Well, it's a long Labor Day holiday here in the U.S. - time to kick off our
shoes, relax with family, grill some hamburgers, and wonder what virus may
be hitting our servers while we are away!
So, with that I've gone back to one of the best of Billy Joel's many hits:
PIANO MAN (aka COMPUTER MAN)
Here's a quick snippet of the actual song in .WAV format:
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PianoGrand/sounds/PianoMan.wav
It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The office is quiet right now
There's a pile of InfoWeek's sitting next to me
Got to get through them some how
I say, "Man, I don't time to read 'em all
I'm not really sure if I can;
But I'm livid and mad, when they say I should have
A written disaster recovery plan"
La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus:
Write us a plan, you're the computer man
Write us a plan tonight
Well, we all have too many things to do
But we'll blame you if it don't go right.
Now John at the bar is my boss's son,
He told dad, "we don't really need RAID"
Though he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
I see trouble brewin', I'm afraid
He says, "Dad, I believe RAID simply cost too much,
And besides, servers never do crash"
Well I'm sure that I could be in his place
If I wasn't trying to save my own *ss
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Now Jane is the boss's secretary
And she only has time for her nails
But she's talkin' with Sally who's leavin' for Italy
Instead of backing up her email
And the CFO is practicing politics
As his managers quickly go home
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But now I'm sitting here on Saturday alone
Chorus:
Write us a plan, you're the computer man
Write us a plan tonight
Well, we all have too many things to do
But we'll blame you if it don't go right.
It's a pretty good day for a Saturday
The backup is moving along
I've patched all the computers in the office just now
And they all are humming their song
And the tape drive, it sounds like a carnival
And near the server, I reach for my beer
And I sit at my desk, finally taking a rest
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"
Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da
Chorus:
Write us a plan, you're the computer man
Write us a plan tonight
Well, we all have too many things to do
But we'll blame you if it don't go right.