A DAY EARLY AND A SCHOLAR SHORT
I just learned I’ve made the first mistake of my entire life (excluding the countless ones that don’t count — like, who’z kounting?). Why I am admitting this mistake, I can’t say — no one seems to have noticed it, so I have no reason to believe my seemingly unblemished record wouldn’t continue to leave all my adoring followers none the wiser. All right, if you must know, I’m admitting the mistake because of writer’s block; now I have something to post about, otherwise you would be staring at a blankety-blank screen.
No doubt you’ve heard the expression “A day late and a dollar short.” Well, my last post on April 24th was a day early and a scholar short: EAST MEETS WEST DAY was April 25 (not April 24), and the head scholar on my staff failed to catch the error. I have therefore fired said head scholar, for whom I’ve generously provided a letter of recommendation to the Trump Administration for the position of Secretary of Wealth, Edumacation & Hellfare — a position held since January by one Alex Azar, who is but the fourth such Sec since Trump became President, lo, these many moons ago. Their average length of service being under four moonths, the position should become vacant shortly; my bumbling former head scholar will fit right in and fill the vacancy with no one being the wiser.
Now, I realize that I appear to be putting the blame for my date mistake on the poor schmuck I fired, but as President of this blog, the bucks stop here….and so, dear reader, I take full responsibility for the poor schmuck’s error, and
I humbly ask that you accept this sincere apology for what it’s worth. After all,
Love you.
Don Frankel 1:55 pm on April 27, 2018 Permalink |
A day late and a dollar short is forgivable. But Engleburt Humperdink? I mean I’m sure he was good to his mother but if you’re going to play ‘I Apologize’ there’s this guy and really no one else.
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mistermuse 2:18 pm on April 27, 2018 Permalink |
Don, Billy Eckstine was a great singer, and I fully intended to use his clip, but I ran into a problem: the titles on his clips had his name first and the song title second. I needed the song title to come first in order that the end of the preceding paragraph would flow seamlessly into “I Apologize”….so I had to settle for Engelbert (who, incidentally, acknowledges Eckstine’s greatness in his intro).
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Don Frankel 11:46 am on April 29, 2018 Permalink
I got ya. I run into the same thing with these clips sometimes. I’d like to use a better recording but it’s not on youtube or I settle for the one without the ads attached.
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Garfield Hug 8:06 am on April 28, 2018 Permalink |
You sent the “right” guy to Trump administration 😉 hahaha!
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mistermuse 11:38 am on April 28, 2018 Permalink |
You got that “right,” G.H. 🙂
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markscheel1 11:40 pm on April 29, 2018 Permalink |
Muse,
Well, now we’ve got the date straight, the clips explained, everything “right,” and Trump’s name mentioned, just want you to know–apology accepted. Love reciprocated. All’s “right” with the world. 🙂
Mark
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mistermuse 1:46 am on April 30, 2018 Permalink |
The world — or at least, the country — is TOO far “right” as far as I’m concerned, Mark. But politics has a way of changing directions with the prevailing winds, so in November, the windbag in the White House may well be a drag on enough Trump-eting candidates to blow them out of office and change Congress from juvenile jury to Adult ‘Center.’ Well, I can dream, can’t I (speaking of which, it’s past my bedtime — “Good night and good luck” as Edward R. Murrow used to say when he signed off)).
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Silver Screenings 9:55 pm on April 30, 2018 Permalink |
I don’t think I’ve ever really listened to Englebert Humperdink before… He has a beautiful voice. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
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mistermuse 1:59 am on May 1, 2018 Permalink |
I think I’ve heard him before, but if so, he didn’t make much of an impression on me….but hearing him sing I APOLOGIZE now, I have to agree that he sings it beautifully.
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