Author Archives: michael

Manual Labor

Michael Somerville does not use his hands.
That has got to be awkward in the bathroom.
Probably has a lot of tarps on the floor.
Well, if you never use them you don’t have to
wash them.
He may be on to something…


Me Mother’s Gigantic Brassier

As done by the talented Heywood Banks.
I interviewed Heywood back in the early oughts and he was a
hoot and a half.
He started off as a folk singer of sorts, discovering that he got
a lot of laughs with his between song banter made him change
his approach to the craft, he became a comedian.
And a damned good one.
His lyrics are humorous, as is his stage presence, the combo is
what sets him apart from his peers.
I know of no other artist that has written and performed a song
about his mom’s over the shoulder boulder holder…


The Most Intelligent Beings on Earth

A wonderful slice of the original BBC Television series The
Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams.
This first aired in the early 80’s, it was a six episode set
that was intelligent, humorous, and very interesting.
It used British actors, stiff upper lip and reserved humor are
the key to the success of this adaption of a radio play.
I have the original recordings of the radio series that aired in
Great Britain during the 1970’s, this is a worthy progression.
I highly recommend this series, if you can locate it snap it up,
you’ll thank me for it later.
Arthur Dent is the earthling trying to make sense of it all, in this
scene he’s given a tour of an intergalactic planet manufacturing
facility by one of it’s eccentric planet designers…