bbq and a disco 5/10

moonlight serenade - ok set the mood is this a VE-Day party???? 4/10

those lazy hazy crazy days of summer - literally so many other nat king cole songs to choose from 5/10

i love to boogie - i would like to point out i didn't choose ALL of the songs. not my favourite t-rex song 6/10

oh pretty woman - but i probably did choose this one. i still love it sorry 9/10

love me for a reason - i should also point out the average age of the bbq was 70 6/10

impossible - see that's better 7/10

sweet caroline - it had to be on here somewhere 10/10

i'm a believer - sure 7/10

walking back to happiness - not one of mine but i guess summery vibes 6/10

is this the way to amarillo - thankfully not the peter kay version but it did untold damage to british culture 6/10

i'm gonna be 500 miles - DADADADA 9/10

there's always something there to remind me - i'm getting whiplash 5/10

california dreaming - again just wild vibe changes but this is a banger so 8/10

i dreamed a dream - AT A BBQ????? susan boyle version of course it is 3/10

do wahh diddy diddy- i'm crying this is a MESS but at least it fits better 6/10

locomotion - ok getting back on track 7/10

he ain't heavy he's my brother - goddammit 5/10

in the summertime - i guess 8/10

ain't that a kick in the head - PICK A LANE 5/10

here comes the sun - obviously 10/10

haven't met you yet - it was 2010(?) okay i was contractually obliged to include this song 6/10

summertime blues - is it over yet 6/10

she - ffs 3/10

let's twist again - alright!!!! 8/10

crocodile rock - ended on a win at least 9/10

oh happy day - i suppose it is a church bbq? also it's the sister act version with the arpeggios lmaoo but his high note still hits 7/10

i gotta feeling - this HAS to stop 😭 7/10

we are family - nice 7/10

dancing queen - you know i had to 8/10

i want to break free - yes 8/10

all rise - guarantee none of the people at this bbq knew this song 5/10

set fire to the rain - is this bbq vibes idk 6/10

valerie - it's just never a bad song 8/10

i don't feel like dancing - i still don't know the lyrics but it won't stop me from singing 7/10

don't stop til you get enough - are we dancing now?? is it dance time?? 8/10

marry you - i guess not. i was obsessed with this album though 6/10

lego house - come on 3/10

dance with me tonight - i cannot stress enough that it was 2010(?) 5/10

what makes you beautiful - am i coming out as a directioner maybe maybe not who can say 10/10

one day like this - oh chippy minton you made it 8/10

rolling in the deep - again good song but not really the vibes 6/10

summer of 69 - first song i could play on the guitar and so obviously i played it as often as possible and annoyed everyone around me 7/10

paradise - i'm surprised this is the only coldplay song on here 6/10

jai ho - once again i can't explain how much the 2009 children in need medley informed my entire music taste 5/10