And good news for the cows. I think half of the country turned vegetarian for the New Year. So far every night of the new decade I have had a friend inform me they’ve “gone veg”. And they’re all guys too! I mean, I remember in 7th grade when half the girls somehow decided at the same time that meat was no longer good for their figure, but guys in their mid-twenties? I didn’t see that one coming.
Last night I before a gig, my bass player was raving, “Man, those wings smell good”.
I turned to him and said, “Thank God there’s still another meat-eating musician in town. I swear everyone has turned into Littefoot!”
“Uh, actually… I hate to tell you man, but I’m actually vegetarian now,” he slowly responded, not wanting to disappoint.
Not overly surprised, I said, “Really, when?
“Christmas”, he said.
“I must say that’s a terrible present to your taste buds”, I said as I teared up and stormed off in the distance.
I’m normally pretty late to fads, so who knows, maybe I’ll become a vegetarian next decade. Though, typically the fad is over by the time I have joined. Most people’s reasons are educated, whether it be for health, the environment, or just because you’d rather kill plants than animals. I however, will take a stand for the plants. You know, when I see a salad entering someone’s mouth it makes me so sad. Those plants had a relaxing life sitting out in the sun, and here we are taking them from their homes, chopping them up, and shoving them down our throat. That’s why 2010 might just be the beginning of the veggie genocide. It’s a sad world, isn’t it?