So you know how the Wolverine has this bad habit of creeping up behind me, tapping me on the shoulder and demanding attention? He did it big time the first time I saw Marie in her nightgown. �What the hell was Louise Mingenbach [costume mistress for X2] thinkin� putting her in that? I almost had a heart attack!� And that�s how this wee drabble came to be written. I love meta-narratives. They explain so much, provide a context from which to view the movies, and give me more quality time with Logan and Marie. Why did Logan need a beer so badly after his long drive from Westchester to Boston? My guess is that he�s been looking at much more than he ever thought he�d see of Marie while she�s sacked out next to him. This song takes its place alongside the superbly gothic Blue Lamp, the wildly passionate Violet and Blue, and the solemn and contemplative Battle of the Dragon as one of Stevie�s many contributions to soundtracks in the 1980�s. Originally featured in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, this song played during Stacy and Damone�s abortion crisis. Nicks� voice is a combination of gently chiding and blissfully matter-of-fact and the image of her hair as �a soft silver chain� was a beautiful tie-in to Rogue. The ending is in a similar vein with Nightbird with it�s punchy little remark. But the fun thing about this story is that there�s more than one interpretation for what�s going on. Who is the �rival�? Who is calling whom a �pervert�? And why was Rogue smiling? The quote I selected is also deliberately ambiguous. Ain�t I a stinker?

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