July 2005

Like big band music?

Lke Frank Sinatra? you might just want to check out Michael Buble (pronounced boo blay).

Punk kid, with a set of vocal cords that make Sinatra seem like a piker. And, the arrangements are impressive as well.

Seems this Canadian kid is shopping his demo tapes all around, one falls into the hands of Brian Mulrooney, who asks him to come sing at Mulrooney’s daughter’s wedding, and the rest, as they say, is history.

The kid is gonna be hot, don’t doubt it. Imagine Harry Connick with talent and class.

Rain

Rained like a pig here last night. Way overdue. Everything dry again already.

Chuck E Farging Bob.

No, this isn’t a story about an animated rat.

Chuck (known as Chuck-e-Bob)has been a fixture at our facility almost as long as me, but that is going to change soon, maybe.

Chuck has cirrhosis. He got there honest, he’s been a drunk for a long time, off and on. Now he’s been told his days here are numbered. It bites a big dogs balls.

I don’t troll for cash here, and I hope I never have to, but I’m asking you now-If you pray, remember Chuckie in your prayers, for me. The answer to those prayers may be that he’s no longer in pain, but I hope he gets a few more years here. He’s too good a guy to lose.

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