When I’ve noticed that someone has become exceptionally witty or thought-provoking up here, I generally send them a little email telling them so. Not, of course, that most people give a rat’s ass what I think, but still…
Ike, you don’t have an email listed, so you get your very own thread.
I just have to say that either I’ve not paid attention in the past or you are becoming increasingly more witty and intelligent sounding all the time. This is NOT saying you weren’t in the past, just saying I’ve finally noticed. Flora must be bringing out the best in you ;). (kidding, guys, sheesh)
LOL…jeez, now I’ve done it. Just like TennHippie knows everyone loves him, everyone that didn’t get an email from me needs to assume that they were SO outstanding that an email from mere mortal me was not necessary.
Uke, are you an Asylum Street Spankers fan, by any chance? They’re the reason I know who Ukulele Ike is, since their Mysterious John performs a great rendition of his tune “I’m a Bear In a Lady’s Boudoir”.
Geez, hard to describe. They’re an all-acoustic ensemble from Austin, TX. When I say all acoustic, I mean it–no elecricity, no mikes, and a guy with a megaphone that will rip anyone in the audience a new one if they talk too loud. There are ten of them at full strength (members have come and gone), and their music has a real vaudeville vibe to it.
You just have to go see them. They make it here to Lexington about twice a year. Their most recent album, “Hot Lunch”, is really good.
The near-erotic thrill of having a thread named after myself, and being cooed over by jazzmine, is slowly dissolving into a Asylum Street Spankers-flavored malaise.
Well, Uke did put me in his will. He’s giving his cash AND his saxophone, so he’s all right in my book. However, I’m supposed to kick off only four months after him; I just hope I can get the will probated in time.
“The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.” - Humphrey Bogart
[busily tacking up one of the 1,000 flyers he had made up, oh, about a month ago, reading UKULELE IKE IS MARRIED AND HAS TWO LOVELY CHILDREN]
[Turning around and spitting out the extra nails]
Jazz, darlin’, let me express my deepest appreciation for your kind words, even though I now want to scroll back three months and see which posts were boneheaded, and which jokes fell flat.
I was going to e-mail a thank-you note to you because I’m too shy to respond in public, but I’ve let it go so long (hey! just like with real-life thank you notes!) that, well, here it is.
