Greg's Blurty

It's Friday, You Bastards
A lot of people are apprehensive about tonight's party but they really shouldn't be. I'm not saying that they should stop making all the Grand Ole Opry and Bubba and Cletus playin' checkers on the front porch jokes because they are very funny and I never get tired of hearing them. But they should stop worrying.

Because this is not a "country" night, per say. We didn't decorate the place with spittoons and hay bales and pitchforks...well, not much. My Executive Vice President In Charge Of Alternative Energy Development, Elly May and her assistant, Daisy say they make them feel at home so they insisted that a little bit of the game room be transformed into the Hee Haw set.

You might find that a little off putting at first but it probably won't bother you much at all once you've had a few slugs of Elly and Daisy's moonshine, so just chill out on that, OK? And try to remember that tonight's Guest Of Honor, Jerry Reed, kind of likes it, too. Most of all try to remember that the reason that Jerry is the Guest Of Honor tonight is that it's his first Friday night in the Hereafter and the Hereafter is too good for him.

If I have to be stuck here for yet another Friday night, he should have to be stuck here, too. That's why I had Miss Bunni, my Chief Executive Vice President In Charge Of Other Worldly Affairs and Head Astrologer part the veil between the living and the dead so I could beg him to come tonight and, very luckily for all of us, he said yes.

Not surprisingly, because most dead people do this, he chose to be 40...well, he's still 71 as far as everything else goes but physically, he's vintage Jerry, circa 1977. Remember Eastbound And Down? I know, dumb question because who could forget Smokey And The Bandit? Well, that's the Jerry that's here tonight.

And a lot of you are still saying, "Yeah, fine. I'm down with Eastbound And Down and When You're Hot, You're Hot and She Got The Goldmine And I Got The Shaft but what then? I don't want to fall asleep at nine, bored out of my mind listening to Alan Brooks or Garth Jackson."

Will you stop fretting already? It is true that a lot of the people here tonight have been typecast as "country" but that's just packaging. Johnny and June Carter Cash, Jerry Clower, Minnie Pearl, Chet Atkins, Patsy Cline and a lot of the others have all had that label stuck on them. But it's not accurate and even if it were, it's not all.

Look around some more, Miss or Mister Rocker Dude or Dudette. Yes, that is Jimi Hendrix. And Ray Charles. Jim Morrison. Janis Joplin. Mama Cass. Elvis. Buddy Holly. Stevie Ray Vaughn. Brian Jones. George Harrison. John Lennon...and way too many more to mention are all here and they all can't wait to jam with the stars you dismiss as "Just country."

And you think it's too tame a crowd, Mr. or Miss Professional Partier? Well, Hank Williams would like to have a word or two with you about the finer points of destroying your body in the name of fun and you could learn a lot from him because you don't even qualify as an amateur. He died from an acute case of alcohol poisoning at the age of 29 on New Year's Eve in the backseat of a brand new Cadillac limousine with an under aged groupie on each arm. Have you ever done anything one tenth that cool?

I didn't think so. Heck, Jimi, Brian, Janis and Jim are over there taking notes from him. And do you still think this place isn't going to rock? Sure, they might do a tune or two that you don't call rock and roll but if you listen carefully, you'll see that it's just good music. Period.

And if listening isn't enough for you, have one of the drinks that Fifi created for tonight:

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Cajun Martini

Ingredients:

* 2 parts Stoli Vodka
* 1 part Vermouth

Mixing instructions:

Garnish with jalapeño pepper.

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These come in two varieties. The ordinary kind, made with fancy store bought likker and the tastier, though a little rougher around the edges extra powered kind made with Elly and Daisy's 195 proof homemade white lightning. There, are you ready for a little music yet? I thought you might, so let's get things rolling with a little dual pickin'. Mr. Reed, Mr. Atkins, if you please:

Added: September 16, 2006 (Less info)
Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed picking Baby's Coming Home 1976.
Category: Music
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Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLqyNV1SMWE

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