ROTFLMAO!
--Jerry
Kellie Allen wrote:
> Lyle and Jerry, I think it is likely that the two of you will meet in
> person. Yes indeedy.
>
> Also my darling Pete Peterson just weighed in the issue: he would like
> to go out singing the Georgia Crackers' version of Coon from
> Tennessee, which ends with the line "I'm gonna live anyhow 'til I
> die."
>
> Kellie
>
>
> On Feb 29, 9:40�am, Lyle Lofgren <lylelofg...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Feb 29, 7:12 am, Jerry Dallal <gdal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>> Lyle Lofgren wrote:
>>>> Suppose you're playing and/or singing in public, and, just as the
last
>>>> notes re-echo to your ears, God calls you home (painlessly, of
>>>> course), so after that, people will say that you "keeled over right
>>>> after fini****ng X", where X = the answer to my question.
>>>> Lyle
>>> I've thought about this and, every time I'm about to answer, it dawns
on
>>> me that God's a busy guy/gal at the moment and doesn't have a lot of
>>> time to spend on me (although I don't feel ignored!). �It struck me
that
>>> supposed God was thinking, "Gee, there's ol' Jer there. �He's been
good
>>> lately. �I wonder if there's anything he really wants... [Yes, I
realize
>>> s/he's all knowing.]" �And God sees this post...
>>> So, I realized that if I were to fill in X, I'd never dare play it
>>> again, at least, not unless I were looking for a One Way Ticket To The
>>> Sky. �So, Lyle, if we ever have the good fortune to cross paths,
>>> *please* don't play "The Georgia Hobo", at least not the Cofer
Brothers'
>>> version! :-)
>>> --Jerry
>> I had a friend who recommended putting money in a parking meter when
>> you pass one by, on the basis that the probability of dying while you
>> have unexpired parking meter time is very low. Alas, he's gone now.
>> When he was dying of heart failure, he resisted going to the hospital,
>> because, he said, so many people die there (I'm not making this up!).
>>
>> If God is paying that close attention, s/he will pay even closer
>> attention, and understand that singing a song or playing a tune that
>> you want to be remembered for isn't the same thing as a death wish.
>> Our band has performed "Georgia Hobo" many times (it's even on our
>> "Going Nowhere Fast" CD), and as far as we know, no animal, plant or
>> mineral has been harmed during these events.
>>
>> But if you truly believe It'd be dangerous to have me sing it, be sure
>> to identify yourself if we ever meet -- sort of like telling people
>> about a life-threatening allergy to peanuts.
>>
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