Moses Supposes his toeses are Roses, but ...

"Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,

But Moses supposes erroneously"

Moses he knowses his toeses aren't roses,

As Moses supposes his toeses to be!

Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,

But Moses supposes Erroneously,

A mose is a mose!

A rose is a rose!

A toes a toes!

Hooptie doodie doodle

Moses supposes his toeses are Roses,

But Moses supposes Erroneously,

For Moses he knowses his toeses arent roses,

As Moses supposes his toeses to be!

Wile E. Coyote v. The Road Runner

The template for all the plot twists and turns to all the chase sequences in Hollywood history are contained within this single episode. Wonderful dialogue, too.

Accelerati Incredibilus  v. Carnivorous vulgaris, indeed. 

Whatever happened to Scott Walker?

Remember the Walker Brothers? A second tier Righteous Brothers act with British affectations that hit stateside with The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore and Make It Easy On Yourself? Truth be told ...

ee cummings recites "in just - spring"

Three ways of saying, "Darling, you better Go Now!

The original Go Now! by Bessie Banks her sad heart slowly breaking with regret

The Moody Blues justified their existence with this melancholy  leave taking

Last, but by no means least, the most compelling of them all; click here for the wonderful Gloria Jones, who asks him nicely to leave before pitching his no good fanny out in the street.

Stand Up! The Young and The Funny

Woody Allen - 1965

Bill Cosby 1965 

Noah

The Smothers Brothers on The Judy Garland Show - 1963

Richard Pryor  - 1964

George Carlin on Indians - Smothers Brothers - 1967

Steve Martin - 1967

Robin Williams - 1978

Robin Williams' debut on The Tonight Show - 1981

Stevie Wonder joins Kenny Burrell for a Stormy Monday.

Kenny Burrell is All Blues before Stevie Wonder joins him to cheer up a Stormy Monday. 

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes with Bruce and Stevie 1978

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes with Bruce Springsteen and Steve Van Zandt - 1978

Don't say a word. Just make us laugh.

Last night, in a continuing effort to culturalize my urchins, I subjected Jack The Lad and My Big Lug to a viewing of the mirror scene from the Marx Brothers' flick, Duck Soup. It's the morning after and those guy's are still laughing  - proving that in whatever guise, whether delivered in words or deeds,  what's funny is funny and funny is all. 

The Warm and Wonderful Wonder Years

If you grew up in the 1960's and don't recognize some part of yourself, friends or family in the warm, witty and wise, The Wonder Years, then you didn't grow up in the Wonder Years.