A Shel Silverstein original as done by the band who loved him.
They did a lot of work with Shel, backing him up on more than
one occasion.
I have always appreciated Doctor Hook and The Medicine Show.
Their lead singers were very distinct and quite good.
Some great imagery here, Shel is known for that…

I am always on the lookout for the best videos out
there for certain, hard to find, classics.
This is a perfect cut, right from Rowan Atkinson’s
own web site, of a wonderfully dark comedy
sketch from one of the masters of the genre.
Not a lot of credit is given to Rowan for his skit
talents and that’s a shame.
He’s so good at it he can rival most of the Monty
Python work that is out there, and he has actually
sat in with them on some their classic sketches.
He has that British sensibility towards comedy and
he’s a really bright guy, highly educated and it shows.
His partner here is the famed Angus Deayton…

The first time I heard this piece I said “Classic!”.
Not out loud of course, I’m a bit touched but still
in full command of my faculties.
I cut this up into two separate tracks for the show.
The first half about the talking dog is superb, the
other half is equally as good in a different way.
Pete’s really good at conveying bewilderment and
using sarcasm for comedic effect.
A couple of low level naughty bits present, take the
necessary precautions…Cheez Whiz, large tarpaulins,
pink noise generators, and a bottle of high end, single
malt Scotch should do nicely.
That last one is for me.
You are welcome…

I played this on the show this week.
Not a really funny tune, but the twist at the end
makes it humorous.
There are lessons to be learned here…

A really good effort on the part of Kurt Weitzmann to
make a radio oriented comedy sketch that is very funny.
A hostage negotiator with a hankering for the culinary…