This morning I planned on blogging about last night's session, but before I logged on I accidentally stumbled upon the greatest TV show in broadcast history: Big Joe's Polka Show! It's a show about polka music run by a guy named Joe, in case the name of the show was too subtle for you.
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Much like the Rick Astley video (and associated "Rick Roll" trend), this somehow manages to bridge the otherwise separate worlds of LAME and AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteVideotape exists of me performing a musical number called "fastest polka in the world" in faux-Victorian clothing before an astonished crowd.
ReplyDeleteWell, I was probably more astonished than they were.
And greenvesper: those worlds are separated by the thinnest of membranes :)
re: the thin line between awesome and lame, cf. the recent of Nicholas Cage, especially the hysterical tango the is Wicker man.
ReplyDeleteHi Jeff, I do not mean to hijack the thread but I know of no other way to contact you.
ReplyDeleteSeveral years ago you wrote a piece about my book The Quest. I am the David that wrote to Glenn Reynolds to say I was a Cherokee from New Mexico. Thanks for the rather nice review of my old stuff.
Cordially,
David
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ReplyDeleteDavid: Thanks for stopping by! I don't know if I ever mentioned it, but I got a copy of The Quest not long after I wrote about. I think it's a great piece of work and keep it next to my Arduin books.
ReplyDeleteSet: Thanks for the link! Weird Al rules!
THough I might not comment much, I will add you to my roll. Say hey to Bruce and Al.
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