Closer to Drunk

Don’t know how many people watch “The Office.” I think it is a pretty good show, not necessarily because it is funny, but because of the characters. What guy can’t identify with Jim Halpert at some point in his life? Jilted by a woman and running from your feelings, the good guy eventually prevails. In a recent re-run I watched, Jim and Andy sing a drunken version of “Closer to Fine” from the Indigo Girls. Who would have thought that two women of questionable orientation would provide such a perfect anthem for the lost souls? I have to wonder who on the staff of the writing team suggested a song that was never especially popular and is way out of date for this episode. I guess this particular writer has felt along the same lines as I have, for after all, the less I seek my source (answers) the closer I am to fine. I remember when I got to see the Indigo Girls for free one night in Tallahassee. I walked into the theater and took my seat and the first song they played was “Closer to Fine.” Big mistake. I bolted as the last note of the song was still ringing. How is it that a couple of mediocre musicians and songwriters can come up with such a great song? Oh well, I guess I can replace the video in my head of the two broad shouldered chicks singing it with Jim Halpert falling over drunk mumbling it out.