Decided to start today with some fashion tips for the casual
365er. Focused largely on the hair and its relative puffiness, I offered some
cutting insight as to what it takes to really deliver the handsome for 365
straight days. Ultimately though, I felt I had an even stronger and more
profound statement to make with today’s “Words” segment, so if you want to
watch this video, you will have to stick around to the very end of today’s
actual “Words” video, “Buy Everything.” Word.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Originals – 66 “Poop on
Your Nose” by Jefferson Jay
Alas, “Poop on Your Nose” is based on a true story. With a
nod to sycophants and metaphors, this song is largely literal. A few weeks back
we had El Nino for three days. The city stopped, trees fell and everywhere
flooded. I was visiting one of my favorite places and one thing led to another.
A chicken coop and some cat crap were intimately involved and unfortunately,
shot happened. And even more unfortunately, it happened on me. I was inspired
by it though. Some say that if a bird craps on you its good luck. I wonder if
that applies to cat crap that has fallen out of a tree on to a chicken coop
roof. One can only hope.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Covers – 66 “What D’Ya
Know?” by Thomas Ratzin
“What D’Ya Know?” is one of the more meaningful covers I’ll
be playing during this 365, I imagine. In 1990, “What D’Ya Know?” was the first
good theater production I was ever in. I had a small role, but learned a ton
about what goes into to performing and working well in a group. I learned a
million other things too. For instance, “There are no small parts, only small
actors,” “the show comes first,” and that there is no reason to be afraid of
gay people. What can I tell you? I was 15 and had a lot to learn, I am grateful
someone taught me. That’s what teachers are for.
Mr. Ratzin was far more than a teacher though. He was a
visionary and a great director, leading the Masques of Fair Lawn High School
for decades. Numerous actors and actresses went on to successful careers as
performing artists after emerging from Mr. Ratzin’s watchful tutelage. I wonder
how Mr. Ratzin would have managed in the modern politically correct world of
today. He was magically old school. He did things the old-fashioned way and it
worked. Sometimes, he had to scream at us. We survived.
For “What D’Ya Know?” Mr. Ratzin wrote an original song
called “What D’Ya Know?” I never forgot when Mr. Ratzin’s equally legendary set
designer, Arnold Hruska told then sophomore/now Sirius Fox News personality
Jared Max to “mouth the words” to this tune. I never forgot the tune at all.
Here it is, from my memory, from 26 years ago.
“What D’Ya Know?” was an original show about what people
know. I still wonder about that. What do we know? I don’t know. I guess that’s
the point of the question. Hail Mr. Ratzin. Thank you for everything. It’s all
eternal.
Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay - Words – 66 “Always Buy
Everything”
Folks, I was going to do an exposé on puffy hair but I shifted to something much more monumental. Stay o the very end, if you’re dying to watch the “puffy hair” piece.
Today, we meditate on why it is crucial, for all of us
Americans, to come together and buy everything, always. I am glad to offer some
suggestions on what to purchase and explanations of why it is so essential that
we buy everything anyone is trying to sell us, even if we have no use for it
whatsoever. It is our duty as Americans to consume and be materialistic. Why do
you think only rich folks run for president? (And Bernie Sanders.)
How else are we to prove are superiority to everybody else?
Duh. If you can’t have every single thing whenever you want it always, what’s
the point of democracy? Exactly, there is none. Buy things now or move to
somewhere where other things are more important than buying stuff. But remember
this, unless you’re going to move to Canada or Mexico, you’re going to likely
need a plane ticket to move there and if you’re buying expensive fancy things
like plane tickets, you’re doing just fine as an American, and you may be
best-suited to stay here after all. God Bless America*
*And people from other places too. I guess…
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