- My freedom.
- Sympathetic sheriffs.
- The tar and chicken feather shortage.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving Thoughts
This is the time of year when we reflect on those things for which we are most grateful. I am thankful for:
Monday, November 24, 2008
Doc's Jinglewhapper

Jinglewhappers are not unique - I have seen them in a variety of styles, depending upon the player's personal taste in noise. My jinglewhapper (pictured here) has a metal bell (sans interior clapper), a hollow wooden thingamajig, two coiled wires stretched tight against a tin pan, and bells that jingle. It rests on a large rubber ball which one can pound on the ground. You create sound by whapping various parts of this contrivance with a drumstick, or by pounding it on the ground, or both.
If you want a jinglewhapper of your own you will have to make it. The fellow who made this one disappeared under mysterious circumstances and I have never found anyone else willing to assemble such a device. Some town authorities have thanked me for not pursuing the matter. The instrument's musicality has never been a real issue. Its primary purpose is to attract an audience, which it does admirably.
Labels:
acoustic,
folk music instrument,
jingle bells,
jinglewhapper,
music
Monday, November 10, 2008
Wizard Water Ameliorates Cattle Dispute!



Several of the cowboys fell in the ensuing gunfire. Finally, when everyone ran out of bullets, the matter seemed settled. Then Wyatt noticed a lone miscreant stumbling toward him, pistol cocked. Wyatt’s own Colt revolver was empty. Suddenly, he remembered his bottle of Doc’s Wizard Water©, that wondrous potion with 1,001 uses.
Wyatt quickly pulled the bottle from his saddle bag and threw it at the cowboy. It cracked right on top of his head.

Monday, November 3, 2008
Doc’s Thoughts on Politics

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Little known facts: Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty planned the Boston Tea Party over pints of ale in a tavern. As a young lawyer Abe Lincoln owned several taverns, and after he and Stephen A. Douglas debated, they both quenched their thirst in a saloon. Bars and saloons are patriotic. They encourage commerce, freedom of speech, and the pursuit of happiness. That’s why I say: More polling places should be in saloons.
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Always vote for the man who will pay you the most. Take the money up front, though – any man who makes his living off of promises can’t be trusted. Believe me, I’ve had some experience with this.* * *
You should vote as often as you can get away with it.
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