... Roger Miller was a complete lunatic... total and unrepentant... but still, I am in awe of him... a man that could snort an entire concert paycheck in less time than it took the bemused country folk to drive back home... yeah, I'm talking serious blow.... a man who, with straight face, would sing "Don't Roller-skate in a Buffalo Herd" in front of music critics... a genius who wrote "Dang Me" in four minutes... and toiled six weeks to pen "King of the Road"...
.. yeah, I've been eased back here... chilling to some Miller... the finishing touches were placed on the patio this morning, and I'm kicking back.... time to nestle down onto those proverbial laurels for a bit... and for some reason, I was just craving the off-key voice of Roger Miller....
... see, here's what I've been thinking as the Aberlour works.... art doesn't have to be pretty... it doesn't have to be stiff or stodgy or locked in a museum... real art is like life... warts, wounds, smiles, and tragedy... the only thing art MUST do is entertain... even if it is on a level that you can barely recognize..... hey, I'm no high-brow, that's for sure... and tonight I'm raising a glass to Roger... clever, tragic, and complicated.... just like most people I know....
If it's the Aberlour that's working on you, it better damn well be the a'bunadh, and not the 10 year old.
I use the 10 year old as my "every day" Scotch.
The a'bunadh is a special occasion drink, the only one made now that's even *close* to the best single malt ever made, the 12 year old 100 proof Springbank that was a blend of a young vintage with a *very old* batch that didn't quite have what it took to be good.
I have two bottles of that Scotch left, both reserved for very special occasions.
I may very well die with neither of those bottles consumed.
Bullshitted by Jack on August 18, 2005 06:05 PM... nope... it's the 10 year old... hey, I'm unemployed... heh heh...
Bullshitted by Eric on August 18, 2005 06:11 PMWow. Scotch and art! Deep stuff goin' on at your place. :) Do we get to see pictures of the finished patio though?
Bullshitted by Richmond on August 18, 2005 06:12 PMI love Roger Miller mixed with a little Tom T. Hall.
Bullshitted by drc on August 18, 2005 06:25 PMWhack-a-do whack-a-do whack-a-do
Bullshitted by Cappy on August 18, 2005 07:46 PMRoger Miller was one of the best "scat" singers who ever lived. He also was very good at "effin'" if you know what that is.
His songs are full of that stuff. Doop-doop-de-waddly-dop-doo!
Bullshitted by Acidman on August 18, 2005 08:05 PMI always wondered what he meant by "the rosy red cheeks of the little children". Always loved Roger. Never trusted him.
Bullshitted by Velociman on August 18, 2005 09:56 PM"Roses are red and violets are purple
Sugar is sweet and so's maple surple."
Beauty.
Bullshitted by Jim - PRS on August 18, 2005 10:12 PMI'm working on the 4th generation now, making another fan club for Roger Miller. My little 4-yr old GGS simply LOVES "I Ain't Coming Home Tonight" and "You Got To Again."
I've always marveled that the same guy who turned out single after single of stuff like "Buffalo Herd", could then turn around and come up with "HUsbands and Wives"
Bullshitted by Bithead on August 27, 2005 05:51 PMI Linked this piece for Sun Sep 11
Thank You