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Today is the birthday (in 1940) of Percy Sledge. He was born in Leighton, Alabama and worked a series of agricultural jobs before taking a job as a hospital orderly and singing on weekends. A former patient introduced him to a record producer who auditioned him and offered him a contract. This is the first song he produced under the contract – a number 1 hit and a gold record for him.
I just finished reading Carl Hiaasen’s latest, ‘Squeeze Me’ and, as you might expect, it is hilarious! It’s character’s include a certain, orange-hued president and a group of wealthy, adoring ‘older’ Palm Beach widows who call themselves the ‘Potus Pussies’ or ‘Potussies’ for the general public, who serenade mastodon with ‘Sweet Unimpeachable You’.
Hiassen does a great job depicting the President who loves his secret service code name, ‘Mastadon’ so much that he asks to be taken to the zoo to see some mastodons. The President spends a lot of time at his winter white house – ‘Casa Bellicosa’ along with his statuesque wife, code-named ‘Mockingbird’.
One of the potussies, a certain Kiki Pew Fitzsimmons gets a little drunk at a gala for the IBS Wellness Foundation – a group given to defeating irritable bowel syndrome globally, and gets eaten by a python.
Hiassen’s heroine, Angie, is a critter-remover who is summoned to catch the python (and many other things) but there is a coverup and things get very complicated and very funny.
Hiaasen has lots of fun with names including Kiki’s best friend, Fay Alex Riptoad of the ‘compost and iron ore’ Riptoads. There are also the McMarmots, Yarma Skyy Frick of the ‘personal lubricant’ Fricks and numerous charity events including the Psoriatic Gingivitis Gala and the Peyronie’s Syndrome Ball. It’s all amazing and there’s not a page that doesn’t leave you laughing.
So if things are getting you down, go get this book! You’ll love it!!
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A woman goes to the doctor looking fantastic. Hair and makeup done by a professional, Gucci heels, Versace dress, and Prada purse. “I’ve been stung by a nasty insect of some kind,” she tells the doctor, “…but I’m ashamed to tell you where.” “It’s okay,” says the doctor. “Our communication is privileged; I won’t tell anyone.” “Okay,” says the woman, “It was at Walmart.”
Want to know where I store all my dad jokes? In a dad-a-base.
How do babies keep track of their fathers?They use an extensive dada-base.
I thought I got a job building Egyptian tombs.Turned out to be a pyramid scheme.
Do they allow loud laughing in Hawaii, or just a low ha?
Paddy says to Mick, “I found this pen. Is it yours?”Mick replies, “I don’t know, give it here.”He tries it and says, “Yes it is!”Paddy asks, “How do you know?”Mick says, “That’s my handwriting!”
Musical Moment
Today is the birthday (in 1939 in Greenwood, Mississippi) of Betty Everett. She is best known for her 1964 hit ‘The Shoop Shoop Song’. She had a number of other hits including the duet with Jerry Butler, ‘Let It Be Me’. Here she is. (If you’re getting this post by email you’ll have to click on the link to hear/see it.)
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