Can You Dig It?

Yep, the goddamn world is tipsy-topsy, turned upside-down, whoopie pie crazy right now. You do the yabba-dabba-do with people and they all tell ya they’re scared about what’s goin’ on out there. But hey, ya gotta look for the good stuff, right? 

 When things are going flipnutty, I always huddle with Jelly Donuts Finnegan and Gin Bottle Garvey over a couple of cans of lawnmower beer. They’re my street scouts. Here’s a couple of things they reported back to me the other day.

 Stereo Jack’s, one of Boston’s oldest record stores, was going to call it quits when founder Jack Woker retired. But employee Chris Anzalone couldn’t handle losing that institution, so he bought it lock stock and vinyl and he’s going to keep it going in Somerville. Good deal.

 A lot of people consider the Sky Bar the best candy bar of all time. Caramel, vanilla, peanuts, and fudge blended into pure milk chocolate. Ay-yi-goddamn-ay. When the Necco company filed for bankruptcy, it looked like the Sky Bar was Ivan Kaputski. That’s when good old Louise Mawhinney bought the brand at auction and brought it back. She always loved the bar as a kid. Hey, Sky Bars were at Hatless Jack Kennedy’s inauguration. Made in Massachusetts. Yes siree. It’s encouraging to see people step up and carry on traditions like these.

I tell ya, the best branding vehicle of all time is the annual Hess Christmas truck. This year it’s a flatbed with two hot rods. I guess it recently won a top holiday toy award. It should. It’s well made and they always include the batteries. Who the hell does that anymore? Been buying’ ‘em for years. Keep on trucking Hess!

This one is a hound dog, Cat Stevens. A new form of stress relief coming out of Scotland is grabbing a shovel and digging a hole. What the Christ? People say it’s relaxing. The boys told me that in a world filled with distractions it provides raw focus. Others have said if they hit a stumbling block they start digging a hole and it shakes them free. It’s cheaper than a gym membership. One guy dug so many holes in his yard and tunnels under his street that a truck drove down his street and the road collapsed.

Hey, I’m gonna get me one of those sharp=edged digger shovels down at Rocky’s and dig a few holes in my backyard tomorrow. I’ll let ya know how it goes.

Keep your dukes up.

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