12/25/04

Hey!!
Hey, You!!!!
Yeah, YOU, chubby!
Get them frickin' moose, er, caribou, er.... sheeps offa my roof!
And squelch all a that clatterin', wouldja!
Can't ya see I'm tryin' ta write here????!!!

Goddamm drunken revelers. Next t'ing ya know, some sorry bastards will be yowling "Silent Night" at me front door. Silent me arse. Thank Zeus, Ann got me some shotgun shells for..............................................................Christmas!

Merry Xmas all you all!

Old Uncle Southside is actually in a "good" mood this holiday/nightmare season. "Good" in that I haven't run over any shoppers or cursed out any Salvation Army bell-ringers.... yet. Cursed as in "Give it a rest, willya?!" Or "Get a real job, ya pathetic old maid!" Boy, did my mother ever give me hell for calling her that! I had coal in every stocking I owned. Including my ultra-sheers. Ouch.

Me and all the Jukes want to wish everybody a Happy Holiday, whichever one youse celebrate. As long as you celebrate something. We are all some damn lucky folks, to live in this country at this time. Even if some idiots can't seem to go more than a few years without making war. Oh, well....Better times are coming.

We Jukes have had another interesting year. Lots of touring, some wild moments on stage and off, and a few monkey wrenches in the ointment. As usual, you guys made us PLAY OUR ASSES OFF!!!!!! Thanks, slave drivers. I'm old, ya know. Have a little mercy.

Thanks go out to our illustrious road dogs; Hood, Joe Prinzo, John Burlaga, Pete Fox, Limey Paul, Sean the Pawnee, and all the "little people" who keep us amused and accept our abuse. You dummys. Don't look for a paycheck, as I'm docking all of you for the time there was water in my water cup on stage. whattaya, tryin' a killl me?

The band. What can I say. What did I do? Am I being punished for a past life? Is Eddie a karmic payback? Does Bobby constitute a circle in Hell? Did Joey Stann really Rieke me into the vomitorium in England. Am I really that evil? Don't answer that!

And, of course....... Oh You Fans. I seem to recall Carol, who is a LAWYER! (hiss, boo) laughing when I dropped the mike on THREE separate occasions. Thanks, pal.

And the drunk who wanted to take Bobby's head off in Cleveland, but didn't. Dammit.

And those Martells Mooks who kept calling for songs they KNEW we didn't do. Yes, you all had yer fun this year, but remember....a Southside never forgets. Fair warning.

Thanks to Bill and Barry for sending us to Norway in December. What next? A USO tour in Bagdad in July?

All in all, a great year for me and the band. Thanks sincerely to everyone.

Next year. A new CD. Or two. Or maybe three. Stay tuned.
 

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