Monday, December 9, 2013

ROASTED BIRD

Today is the day Arlee Bird gets roasted as this year's Cheersfest victim...er...honoree.







On his main blog, “Tossing It Out,” Lee describes himself, in part, “as a writer, speaker, entertainer, music lover, collector, husband, father, grandfather, friend, traveler, seeker of truth and wisdom.”

It is a little known fact that the first prescription issued on Venice Beach for medicinal marijuana was given to Arlee Bird.

He majored in alternative uses for pipes...um..herbal studies...er, that is,  English while at the University of Tennessee.

Arlee has blogged since 2008, and currently has six blogs that delve into his diabolical...er...um...diverse mind.

Come on-you've read his blog about dreams-this guy is further out there than Cheech and Chong!

Why do you think he lives in California and goes to a pharmacy on Venice Beach?

I kid Lee, of course. Lee has the unfortunante (for him) distinction of being the only person in the blog world I've met face-to-face (besides Stephen T. McCarthy, and that doesn't really count since I'd known him for a decade prior to blogging).

So enough with my introduction. There were some assignments for this post, so let's get to them.

Why did Lee come up with the A-Z Challenge?

Were you not paying attention earlier when I made my Cheech and Chong joke?

Obviously because he’d smoked some ganja and looked at a calendar.

How else would you come to the conclusion that if you discounted Sundays, April would have the same number of days as letters of the alphabet?

If someone dreams about being a juggler, what does it mean?

With six blogs, I think we are seeing the living embodiment of what it means.

In fact, with six blogs, I think Mr. Bird may need to seek out a support group.

"Hello,my name is Arlee, and I am a blogaholic."

The first step is admitting you have a problem...


Is a post by Mr. Bird worth two in the bush?

That’s just silly-how would you get two posts in the bush in
the first place?

A better question to ask is, what was he smoking before that last post and where can I get some?


Who could play Lee in a documentary? (Living or dead.)

If I were casting the Lee in the juggling picture, I am thinking Rob Reiner back in the All In The Family days.



In +/- 100 words, (excluding the title) write flash fiction using
all these prompts:

The chainsaw juggler took off his brown jacket and readied
himself for his act.

A crowd had started to gather on the Venice Beach
promenade.

He grinned as he started up the power tools, enjoying the
challenge that this provided-anyone could juggle balls
safely, but one false move with a chainsaw and you’d be
called Lefty for the rest of your days.

Tossing the chainsaws in the air, he began to manipulate the heavy objects to keep all three in the air while the onlookers dropped change and small bills into the bucket he’d set out.

At one point, a seagull swooped down, one of the chainsaws narrowly missing the bird.

He smiled to himself-today was looking like a profitable day.

It came to 123-I was too lazy to edit it down

In +/- 40 words, can you come up with a caption for Lee’s Facebook picture?




Arch-why must you always call me Meathead?


  

Lee-here' to ya, my friend! Sorry about all the stoner jokes....but it is a roast!

24 comments:

  1. We smoked him on a spit. You just plain smoked him out. Bravo, LC. I don't know how we didn't think of the stoner angle. This was great.

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    1. It popped into my head with the answer to how he came up with the A to Z idea....how else would someone come up with that?

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  2. There is a strong resemblance, isn't there?

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    1. The first thing I thought the first time I saw the picture.

      I saw Stephen T.'s post before I hit post and was laughing because he refers to it as well....I would have come up with something else but was not able to.

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  3. What were YOU smoking before this post and where can we get some?
    Awesome, Larry!
    Meathead. That one just might stick.
    Thanks for participating in CheersFest.

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    1. Hopefully Lee was not offended...he's been quiet today....or maybe he's coming up with his responses!

      I would never call Lee Meathead (the opposite) but when he first posted that picture, my first thought was that he looked like a young Rob Reiner!

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  4. More than once I've asked in Lee's comment box, what he was smoking and would he share. Glad to see I'm not all alone. I can see the Meathead in that picture, now that you guys have mentioned it.

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    1. I'd never said anything because I was afraid of possibly offending Lee...but since we're roasting him...

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  5. This one had me laughing the most so far. There was a definite theme here and I don't know if it says more about you or me. Maybe we'll have to get together and smoke on this to figure it out.

    Great post.. Loved it. Oh, and I was quiet for a while because I had to step away to take care of some issues. One was looking for a temporary job. Hope they don't do drug-testing.

    Lee
    An A to Z Co-Host
    Tossing It Out

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    1. Glad you found it funny, Lee-I actually thought "he was high" when I read the A to Z question a couple weeks ago, and decided to make that a theme. I did not think you would be offended but was a little uncertain.

      Good luck on the job front!

      I was on Venice beach last spring for the first time in more than a decade, and laughed out loud when I saw all of the guys with dreadlocks wearing medical outfits offering prescriptions for medicinal marijuana. I am sure they are all legitimate pharmacies....

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    2. Oh, I'm sure those "medical attendants" at Venice Beach are all on the up and up--way high up and up. They offered to get me a prescription in 15 minutes. My wife wouldn't let me. Next time I'll go there with you.

      Lee
      An A to Z Co-Host
      Tossing It Out

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  6. Good answers, LC.

    I think my favorite was your answer to: "If someone dreams about being a juggler, what does it mean?"

    He's started referring to himself as "Blogman". I think we should call him "Blogaholicman". In fact, I can even hear Cheech or Chong saying it, but more like this: "Blogaholic, MAN!"

    I told Lee YEARS AGO that he looked like "Meathead" in that photo. I even found a good one on the web to compare it to. Maybe I'll have to do that search again and repost it.

    ~ D-FensDogg
    'Loyal American Underground'

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    1. I never said anything about the Stivic resemblance just because the character's nickname is what it is.

      I used to get all the time how I resembled George Costanza (especially back when I wore glasses) and never knew how to respond to that.

      LC

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  7. Ha, this was one of the more fun posts I've read so far for the roasting :P

    I bet Lee is having fun with this!

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    1. I hope so, Trisha-but I also bet he's glad they'll have to pick someone else next year!

      Hope the CD is selling well!

      Larry

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  8. Great roast post - it does make you wonder how he came up with the whole thing and figured out April was the month to do it. :)

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    1. I don't wonder at all-I am convinced I must be right.

      It may have been alcohol-fueled, but there had to be mind-altering chemistry involved!

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  9. Like Trisha F said: I bet Lee had a blast with your post and roast. Thanks for visiting my blog's version of this. :-)

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    1. Roland-

      I just hope he didn't send a couple of roughnecks across the desert to work me over-Lee knows where I live!

      Larry

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  10. Great roast on blogman, we're all getting a huge kick out of this!

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    1. Glad to participate, and glad people found it funny!

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  11. How have I not stumbled across your blog before? Shocked. Great stuff here. You are funny--I love your personality. Fun humor, great flash, spot on answers. Thanks so much for supporting Lee and participating!

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    1. Welcome, Morgan-

      Lee and I go back to when I started blogging, and we found early on we shared a love of music (although his tastes are broader than mine).

      I met him at a progressive rock concert a few years ago-a very nice man both online and in person.

      Larry

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  12. I can't believe I almost missed seeing this! Loved the flash fiction and the Meathead reference!

    Julie

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