Every year, this day creeps up on me and every year, I generally fall for something.
Back in the late 80s, on April 1st, WXRT in Chicago reported that scientists had found that the new CDs everyone was buying had a short shelf life and would start disintegrating after so many years. I had no idea it was April 1st and started wondering why I was now buying these. (Oh yes, they were not making LPs anymore.)
One great April Fool's trick took place at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes. The owners and son Jeff had agreed to take off fooling each other that year. That day, the local paper had three less-than -flattering pictures of Jeff.
Jeff then went to his parents' house on the lake and with the help of another patron, moved everything out of the house and set it up on the beach.
Until this year, we have had our annual salute to local NTN-player Geojef, with everyone playing his name, only Geoboo, Geofoo, Geowus and so forth. But now, NTN doesn't let you do that anymore.
No Geowoo This First. --RoadDog
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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