So last night on buddy nite, Me, The Hoag, and The Blonde were joined by an old friend from the 1970s.
We'll call him Greg.
I haven't seen him since probably 1982.
So we picked up right where we left off and yucked it up for about 4 hours or so. It was better than fun.
It was Greg Fun.
And at one point Greg says to me:
"I always thought of you as the cerebral one, and Hoagy as the slapstick one."
At first I didn't quite agree with that.
Until I thought about it. And dissected it. And mulled it over.
(I'm a muller)
So now maybe I agree.
But I also kinda wish I was the slapstick one. That's a good rep to have.
"Hey! There goes the Slapstick one!....he sure is fun!"
Nobody ever says: "Hey! There goes Joey Cerebral...I wanna hang with him!"
So now the gauntlet has been thrown....and I'm gonna be the Slapstick Cerebral one!
Or at least laugh at Hoag as he tries to win.
Which he won't. Though he does do a mean baby cry, a great Elvis, a fantastic Vinnie Barbarino, a decent Robert DeNiro and most cartoon characters.
Crap.
I'm gonna lose!
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Dear Greg,
Thanks for ruining my life.
Love,
The Cerebral One
Entirely off topic:
ReplyDeleteManny put on a hell of a show last night. A respectful tip of the Yankees cap to him.
-- Lamont "Ouah Yeeah" Cranston
You mean you're not Ringo? I thought you were Ringo. So, you're George or John? And that makes Hoagy...Ringo? Or Paul? Or Robert De Niro?
ReplyDeleteI'm so confused. Let's try this. Martin and Lewis. He's Lewis? You're Martin? Abbott and Costello. You're Abbott? He's Costello?
Or: Are you sure Greg said "cerebral"? He didn't say "nerdy"?
you both still crack me up after all these years...that what really counts!
ReplyDeleteI was once called cerebral, too! We have something in common other than our love of puppies!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you guys are Rowan and Martin...I can't remember...were either of those guys funny?
ReplyDeleteMaybe Sonny and Cher? How would you look with a mustache? How would Hoagy look in a Bob Mackie gown?
You are most certainly not Cerebral. There's only ONE Cerebral and he's an aardvark!
ReplyDeleteLet's face it, they're Glimmer Twins.
ReplyDeleteYou're definitely the cerebral one. Sorry there, brainy-boy.
ReplyDeleteBut it ain't all bad. You're like the Dennis Miller to Hoagy's Dana Carvey. Bill Hicks to Chevy Chase. Howard Cosell to Bob Lobel.
Oh well, you think therefore you are...by contrast, any minute now, Hoagy is gonna poof outta existence.
ReplyDeleteI can relate Steve, see if you agree: I think Joe D is the cerebral one, while I'm the "slapsticky" one...
ReplyDeleteP.S. When I go to your Nerd/Geek store next Wed I'll be picking up my prize for best Beatle on Beatle crime, thanks!
Scary to think I'm the cerebral one. I think it's probably best to say you're the slapsticky one and I'm your moron sidekick.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe Nerdy and Geeky.
ReplyDeleteCan't argue that. Look where we shop!
ReplyDeleteCan't argue that. Look where we shop!
ReplyDeleteI jus' think dat hits unfortunate but hunnerstandable dat noboy want cerebral pals,eh?
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