WISCONSIN: HOME OF THE PARTY ANIMAL

Police responding to a complaint of loud noise have cited a Fond du Lac man for “rocking out” to the music of John Denver.

(Thanks to Patrick Lenon, queensbee, marfie and Jeff Meyerson)

Comments

[marfie]

You're welcome! ;-)

[padraig the cheesehead]

"(Thanks to everyone in the known universe)"

Yeah, but I actually have to LIVE near Sheboygan, so I shoulda got the credit. I could have opened my windows and HEARD the guy.

*grumbles back to snow cave*

[Hammond Rye]

"Your Honor, we normally do not ask for the Death Penalty in these cases..."

[padraig]

Awww, they fixed the credits. Revealed my secret identity, but hey... thanks judimeister.

[tw]

Who among us hasn't at one time in our lives blasted "John Denver and The Muppets Christmas Album"??? We are all guilty....this man should go free!!!

[wiredog]

You can rock out to John Denver?

[Siouxie]

pad, you're JEFF MEYERSON??

who nu??

[Siouxie]

oh yeah..

*SMACK* cuz I know you love it.

[insomniac]

("take me home -country roads")

almost eleven
on my speakers
neighbors shoutin'
make their four walls shiver

i'm an oldster
not too old though to 'rock out'
when i crank the volume
hear policemen shout!

"turn it down!
we hear today
you've got complaints
from green bay!
bleedin' eardrums
from john denver
turn it down
or you'll pay!"

[judi, the not-omniscient]

if you don't sign your blog-name, there's no way we can know who you are!

[marfie]

nice try, wiredog. :)

[Siouxie]

*SMACKS* wiredog anyways. sneaky.

[NotSherly]

*Smacks* the wiredog nose.

[Will]

As a 42 year old man living in Wisconsin, I'd just like to say that this was NOT me. I'm never going to Fond du Lac agai.... I mean I've NEVER been to Fond du Lac.

[Tash]

What has the world coming to -- "rocking out" to John Denver.

[Not My Usual Alias]

It's hard to think of "rocking out" to something that we played in high school orchestra. "Easy listening out" maybe.

I know the orchestra played "Country Roads" but I don't seem to recall the viola line.

[bonmot]

First concert I ever went to was John Denver. Rumor had it that's when he recorded "Thank God I'm a Country Boy".

*whistles getting on to the geezer bus*

[padraig]

p.s. @judi -- I know, I usually remember to overtype my auto-signature and I forgot.

So, this being completely my fault, you are forgiven and not fired. Heck, give yourself a nickel a week raise.

[Siouxie]

I like John Denver. There. I admit it.

(wouldn't quite ROCK OUT to his music though)

(maybe just stomp mah boots)

[Steve]

I liked John Denver, somewhat. This is probably due to hearing it at important times in my life. I can't imagine blasting the neighbors with the stuff.
I like Fossil Rock for good reason but not everyone sings the same songs.
The Stones still rock, even if it is in a chair.

[queensbee]

i liked him. and then, i didnt. look out for that tr........whoops.

any seats left on the geezer bus?
great one insom.

[Clankazoid]

You can actually get fondu lock ? Is it serious ?

[padraig]

Clanky, if you don't get your fondue lock treated, you could wind up with butte des morts.

[padraig]

Pardon my French, btw.

[Mazarlarry]

Clank, only good can come from cheese-- google the late great Wisconsin legislator, Gordon Roselip.

[nursecindy]

I have to agree with some of the other bloggers. I liked John Denver and his concert was the first I ever went to see. I was a 13 year old who was ready to run off to the Rocky Mountains with him. I even learned to play the guitar because of him. But...you can't exactly 'rock out' at his songs. Nice to know that padraig has a nice Irish name in real life.

[bonmot]

And now the French are calling "handball" on our rescue efforts in Haiti.

Oh, the irony . . .

[bonmot]

OK, how can one tell in advance if a link is going to link before hitting "send"?

[nursecindy]

I always hit preview first, bonmot, and then hit post while keeping my fingers crossed.

[Cheesewiz]

If one is to "rock out" to John Denver, one is gonna need much, much more pot.

[queensbee]

...LSD, jack daniels, and finally, meth. other than that - rock on, pilot jd. well, maybe not a pilot. just leave on that jet plane, woudja?

[Ralph]

Geezer alert: I still have a (Chad) Mitchell Trio mono LP with John Denver Deutschendorf. It's not rock music unless you play it at 45 RPM.

[bonmot]

Thnx, nc

[Siouxie]

bonmont, cindy: When you "preview" you can right-click on the link and open another window. That should show if it worked. Close that and you still have the original link.

[Jeff Meyerson]

pad, you're JEFF MEYERSON??

who nu??

Posted by: Siouxie | January 19, 2010 at 01:39 PM

Good one, Siouxie.

Wisconsin is definitely the nuttiest state oing, outside of Florida (and perhaps Texas) of course.

[Loudmouth]

I get a seat. I had a couple of those quilted shoulder western shirts that I wore around college back then and thought Andromeda was awesome.

[Edward]

Res ipsa loquitur does not apply in this case.

[Allen at Division]

In "Doonesbury", Uncle Duke acquired a dislike for folksinger John Denver when Denver moved in next door to Duke's estate in Colorado and serenaded the neighborhood daily. Duke made a habit of shooting icicles off of Denver's porch roof with a high powered rifle. To this day the song "Rocky Mountain High" sends him into a violent frenzy. My favorite scene had a warning bullet pinging near Denver, with him yelling something like, "Darn it, Duke! Now cut that out!" Cut to Duke, working with a screwdriver on his high-powered scope, thinking: "Damn sights must be off..."

[Will]

"Wisconsin is definitely the nuttiest state oing, outside of Florida (and perhaps Texas) of course."

There are states inside of Florida?? I can understand Texas. Texas already looks like it swallowed a few Rhode Islands, but Florida's way too skinny.

[padraig the cheesehead]

Jeff, long winters, moldy cheese, and ample beer. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.