>>> Kent Finnell wrote:
>>>> One of my all time favorites died yesterday at age 71
>>>> of a heart attack.
>>>>
>>>> I remember seeing him live here in Nashville before my
>>>> son was born. IIRC, it was at the War Memorial
>>>> Auditorium, an ironic place for the Hippy Dippy
>>>> Weatherman to perform.
>>>>
>>>> He did some of his classic (or what later became
>>>> classic) bits. How we take smaller and smaller
>>>> versions of our stuff (except he used the word "shit"
>>>> on stage) on our vacations. He used Hawaii for the main
>>>> trip and going to another island in the group for a
>>>> reduction of size of "our shit".
>>>>
>>>> One of the briefer bits was about how we tend to keep
>>>> almost but not quite empty milk and juice cartons in
>>>> the fridge, eventually spilling it on ourselves or
>>>> forgetting to get replacements. He indicated the
>>>> amount by holding his thumb and forefinger about an
>>>> 1/8th of an inch apart.
>>>>
>>>> That became a unit of measure in our house. "How much
>>>> milk do we have left, Kent?" "Oh, about a half
>>>> Carlin."
>>>>
>>>> Yes, he was vulgar. Yes, he was obscene. Yes, he
>>>> became darker and darker as he aged. But he was almost
>>>> always funny and he was also insightful more often than
>>>> not.
>>>>
>>>> He was scheduled to get the Mark Twain Award this fall.
>>>> "Have Mr. Twain's people call my people."
>>>>
>>>> RIP, George.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Strange that Kent would be the one to mark the passing
>>> of one of the worlds most inciteful liberals; but I
>>> fully agree.
>>>
>>> RIP, George. There will never be another quite like
>>> you.....
>>>
>>
>> But it's not strange to me that you make another false
>> assumption about me.
>>
>
> That's because Kent is an independant and a moderate.
>
> Yes, jak, Kent is a poor soul whose intentions are good --
> Oh Lord, please don't let him be misunderstood.
>
> Other little known Kent facts.
>
> 1) Used to do the Jane Fonda workout.
False.
>
> 2) Once drank a case of beer with Billy Carter
False. Never drank a case of beer with anyone.
>
> 3) Went to a Michael Moore Film Festival dressed as
> Candice Bergen.
False. Would never pay good money to see anything by
Michael Moore.
>
> 4) Knows the lyics to "It's raining men".
False. There's a song by that title? Depend upon you to
know that, RoadKill. I only know the partial lyrics to 3 or
4 songs ... "Thunder Road", "16 Tons", "The Raven", and
"Zippy Do Da".
>
> 5) Paid 2$ for a hair cut in 1960 when shave and a haircut
> was only 2 bits.
False. 25 cent haircuts? Not in my adult lifetime.
>
> 6) Still pays only 2$ for his hair cuts.
False. $10 at the Hair Palace on Granada or here at the
tower.
False. I shave every morning. I grew the goatee about 20
years ago. It has undergone minor modifications.
Well, you finally got something right although you
misspelled liar.
False, regardless of to which piece you're referring.
>
> 10) Voted republican in the last two presidential
> elections!
>
Well, 2 out of ten is pretty poor, RoadKill. You failed,
flunked, did not pass.
--
Security, like liberty, has to be won and re-won many times
...
Linus from Charles Schulz's Peanuts 1958
From the Music City USA
Kent Finnell
