Saturday, December 26, 2009

I Hear America Singing or I wonder why I have insomnia.

*** There were the two sailor friends who had a falling out and now they can't see "Aye-aye" to "Aye-aye".

*** I wasn't till the quarterback found out his receivers were deaf that he realized he had spent the game calling inaudibles at the line.

*** I've never had a great voice, but I could carry a tune.....right to the graveyard.....When I sing in the shower the bottle of shampoo walks out.....No, I sound like Rochester with Louis Armstrong stuck in his throat.....I was once asked to sing the national anthem at a high school football game and people of ALL nationalities stood up..... When I sang Tea for Two at a party, some uncouth guy said, "Better make that tea for ONE!!..... when I went out for chorus, the choirmaster kept telling me Sotto Voce. Sotto Voce"---which I later found out is Italian for "throw yourself under a Desoto!..........When I said Ah!" for the doctor he said I was off key!!.....I kept misunderstanding when people requested that I sing Long Ago and Far Away..... I sing so bad I was the understudy for the fake Ringo in Beatlemania.....I mean, when I sang my Hav Torah at my Bar Mitzvah, 23 old orthodox Jews converted to the Jesuits.

*** Speaking of bad singers, but seriously ,have you heard Bob Dylan's Christmas album?? I wouldn't say his voice is harsh and rough, but I held a piece of wood that needed sanding against the speaker as he sang The Christmas Song---smoother than Marty---- noggin!!---how's that CD workin' out??
I commend the man for giving all the proceeds to the Hungry (but I heard that even some of them, suddenly wracked with guilt after hearing the CD, told him, "Thanks Bob...but even we ain't that hungry!! )
... the others getting meals are still patiently waiting for proceeds to come in so they can get their second course after, in some cases , a wait of two weeks.
The verdict seems to be that Dylan poses no threat the Andy Williamses and the Perry Comos, the obligatory Christmas album from the C&W Flavors-of-the-Month, et al when it comes to Yuletide Yodeling.
I'll wrap this up with something about Dylan a friend said that I found rather odd: "I love Dylan, but only when he's singing other, better singers' songs."

1 comment:

Author Joe Dyson said...

The same thing happened when two Jewish fellows had a falling out. They couldn't see oy to oy.