Humor

  • Have you seen that new show with Billy Bob Thornton called “Landman?” It is based on what happens in the oilfields of Texas. Be forewarned, there is crude language. Since it is “That Time of the Year” I took the sheet music from Prokofiev’s song Sleigh Bells (at least that’s what I call it) and

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  • The last three

    All of the Steely Dan songs have now been updated using the newly re-discovered software. Long-time readers can no doubt hear the difference. And don’t forget – food that is gelatinous tends to fatten us. All of the new songs can be found here: Here is an oldie that sounds much improved: Did you know

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  • Breathe Deep

    Because it is time for Meditation, written by the French Composer Jules Massenet. This was one of the first songs posted here during that long year of 2021. But like yesterday’s song, this one is much improved over the last. Also, it is played at the right speed.

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  • Chez Fancy

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  • Magical Mathematics

    Everyone knows that 3 x 7 is 21, but how many people know what 333 x 777 is, without using a calculator? (It is 258,741 by the way.)  If you double that number you get 517,482. Do you notice anything similar about those two numbers? They have the same digits. And I have yet to

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  • I Want To Believe

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  • My Visual Analysis

    Analysis of The Virgin Mary with Saints Thomas Aquinas and Paulby Bernardo Daddi, in Florence, Italy, 1335 It’s another painting with the Virgin MaryAnd she’s with two Saints, and one is hairyIt’s done very well, this fact is trueAnd the Virgin Mary is wearing blue Each of them have different posesI wonder how they feel

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  • Nightmare at 20,000 Feet

    William Shatner is flying on a jetAnd he is out of workIt’s stormy out and it’s quite wetBut he’s not Captain Kirk He’s travelling with his trophy wifeWho tells him not to smokeShe’s known him almost all his lifeAnd thinks he’s a splendid bloke But not long after the plane departsAnd there’s nowhere for him

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  • Pop Goes The Weasel

    “You’re a Bad Man! You’re a Very Bad Man!” When I was just a little boy I seldom was alone My life was full of fun and joy While watching the Twilight Zone There was a certain episodeAbout a monster and a rummyA telikenetic six-year oldThat was played by young Bill Mumy Bill Mumy was

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  • Classic Poetry

    Ludwig’s music is incredibleAnd Wolfgang’s never missedFranz’s music is almost edibleBoth of them, Schubert and Lizst Peter Ilyad’s music is capriciousAnd hardly ever arbitraryJohan Sebastian still can reach usJust ask my cousin Larry To tell the truth, I have three cousinsBut not one is named LarryThey spend the summer in the HamptonsAnd get to work by

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  • Pillow Talk

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  • The Newborn’s Guide to Living– written by –County General Hospital Maternity Ward Staff Welcome to the World!  You are a newborn baby.  Several billion babies were born before you, and several billion will most likely follow. Here are some helpful hints and facts about you, the newborn baby, to help you along your way. You

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  • Married Turtles

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  • Welterbeast

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  • Nightclub Routine

    Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.  Thanks for coming down to see the show.  I am your host on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:00 am until closing time. My neighbor introduced me to his new wife recently.  He told me that she is one of those trophy wifes.  That might be right, but only for “Honorable

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