..like it was only yesterday.
Numbered among some of my fondest memories,is when I was a young man back in the 1930's,traveling across the country with my partner in crime,and pulling off brilliantly executed 'Stings'.
Oh,..what fun we had getting the gang together,and scamming ruthless mobsters out of thousands of dollars without them ever realizing they had been stung!
We always managed to stay one step ahead of the law and,..wazzat?..That was a movie?..Are you sure??
Well,..then how come I distinctly remember playing Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer' on the guitar while we were setting up the unsuspecting 'mark'?
..I even have an old kinescope of me performing the tune for my fellow Grifters!
You'll notice I'm using nylon strings for their smooth and mellow,..huh?..who?..Chet Atkins??..
Fine then...
Next week,..I'll tell y'all about how I was the first guy to fly solo across the Atlantic,earning me the nickname 'Lucky Sling'!
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I know who Sling is, but what movie and Chet who?
you have a rich and wonderful fantasy life... it is fantasy isn't it?
Jan- Oh,..you're my kind of audience! ;)
Willym- It's not all fantasy,although I never managed to stay one step ahead of the law,..I plan on learning to play that song on the guitar someday,..and I did fly across the Atlantic on a C-141 troop transport plane,earning me the nickname 'Barf-Bag Sling'..
Chet...a likely name.
ha ha barf bag Sling..has a nice ring to it. That is a fantastic song when you learn to play it ..record yourself.
I always thought you looked familiar.
Well, you have a good imagination, that's for sure! :)
can i have your autograph?
Oh, sometimes I want to jump into my private jet and fly down to O-town just so I can kiss your face.
is it the vitamins and exercise or the smokes and liquor that keep you looking so young for your age?
Rosie- That was my stage name..
Sage- The barf bag thing is true.
120 guys crammed together in jumpseats,on a rickity ass cargo plane,and a box lunch of greasy cold fried chicken..Do the math.
Thinker- You probably recognize me from those flyers in the post office.
Miss HP- the older you get,the more you have to work with. ;)
Yellerdawg- If you'd like an autographed photo,just send $9.95,and I'll respond in some way,..eventually,..sooner or later.
Rainey- I'll tell you the same thing I remember telling General 'Monty' Montgomery..'I shaved extra close this morning,in anticipation of getting smacked by you!'
billy P.- It's a delicate combination of all those things!..Except for the vitamins,..and the exercise.
Maybe you could explain the thousands of dollars my gang and I are missing.
Mom- I have an alibi for that around here someplace.
And weren't you in that movie "The Wedding Slinger"? tee hee
I'm sensing a conspiracy. You were omitted from all of my high school history texts. WHY?
Middle Child- Ha!..I retired from the theater before that.
That's why they had to get Billy Bob to play me in the movie 'Sling Blade'..
JP- Politics my friend..Those guys at the Department of Education are some ruthless bastards!
Can't figure why MORE lil boys who dreamed of being sports stars weren't dreaming of being Chet Atkins instead. What a great.
Booda Babe- Once I figured out that I would probably never become 'Thor!..Norse god of thunder!',I decided to set my sights on something more achievable.
This is much more plausible than what I've been hearing on the news!
Nice try. :)
Allan- I'm practicing my creative history in hopes of landing a gig on FOX News..
Secret Agent Woman- It was one of my better efforts!..Sadly,the devil is in the details.
That was you?!
We've been looking for ya for a while now..:P
Grish- You may be thinking of my lesbian lover,Sageweb Earhart...It's a common misconception.
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