Hey me Lord & Ladies I’m back from The Medieval Fair at Fort Tryon Park. The weather was beautiful and the fair was nice despite the fact we had to walk up 132 steps to get to it. Well, at least that’s what a priest told us on the way to the place. I mean he was a priest he wouldn’t lie right? I only mention that because it really didn’t seem like 132 steps to me. I’m not in the greatest shape but everyone else was huffing and puffing and I feeling pretty good!
Anyway, they had jousting contests that were pretty cool. They also had demonstrations of fighting with swords and shields. There were a lot of booths selling swords and other medieval type things. Lots of food too! We didn’t eat much though because we had eaten brunch earlier that was also very good! It was crowded and there were some crazy looking people there but all in all it was a good time!

Unfortunately, after we left I went to see my folks. They proceeded to drive me out of my mind! Bickering like crazy! Oh well….

Whew! I just finished making Lasagna for my parents' dinner tomorrow night. Tonight I'm going out to eat with them at a local German restaurant near their house.

Tommorrow me thinks I shall attend yon Renaissance Fair and see if I can rescue a fair damsel in distress...
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George Bush goes to a primary school to talk to the kids to get
a little PR. After his talk he offers question time. One little
boy puts up his hand and George asks him his name.

"Stanley," responds the little boy. "And what is your question,
Stanley?"

"I have 4 questions: First, why did the USA invade Iraq without
the support of the UN? Second, why are you President when Al Gore
got more votes? Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin Laden?"
Fourth, why are we so worried about gay-marriage when 1/2 of all
Americans don't have health insurance?

Just then, the bell rings for recess. George Bush informs the
kiddies that they will continue after recess.

When they resume George says, "OK, where were we? Oh, that's
right, question time. Who has a question?" Another little boy puts up
his hand. George points him out and asks him his name.

"Steve," he responds. "And what is your question, Steve?"

"Actually, I have 6 questions. First, why did the USA invade
Iraq without the support of the UN? Second, why are you President
when Al Gore got more votes? Third, whatever happened to Osama Bin
Laden?

Fourth, why are we so worried about gay marriage when 1/2 of all
Americans don't have health insurance? Fifth, why did the recess
bell go off 20 minutes early? And sixth, what the hell happened
to Stanley?"

I have a weird collection of vinyl records. They are the only ones I kept after I replaced my records with cds. None of them have ever been re-issued or released on cd (at least not yet). Many of them are bootleg concerts by Frank Zappa, Capt. Beefheart, The Clash, Neil Young and others. Some are just plain strange but I love them. On of my favorites is called “Bob Dylan-Poet, Sebastian Cabot-Actor”. Cabot was the actor who played the bearded rotund butler Mr. French on TV’s “Family Affair” in the 1960’s. On this album he “interprets” several Dylan songs. He doesn’t really sing. It’s more like reciting but he gets very emotional at times and even uses several different voices! On “Who Killed Davey Moore” he really loses it! Everyone talk about William Shatner’s album “The Transformed Man” and his bizarre versions of “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” but believe me Sebastian Cabot “out-Shatners” Captain Kirk in every category!

I also have a couple of albums by Kirk’s old buddy Mr. Spock. It’s hard to believe Leonard Nimoy made more than one album. Usually these non-singing personalities made one album and left it at that. Sort of got it out of their system and went back to do whatever it was they did that made them famous. Not Nimoy! He wasn’t content to rest on his lack of talent and in fact he recorded at least 4! Two is enough for me!

There’s a blues guitar player I like named Michael Bloomfield. Actually I think he was one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time and my personal favorite. He played lead guitar on Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited” and played in his own band called “The Electric Flag”. For some strange reason though his debut solo album (and many later recordings he made for independent companies) has yet to be released on CD. Fortunately I have a copy!

Some other stuff I have: Boris Karloff narrating “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, Vincent Price’s “A History of Witchcraft & Demonology”, six Benny Goodman 78’s, “The Odd Couple Sings”, a Harpo Marx album (he plays the harp; he doesn’t talk). Another weird one is “Mrs. Miller’s Greatest Hits”. I don’t know if this is a joke or the woman singing is serious. She sings songs like “Downtown” and “A Hard Day’s Night” (it was made in the ‘60’s) in this quivering off key almost operatic voice but her and her timing is off too. Amazing! And then there’s Lucia Pamela! This woman sang and played the accordion on an album she claimed was recorded on the moon!!! Priceless!!

Well, I have more but I guess I’ve bored you enough!

Those rascally optimists in Congress have allocated $20 million in the budget for a celebration when we are victorious in Iraq! I doubt there will be any partying soon.

William Costello was the first cartoon voice of "Popeye The Sailor". He was eventually fired and replaced by Jack Mercer who's voice became the most well known. That's my "fun fact" for this entry!

Hey, yeah, in 1966 a Texan was President and there was an unpopular war going on! Strange...

Sunday I'm going to a Renaissance Festival at The Colisters. Maybe I'll be able to do some josting!

Well here I am once again. It's Saturday nite and I'm sick. Reduced to surfing the net and watching a dumb movie called BRUCE LEE WE MISS YOU! If I feel better I'll write tomorrow....