Laughing with the Fishes

Slightly disappointed at the postponement to record my first full length DVD "Expecting Criticality @ Anytime"... The holiday weekend and the Ginna Station refueling outage making a significant dent in the prospective attendance... I spent last weekend celebrating the birth of another grandchild and enjoying some more of our late arriving summer weather... And look forward to rescheduling that show as soon as possible.

Reviewing and rehearsing material for the Sunday September 6th “Night of Stars” show out on my deck today, speaking against the gentle waves of Lake Ontario, I was reminded of Demosthenes (384-322B.C.), the famous Greek orator.

He had placed pebbles in his mouth and while standing on the cliffs of the Grecian seashore, practiced his oratory skills against the pounding waves of the Mediterranean Sea.

While I didn’t have any pebbles this morning, the bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares I’m sure proved to be a healthier cereal choice.

Rather than dying in prison or at the hands of his political enemies, Demosthene ended his life with suicide by poison in 322 B.C. asking his pursuers to let his body swim with the fishes rather than burying him.

Sunday’s show is almost sold out and I’m excited about the opportunity to be a part of this star-studded performance…

Obama’s Brown Shirts aren’t here to carry me away yet, so I’m not planning suicide…

But rehearing against the waves of Lake Ontario this morning was like fishing with dynamite… I was killing ‘em!!!