The thrill is gone
It's gone away for good
Oh, the thrill is gone baby
Baby its gone away for good
Someday I know I'll be over it all baby
Just like I know a man shouldYou know I'm free, free now baby
I'm free from your spell
I'm free, free now
I'm free from your spell
And now that it's over
All I can do is wish you well
As many [FN1] of you have noticed, I've been signing things Trill recently, rather than Thrill. This isn't ineptitude on my part (I carefully reserve my ineptitude for the more important things in life, like calculus and getting college degrees). Rather, it's the result of an epiphanic realization on the part of PETE and Hip E. that Trill is just a better nickname - it's as simple as that. Remember several years ago when Hip E. changed his nickname from Hippie to Hip E.? This is just like that, except the winds of change blew from someone else's mind… and it's easier to type.
While totally not denots off of a totally legal truffle in Dolores Park a couple of weekends ago, PETE came to the realization that somebody from the 13th Ward ought to have a more fitting nickname than something pulled from the alcohol-steeped mind of a Will Clark fan [FN2]. Standing there in the sun, PETE calmly announced, "We should start calling you 'Trill'." Hip E. and Rosie agreed, Patsy abstained (for once), and that was that.
They were right to agree, by the way, because bitch… I'm… trill. Bitch, I'm so trill.
-Trill
FN1: Two
FN2: No offense, Rory - god knows Tuesday Morning Drinking Club was a good time.
4 responses so far ↓
Johnny D // Sep 12, 2007 at 1:31 pm
God knows i am not calling you that ridiculous nickname. Puma, help me talk some sense into Thrill.
Hip E. // Sep 12, 2007 at 1:46 pm
I also can’t do it. Thrill is an awesome nickname. Trill is also kind of cool - mostly if you enjoy that Clipse song “Bitch I’m Trill” - but I can’t actually see myself calling you that very often. I look at it more kind of like the third-alternate jersey color combination that many sports teams have these days. Like the red Blazers jersies or the yellow Cal jerseys (in which we are 4-0). Also I honestly can’t imagine how anyone could be underwhelmed by the nickname “Thrill.” Will, because he is A Thrill. It’s awesome. This in a house where other people were nicknamed Jackass (predating MTV’s show of the same name), Asian Jeff, Maupow, Boner, Faggot, and P-Stoop. It rolls off the tongue. But hey, you can sign your name however you want.
Trill // Sep 12, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Thanks for your input, Hippie. It’s pretty clear that neither of you clicked on the link to the definition of the word trill.
Gabbeh // Sep 19, 2007 at 6:14 am
Here’s the definition (not from Urban Dictionary):
Main Entry: 2trill
Function: noun
Etymology: Italian trillo probably of imitative origin
1 a : the alternation of two musical tones a diatonic second apart — called also shake b : VIBRATO c : a rapid reiteration of the same tone especially on a percussion instrument
2 : a sound resembling a musical trill : WARBLE
3 a : the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another (as of the tip of the tongue against the teethridge) b : a speech sound made by a trill
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Thrill, do you really want to be the “rapid vibration of one speech organ against another”? Plus, a trill is most commonly associated with the flute or piccolo…the gayest instruments on the planet. Go by whatever you’d like–I’m still calling you Thrill.
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