File photo
In 1989, Joanne Palmer left a publishing career in Manhattan and has missed her paycheck ever since. She is a mom, weekly columnist for the Steamboat Pilot & Today, and the owner of a property management company, The House Nanny. Her new book "Life in the 'Boat: How I fell on Warren Miller's skis, cheated on my hairdresser and fought off the Fat Fairy" is now available in local bookstores and online at booklocker.com or amazon.com.
Joanne Palmer: Creative caroling
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Joanne Palmer
Joanne Palmer's Life in the 'Boat column appears Wednesdays in the Steamboat Today. Email her at jpalmer@springsips.com
Find more columns by Palmer here.
Steamboat Springs — Finished with your holiday shopping, gifts all wrapped and nothing to do? Get creative and challenge friends and family to rewrite the lyrics to a Christmas carol with a Steamboat twist. We haven’t started our shopping yet, but here is what we came up with:
Frosty the Ski Bum
Was a jolly, happy soul
With his twin tip skis and a cool GoPro
And an iPod cast in gold
Frosty the Ski Bum
Is living the dream they say
He is hooked on snow
And his friends all know
How it brings him to life each day
There must have been some magic
In the snowboard that he found
For when he strapped it on his feet
His railslide hit the ground
Frosty the Ski Bum
Gave up his skis that day
And his friends all say
With much dismay
That he threw his skis away.
Bumpty bump bump
Bumpty bump bump
Look at Frosty go!
Bumpty bump bump
Bumpty bump bump
Over the hills of snow
Frosty the Ski Bum
Knew the sun was hot that day
So he said, “Let’s close that Gaper”
and we’ll look quite dapper
And we’ll be on our way
Down the slope with the rad snowboard
He twisted without his ski
And he wouldn’t stop
Inside the shop when they yelled,
“Are you Billy Kiddin’ me?”
Frosty the Ski Bum
Had to hurry on his way,
But he waved adieu
To all the crew
And cried, “I’ll be back some day”
Bumpty bump bump
Bumpty bump bump
Look at Frosty go!
Bumpty bump bump
Bumpty bump bump
He sure puts on a show!
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Requires free registration
Posting comments requires a free account and verification.
Or login with:
OpenID