Normal

A Martin Mull classic.
We all go through it, it must be embraced at some point.
Normalcy is not something I strove for early in life, but
here it is, in all its grotesque glory.
Some decent lines here…


The Gym

Jim Gaffigan has gotten better with age.
He wasn’t half bad when he started, a few rough edges
and timing that could have been better but fairly decent.
He’s gotten tighter, much better timing, picked up the
pace a bit, and the material has improved.
He’s an observational comedian, his true gift is adding a
bit of humor to the mundane.
Talking about working out and all its glory…

I Put a Spell on You

A classic by the late, disturbed Screaming Jay Hawkins.
He was actually a pretty decent blues musician before
he decided to take on the theatrical persona that made
him the pop icon he later became.
He joined the army with a forged birth certificate at
the age of 13, becoming a military boxing champion
while stationed in Alaska, later joining the air force
and getting an honorable discharge in 1952.
He made quite a living with his on-stage antics, he
was on all of the important talks shows, made a
movie or three and released many a recording
over his many years performing his standards.
He has a few different versions of this tune, I may
play the really disturbed variation later on in the month.
He sure put his soul into it…