Ladies and Gents, Jon is back, and never better! Some of this will only be funny to my blog veterans, but suffice it to say the above is pretty much our own "American Pie," touching all the blog bases before coming in for a home run! Excuse me while I read it again, and again.... Take a bow and grab a medicated doughnut, Jon!
A wonderfully nostalgic column! So it's finally dawning on you, is it, Mr B? The reason for your rampant popularity, then and now? Your "fans" just hope to see their own names in print via the comment section? Well yeah, kinda. You got a problem with that?
Amazing that I could be going to Edinburgh a few years ago, and BG made sure I met Shra for lunch! Turns out Chris is originally from Louisville, and Has gone with me to BG's favorite bakery when in town. There really are only about 2 degrees of separation!
Since the days of the OE Blog I've been on a mission to meet IRL as many of the OE bloggers as I can. I have a fantasy (nightmare?) that we could all have a Meet and Greet one day at some exotic Tiki Bar (with Medi-donuts). Maybe Santa will pick us all up and we'll gather on the Island of Misfit Toys. I always loved that Jack in the Box. Drinks are on me, St. Nick!
I loved this post! My favorite lines, which I will steal to use in everyday life are “ I dug deep to find my inner smartass.” Also taking “an immersion course in advanced sarcasm”. My own sarcasm and natural smartass tendencies are just below the surface, and I so enjoy your ability to write about the same thing!
I love everything about this one. So great to see online relationships turn into real friendships. Thanks for warming my heart today. That said, I don't think you had to dig very deep to access your inner smartass, buster.
This is so cool. Real life converging with the virtual… I think I’ve only met one person from my blogosphere in the flesh. And eleven years!! you definitely struck a nerve.
Your 5am stories always seem to come through in time for my night shift break. Not sure how that works with the time difference but I enjoy the light relief.
Shra, your child must be as cute and bright as you! And if you read the blogs and posts as bed time stories, well, your child will turn out just fine. With a craving for doughnuts.
I feel so privileged (more than I already am) to be a reader of Basler blogs and to know the author in so many iterations. Thanks for all of it, Bob.
de nada, amiga....
How fun this was to read!! Thanks for keeping up with your stories!
Times have changed
And we've often rewound the clock
Since the Wackytowners got a shock
When Reuters pulled the plug
A real December slugbug
Yanked the rug right under our “tub”
Washing feet in K-town sinks
No more rhymes and wacky faces
All those celebs with gobsmacked traces
Of goofy royals and politicos
Vodka and Wine-a-bagos
And Chris’s favorite: “That’s my sister!”
Ten cent entry to the Goofy Face Musuem
Sure fire way to destroy the tedium
BG made us laugh, and laugh and laugh; but now no more
But we shrugged
And carried on
“There’s always Facebook!” we said
If tooodaaayyy
Folks look on the times as bleak and bleary
Riffing on “The Raven” is dark and dreary
No one’s got the rhythym or the rhyme
For mondegreens or haiku on time
In olden days, a riff on Shakespeare or the Loving Spoonful
Was looked on as something so cool
Got limericks? Get your fill
Everybody was just so brill
It was a thrill
Logging online to catch Lamar shill
Fashion stick figures dressed like krill
If looks could kill
But now, God knows anything goes
Good authors too who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose
Anything goes
If John McCain choking while dancing you like
If Goofy Prince Charlie you like
If old rhymes you like
If Basler Airlines you like
If Ernest Hemingway look alikes you like
If Shra’s taser you like
If old friends you like
Or old showtunes you like
Why, nobody will oppose
When every morning the set that's smart
Twice a day except on weekends
Tuned in
Oddly Enough
We couldn’t get enough
Anything goes
BRAVO!!! Well done, Jon!
Huzzah! My sister approves. ❤️
It’s still all there. You just showed us that.
Ladies and Gents, Jon is back, and never better! Some of this will only be funny to my blog veterans, but suffice it to say the above is pretty much our own "American Pie," touching all the blog bases before coming in for a home run! Excuse me while I read it again, and again.... Take a bow and grab a medicated doughnut, Jon!
With sprinkles!!
A wonderfully nostalgic column! So it's finally dawning on you, is it, Mr B? The reason for your rampant popularity, then and now? Your "fans" just hope to see their own names in print via the comment section? Well yeah, kinda. You got a problem with that?
With ever-growing admiration, Lady Lala
Amazing that I could be going to Edinburgh a few years ago, and BG made sure I met Shra for lunch! Turns out Chris is originally from Louisville, and Has gone with me to BG's favorite bakery when in town. There really are only about 2 degrees of separation!
Since the days of the OE Blog I've been on a mission to meet IRL as many of the OE bloggers as I can. I have a fantasy (nightmare?) that we could all have a Meet and Greet one day at some exotic Tiki Bar (with Medi-donuts). Maybe Santa will pick us all up and we'll gather on the Island of Misfit Toys. I always loved that Jack in the Box. Drinks are on me, St. Nick!
Loved this!
I enjoyed a wonderful day of touristy things in Atlanta with Shra whilst she was on her too brief US tour.
And I got to meet CAM for ice cream one year. My friend Martha and I think of Chris every time we see a Harris Teeter (he knows why, I'm sure).
Let's be honest, BG...you didn't really have to dig too deep find that bottomless well of sarcasm. Most of us see that as an asset ;-)
Thank you, Deb! Didn't think I remembered your name, did you?
I loved this post! My favorite lines, which I will steal to use in everyday life are “ I dug deep to find my inner smartass.” Also taking “an immersion course in advanced sarcasm”. My own sarcasm and natural smartass tendencies are just below the surface, and I so enjoy your ability to write about the same thing!
I love everything about this one. So great to see online relationships turn into real friendships. Thanks for warming my heart today. That said, I don't think you had to dig very deep to access your inner smartass, buster.
Thanks for the compliment, Janie. You recognize the glass in her left hand?
Hey! You don't even let me drink out of those glass...
It's not you, it's the Crown Royal....
Bob,
This is so cool. Real life converging with the virtual… I think I’ve only met one person from my blogosphere in the flesh. And eleven years!! you definitely struck a nerve.
Blimey 11 years, where has the time gone?
Your 5am stories always seem to come through in time for my night shift break. Not sure how that works with the time difference but I enjoy the light relief.
Blog away! The memories are wonderful.
Shra, your child must be as cute and bright as you! And if you read the blogs and posts as bed time stories, well, your child will turn out just fine. With a craving for doughnuts.
Oh Blog Guy, this brought back sooo many memories.
I remember clicking on your blog and following the comments section for months before picking up the nerve to actually write something dumb.
I never had the courage to be dumb online you see. Just IRL ;)
thank you for making me famous. Again. :)