‘I’m a b-a-a-a-a-d boy!” – Lou Costello

You’ve probably seen the recent tidal wave of “tell all” memoirs by celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone, Alice Cooper, Christopher Lloyd and Michael Douglas (with Willie Nelson’s “The Last Leaf” due in November).

I aspire to write my own biography someday, but don’t expect it to be as juicy and riveting as the reminiscences of the aforementioned A-listers . I mean, Cooper’s life story is titled “Devil on My Shoulder” and Douglas’s is titled “One Helluva Ride.” Mine would probably be “Ear Hair on My Shoulder” or “How Do You Get This Thing Out of Second Gear?”

Still, the glitterati haven’t cornered the market on attention-grabbing exploits. I suppose many of y’all can regale listeners with tales of championship trophies, illicit love affairs, vicious exes, drunken brawls and high-speed chases; but my life has been more low-key. My best anecdotes are........

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