These hats were sold in the Missouri Ozarks and other popular tourist locations back in the ’50s-’60s. Silly hats? What kind of hat would a hot rodder wear? There was one clear choice: a “Rat Fink Hat,” a la Ed “Big Daddy” Roth.Īlthough their exact origin may have been lost to time, rumor has it that they’re based on the old felt souvenir hats like the one below. I thought back to our phone call from more than a year prior. Being the great friend that he is, he agreed. Seeing that I only have a one-car garage here in the city, I reached out to David about teaming up and wrenching on it at his shop. Once I got the car running and driving, I began thinking about the next steps. Later that summer, I started stitching together my Model A roadster. Nonetheless, I took that tidbit of information and stashed it somewhere deep in the back of my mind. I remember him more than fondly.“If we’re going to work on your car at my shop, we’re going to need silly hats.” That’s a direct quote from my pal David di Falco from the spring of 2020. Truly the Weird Al Yankovic of his generation. (The song then told the tale of a runaway subway which wound up at the North Pole, and everyone froze to death.) He's a greater conductor than Leonard Bernstein. Pushing people into cars he won his fame.Īnd Jon Charles Cohen was the great man's name. With no effort, I can summon up "You've Come the Wrong Way, Old King Louis," or "The Streets of Miami." But there was my favorite, to the tune of Casey Jones:Ībout a subway conductor on a runaway train. There are times when, unbidden, any of this songs pop into my mind. On the twelfth day of Christmas I'm going to exchangeĪn automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on televisionĬ: A chromium combination manicure, scissors and cigarette lighterĪllen Sherman Live and Hoping You're the Same S: On the twelfth day of Christmas although it may seem strange S: An automatic vegetable slicer that works when you see it on television On the eleventh day of christmas my true love gave to me S: A chromium combination manicure, scissors and cigarette lighter On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me On the eighth day of Christmas my true love gave to meĬ: On the ninth day of Christmas my true love gave to me S: A pink satin pillow that said "San Diego" with fringe all around it On the seventh day of Christmas my true love gave to me S: A hammered aluminum nutcracker, and all that other stuff In your ear and a thing on the other end you can't stickĬ: On the sixth day of Christmas my true love gave to me S: And it has a wire with a thing on one end that you can stick Of my insurance man, green polka dot pajamas and a S: A statue of a lady with a clock where her stomach ought to beĬ: A simulated alligator wallet, a calendar book with the name S: And it comes with a leatherette case with holes in itĬ: On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me Green polka dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio S: It's the Mark 4 model - that's the one that's discontinuedĬ: On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to meĬ: A calendar book with the name of my insurance man, S: A calendar book with the name of my insurance manĬ: Green polka dot pajamas and a Japanese transistor radio S: On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to meĬ: On the second day of Christmas my true love gave to meĬ: On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me Note: "S" is Sherman, "C" is the chorus and "B" is both My Zelda, my Zelda, my Zelda, she take me money and run with the tailor.
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