LUCY IN THE SKY WITH TRUFFLES (May 20, 2015)

I dreamt that I was a member of a team working on the worldwide promotion of Istrian truffles. The team was at a brainstorming stage, and any ideas were acceptable. We started with the notion that truffles were considered by many to be a potent aphrodisiac. True or false, this could be the basis for their promotion. To make the subterranean fungus’ appeal stretch to both men and women, we came up with the notion that it was a powerful libido stimulant rather than just an aphrodisiac. Thus we proposed that the LST acronym be used across the peninsula whenever referring to truffles. It stood for “Libido Stimulating Truffles.” To enhance the popularity of the LST acronym, we started reworking the Beatles’ 1967 song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds,” where we replaced diamonds with truffles. Stretching the two syllables of “truffles” into the three syllables of “diamonds” was our main problem with the key line and title of the song. I woke up before the song was finished, but I remember tremendous excitement in the team. The LST idea got everyone going. It was only about seven o’clock in the morning, but I could not go back to sleep any more. Instead, I had to get up at once and record my fabulous dream about the promotion of Istrian truffles.