ST. LOUIS SUNDAY

TOWER GROVE PARK

For many, many years we had our annual 4th of July family picnic at Tower Grove Park, smack dab in the middle of Grand, Arsenal, Kingshighway, and Magnolia streets. (The park wasn't actually IN the streets, but surrounded by them.)

Tower Grove wasn't your average, ordinary city park with just trees, a playground, picnic tables and such.

It had cool architecture and an antique swimming pool for the kiddies that was only about a foot deep, but that was good enough for us on a blazing St. Louis 4th of July.

You what?

You want to see what it looks like? 

OKAY!

Alexander van Humboldt...Explorer

Griffin...No not Andy Griffin!

Better view of the Griffin...Fierce looking!

I want a strawberry sundae!

Looks like ancient ruins from a bygone civilization to me.

What's all that crap on the island? Looks like ancient litter!

What a cool bridge! Love the red balls!

The Muckerman Fountain ...With a name like Muckerman it has to be good! Couldn't resist that!

What gloryossity of beautificness at TGP! Me likey!

What's this? Are we in China now? Still Tower Grove Park!!!

My man! Beethoven! No wonder I love this park!

More ancient alien ruins...so very cool!

They thought the rocks were so cool they got married there!

Another architectual eye pleaser to delight your eyeballs!

Don't think pink!

Tribute to a deer,,,how touching!

1870 and it still looks good! 

"Soft, what light through yonder winder breaks!"

I think somebody traveled to China...and liked it!

Ain't this real different? I like it, I like it!

This is where we used to swim when we were little!

I think..uh.. I'm not sure... but it looked like this.

Anyway, it's way cooler than a regular park pool!

Now can you see why I loved going to Tower Grove Park as a kid? There were so many unique things to see, that made me feel like I had traveled the world! 

I wonder if Tower Grove Park is still there, or if they've paved it over and put up a parking lot?

PLease God, no!

SATURDAY MORNING POST

THE LEGENDARY BAND COLDPLAY WILL PERFORM A CONCERT AT THE SOUTH POLE IN 80 BELOW TEMPS TO LIVE UP TO THEIR NAME...IT MAY LAST FOR OVER 5 SECONDS.

 THE MOODY BLUES CANCELLED A BIG GARY, TEXAS CONCERT BECAUSE CHERYL MERRITT (ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST FANS) WOULD BE AT A COLDPLAY CONCERT...THEY SAID IT MADE THEM MOODY AND BLUE.

OBAMA ADMINISTRATION SHUTS DOWN A BUNCH OF EMBASSIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST FOR FEAR OF TERRORIST ATTACKS...IN TOTALLY UNRELATED NEWS, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION IS BLAMED FOR NOT BRINGING BENGAZI TERRORISTS TO JUSTICE...EVEN THOUGH WE KNOW WHO AND WHERE THEY ARE.

MAN FREES COYOTE FROM BARBED WIRE FENCE...THEN BEAR FREES THE SAME MAN FROM BARBED WIRE FENCE HE GOT CAUGHT IN AFTER FREEING THE COYOTE...WHAT A SILLY WORLD!

http://www.viralviralvideos.com/2013/08/01/man-frees-coyote-stuck-in-wire-fence/

ELVIS SIGHTING AT A WALMART IN ABNORMAL, ILLINOIS...HE HAD BREAD, PEANUT BUTTER, AND BANANAS IN HIS CART...AND A FEW THINGS FROM THE PHARMACY.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!

FAN FRIDAY

I have to confess...I'm a big fan of TheDaveman, 

and I'm part of the Davemania movement!

There, I said it! 

I've been going to group therapy with other Davemaniacs, but nothing seems to help! 

TheDaveman is not like your average, ordinary nutball case you might find lying drunk and stoned in a Pine Bluff, Arkansas alley, behind a strip joint! Ooooh, noooooo! 

He deviously uses clever devices to grab you, pull you into his web, and never let you go!

Look at the innocent sounding words he uses to lure you in to watching his narcotically addicting videos:

"I'm just some dude that enjoys humor and 

laid back atmospheric conditions. A throw 

back from the 70's I'm not suffering from 

insanity - I actually enjoy it! Don't judge! 

Try it! You'll like it. I like singing, goofing 

off, movies (mostly sci-fi and action with a

 little drama) and hey, Old Time Rock & 

Roll is the best! Country music too. I'm 

completely random. That's me. "

Oh, yeah! I'm jus a good ole country boy, jus a 

funnin' with ya'll, I'm not crazy as a loon, no way...

I have a hankerin' for watchin' movies, goofin' off, 

and I'm completely harmless! ( Yeah, like Norman 

Bates in the last scene of Psycho!)

The sure fire way he mesmerizes gullible men to  

watch his videos is by using a gorgeous, sexy 

spokesmodel  by the name of Cleopatra Bionda 

(undoubtedly a Russian spy), who no red-blooded 

American male could ever resist...especially when 

she does those sexy little kissy things at me..uh...I 

mean...at the anonymous viewers!

Now, listen up! Here is the major reason not to get suckered into watching TheDaveman's videos!

They are so hysterically hilarious, you will fall into the abyss of laughter, and never be able to return to the place from whence you came!

The only reason I'm posting this next Davemania video is to give you a brief glimpse of the devilish crap you MUST avoid...at all costs!!

Remember now, no matter what primal desires you have to watch this, turn away in haste, my son...or daughter...or whatever floats your boat!

Ready to resist this? Otay, start RESISTING:

Are you coo-coo? I begged you not to watch this!

What makes it worse is that this is the one where the Daveman sings Wild Thing, and Cleopatra dances the hoochiecoo!

You're hooked, and you don't even realize it!

Ooooh, so your mind can't be manipulated so easily?

Okay, let's test that out. Ready?

Don't think pink!

Regretfully, I have to admit, I'm too far gone to ever rid myself of this soul crushing addiction, but maybe it's not too late for you!

How ya doin' with that "don't think pink" thing?

SIGH! 
Go on ahead and click the link!

https://www.youtube.com/user/ImTheDaveman?feature=watch

THOUGHTFUL THURSDAY

I have over 27,000 views on my YouTube videos, but YouTube took away 14,000 views from me one day, with no explaination, so now it shows I only have 13,000 views.

My goal is 1 million views, so that makes it a bit harder to reach now, and I get a little discouraged at toms. (Not just at Tom's, but I'm discouraged at Bob's and Fred's too!)

Well, today I went to the little world map that YouTube provides on my channel, that shows the places my videos are being watched all over the world...AND IT BLEW ME AWAY!!

Mind you, some of the countries only had one or two views, but it is cool to know people are watching my silly videos, in places like Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Greece!

I know my good friend Manolis is the one watching in Greece, because he is always writing encouraging comments that are especially flattering, coming from a great musician like him!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sosZHz99fHU&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLSjsHBxHT6kEvG-KjGAY4hSdKAWITAjWs

Who, though, is watching my videos in Belarus?

I never get any comments from Belarus.

It would be cool if I did, though!

How about the "mates" that watch my videos in Australia?

The map showed that I had 6 views from Australia last month.

I'd like to know who they are, because it's so much fun making comments back and forth with my YouTube friends I've come to know and love, like Cheryl M., The Daveman, Katest 3r, Rhymesause, Gounderus and others!

Now, THIS is funny!

I figure that my 16 views from the U.K. all came from cute little Kate of Katest 3r fame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrB6Jqe1cP8

She commented that my song "Went To Arizona" filled her with emotion. That is what a songwriter loves to hear! When someone simply says good song, I appreciate it, but a songwriter likes knowing how the song moved them, made them happy or sad, or even made them angry!

Cheryl M. (AKA Yellow Rose) is probably the greatest example of someone who comments from the depths of her heart with joyful enthusiasm and feeling! I absolutely love that free spirit she is never afraid to display to people she loves!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEjLkbtcBG0

Plus, she is so funny and adorable!

I think I lost my place...uh...let me see...MAP! ♫ I'm the map, I'm the map...♪♪ Been watching too much Dora with my granddaughters!

That's it! I was telling you about all the diverse places around the worm where they view my videos! 

I cannot even imagine what people in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia,

Turkey, Serbia, and Malaysia think about my wacky songs, and Glirkazoid videos! The YouTube map shows I have views from these places, but I never receive comments from those far flung countries!

They are probably thinking...VILD AND CLAZY HAMERICAN!!!

 It makes me giggle when I think about a Belarusian watching this, and forming an opinion about Americans!

Hamerika Clazy! Videos Vacky!

I hope and pray that people all over the earth are brought closer together by watching each others videos, and realizing that we are all basically the same in what we think is funny, sad, important (like family and friends), exciting, delightful, musically beautiful, and so many other things that can bring mankind (and womankind) together instead of tearing us apart!

Amen!

OUT OF THIS WORLD WEDNESDAY

When we last left our hero Gary (the Glirkazoid), he was about to endure the first of the 5 tests of the Gruesome Glirkazoid Gauntlet! 

The first test is to ride a pink bike across the Gland Canyon, on a narrow rope, blindfolded, in gale force winds, singing the Glirkazoid classic song, "Sweet Yellow Rose!" 

Only the pure of heart are able to conquer the Gauntlet, and Gary's heart was really, really pure...but a little skill and coordination was also needed, which Gary was woefully lacking in.

Dramatic music begins to play!

You have to listen to this to be capture the suspense!

The servants of the Supreme Counsel place Gary on the pink bike...they blindfold Gary with a black blindfold...then they lead him over to the narrow rope that is spanning the deepest part of the Gland Canyon...dramatic music gets louder (isn't this getting exciting)...gale force winds are blowing across the canyon when the front tire touches the wildly swaying rope!

Gary is really not afraid for his life, his fear is that his peers will view him as not being pure of heart if he fails.

Gary boldly pedals out on the whipping, undulating rope!

The spectators are certain Gary does not have a "snowball's chance in THE BIG HIBACHI" of making it across. 

Our beloved Gary is trying his level best to keep the bike on the rope while blindfolded, riding against the wind...but he is about to give up...and now he begins to sing the required "Sweet Yellow Rose Song!"

He gets to the part that says, "who is there to pick me up, when I'm lower than a worm, who puts a smile upon my face, and makes my backbone firm...

Gary stops slipping off the rope now!

Then he sings the part that says, "I'd love to stand tall on my own, do it all myself alone, but I'm way to weak for being strong, living in the "shadow zone"...

It's you I need to make things right, to free me from my fears, my super hero, shining knight, who wipes away my tears...

Gary understands why he feels such strength and courage now... YELLOW ROSE! This song is about the helper of all Glirkazoids...YELLOW ROSE!

Who has devoted her life to encouraging and giving help and comfort to ALL Glirkazoids! 

God knew that I needed help, and HE sent you as a blessing, to calm my spirit fill this void, and keep my mind from stressing...

Yellow Rose is not God or anything, but a dear sweet Glirkazoid who just has the God given super powers to come to the aid of any poor Glirkazoid in need!

By the time Gary was finished with the song, he was across the Gland Canyon, without even realizing it!

Thanks to the cool, Yellow Rose, with her God given super powers!

Whew! I'm glad that's over with! 

I was worried for Gary! Weren't you?

However, that was only the first step to gaining entrance to the Supreme Counsel!

The second step of the Gruesome Glirkazoid Gauntlet is too scary to even mention until next week!

Stay tuned!

TRAVELIN' TUESDAY

It's Travelin' Tuesday, 

So let me begin,

To tell you my story 'bout travelin',

I was born in St. Louis,

By God's good graces,

But I wanted to travel to different places.

By train or plane,

Or boat or car,

Travelin' fast and travelin' far,

I wanted to see,

What the world was like,

Even if I had to ride my bike!

My first big trip,

Was to Tacoma, it was raining,

Too bad it was for basic training,

I traveled to Boulder,

For some things I lusted,

I fried my brain, and nearly got busted.

I hitchhiked across America,

Boy, that was dumb,

Let me hear a DUH,

I met diverse people,

And it was fun,

Until I got that ride from the dude with a gun,

He didn't kill me,

As you can see,

But it took me awhile to clean up my pee.

Me and my buddy,

Thought it would be great,

To go to Florida for spring break,

Ft. Lauderdale was groovy,

The girls were chummy,

But my car broke down, and we were out of money,

We made it back,

'Cause a dude took us in,

And fixed the car with a safety pin.

(True story)

The Grand Canyon was awesome,

But here's the sad tale,

Where I almost "bought it" on Bright Angel Trail,

The mules were a-coming,

There wasn't much room,

Got too close to the edge,

And went down with a boom.

 However, twas only a few feet I'd drop,

How happy I was, when I fell on that rock.

So watch what you wish for,

It's nice to roam,

Travelin's fun,

But it's safer at home!

BURMA SHAVE