Here are the lyrics so you can sing along:
Two Tickets to Paradise, by Eddie Money, circa 1977
Got a surprise especially for you,
Something that both of us have always wanted to do.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here,
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
I've got two tickets to paradise,
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight,
I've got two tickets to paradise,
I've got two tickets to paradise.
oh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh
oh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh-uh-oh
I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here,
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
I've got two tickets to paradise,
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight,
I've got two tickets to paradise,
I've got two tickets to paradise.
***
In Diana Wynne Jones' Dark Lord of Derkholm
Sometimes sf/f and paranormal worlds, through the skill of the author, come across as so rich and real we feel like we've visited them ourselves...or we want to visit them! Then there are the urban fantasies that take place in the here and now, yet a here and now that has a secret world regular folks know nothing about.
For example, I would love to eat at the diner where Sookie Stackhouse
If you had two tickets to paradise, paradise being a literary landscape of choice, where would you go and what would you pack in your bags?
Jody W.
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Oh, this is going to be interesting. We can't have otherworldly characters without creating their otherworldly world. I find for myself and other authors, it's often a delicate balancing act -- trying not to provide too much or too little. Where is Goldie Locks when I need her?
ReplyDeleteOh gosh! I know that I can't choose just ONE. I would love to be "summoned" in PC Cast's godess summoning series. Even if it meant moving to Oklahoma City to do it! LOL!
ReplyDeleteAnother great one would be Lynn Kurland's time-travels. Go back in time, pick up on of those sexy Scottish lairds and head back to our world. Yup. Works for me.
And besides loving Robin D. Owens Celta series, I would love to step into her Llandrana series. Robin knows I have an obsession with Faucon and I can't wait to read his story.
Oh and Mercedes Lackey's Luna stories. Fairy tales with a twist and the funniest unicorns on paper.
LOLOL!
talia
As a fan of Pern, I'd like to go there. Not when any thread is falling. Or I could go to Jennifer Estep's Bigtime with the superheroes and ubervillains would be fun. I'd just have to watch out for falling buildings when they get into their battles.
ReplyDeleteFirst I call the ability to change worlds on a weekly or "when I get bored" basis. This week,I think I'll ride shotgun with Stephanie Plum, attend a funeral with Grandma Mazur, clothes shop with Lula and best of all, bust some bad guys with Joe or Ranger.
ReplyDeleteI will never listen to Eddie Money the same way, but a great blog-good reading suggestions!-debralee
ReplyDeleteOh, I need a fantasy vacation right about now anyway...the kids started school this week, and insanity, as always, has ensued. I think I'll buy a ticket to Gena Showalter's Atlantis, populated by nymphs, dragons, vampires, and other fantastic creatures, many of whom are insanely good-looking (women, for instance, find the male nymphs irresistable, though I have a thing for the fire-breathing dragon men myself). What would I pack? Not much...what fun is a vacation if you can't go shopping?!
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