I’ve been quite bored today and laid up with stomach issues, so of course I browsed the C&F archives. It was among these humble pages where such characters as Talbert St. Claire, the Christian Grey Larson fanboy, and many others lavished their split personalities, social ineptness, and just pure outrageousness upon us all. Though their invective may at the time have frayed nerves and challenged friendships, today, well, they make for a hell of a laugh.
Thanks for all the good times (intentional or not).
Don’t worry … The impending release of Riverdance 2 and Titanic 2, the sequels, will spur thousands of people to take up the whistle and flood into the Chiffboard, with plenty of new flames to enjoy.
Having just watched Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I’m sure that both sequels will involve vampire zombies. In the Riverdance finale, Flatley viciously attacks the dancing lasses with his flute, and then comes after the brains of the audience. And Jack and Rose seek revenge against the White Star line by sucking the blood of the entire population of Belfast in 3-D, to the haunting strains of Celtic aires. Memorable new theme song by moon goddess Selene Dion: “My Heart [and Other Organs] Will Go On [Your Menu]”. You heard it here first!
Goodness knows I’ve done my part and tried to keep things weird. You run out of steam cheerleading to a wall, and part of that problem is that it seems that a lot of people just don’t know how to be controversial without getting moderated, so they just stop trying any more. No, you gotta do it something like this:
What rubbish. Who says I wouldn’t eat my cat? I think of her as famine insurance, and I’m sure she thinks the same of me. It doesn’t mean we can’t be best pals in the meantime. Everyone wins. But just try serving cat at Thanksgiving. Is this so hard to grasp?
Once when I was around five, my aunt killed and cooked my cousin’s pet turkey for dinner. I remember having distinctly ambivalent feelings about the meal. Not quite like Homer and Pinchy, but sort of.
RiverDance2, Titanic2… I just hope the inspiration renews the Chiffy Toss in The Corrs Feathers for some Celtic stomp folk/rock/pop discussion. Love it.
Well, a good flamer could begin with the new cowboy slipjig from Garth Brooks in Dublin as they won’t be Dancing in the Streets and getting jiggy with it. Or will they?
That’s not gonna get it. American Country music is among the most heard/played music types in some parts of rural Ireland. At least that would seem to be the case by my limited experience going back to visit family. I’m thinking of taking my dobro over, instead of the whistles and flute, on my next trip. Might be easier to scare up a session then. Nothin’ to flame about here AFAIK.
Yeah, the concert cancellations caused a bit of a blow up. But hey, football/soccer was involved. Now that can be sacred ground. No pun intended.
By the way … Generation whistles are sooooo out if tune and sound like nails scratching on a blackboard.
