Just today, St. Bob finally tells me that my enjoyment of Spike Jones was one of the things that attracted him to me.
Seriously? He was looking for someone who appreciated craziness? Well, apparently so.
A high school friend introduced me to the comedy music of Spike Jones, but most people today have never heard his clever spoofs. I guess he was the Weird Al of the 1940s. He was actually a very talented musician, but loved to include sound effects, such as gunshots, cowbells, whistles, hiccups, animal sounds and more, along with comedic vocals in his band’s tunes.
He actually didn’t think it would catch on, but people loved his wild arrangements and he became a huge success on radio, TV, and in movies.
I guess it’s no surprise that St. Bob, who began his own television career in junior high, as a clown who introduced cartoons on TV, would feel a kindred spirit with someone else who liked to make people laugh.
Now I’m waiting for St. Bob to tell me another thing he liked about me was my ADHD, my klutziness, and my impatience. But I might have to settle for just the Spike Jones thing.
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