Twas The Week Before Thanksgiving: And all through the sky, the planes were stacked up with family and friends ready to fly.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Abq Jew would like to thank everyone who has supported his work over the past oh so many years.
And if ... ahem ... you would like to be thanked next year ... you know, if there is one ... just click the box below. Please!
For those of you with kids in college, this week is what you've been hoping and paying for. And paying for. And pay ...
What? Oh, yes. Abq Jew of course meant praying! It's Thanksgiving week, and your college kid(s) will, God willing, be coming home. And this may be the first time you've seen your kid (not counting on Zoom or Facebook) since before the High Holidays.
As one who's been there - twice - Abq Jew encourages you to enjoy this moment. It's all downhill after this. So, college kid - Shake Hands With Your Uncle Max! And welcome home!
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A history lesson for the youngsters in the audience: "Shake Hands" was written and first performed by Allan Sherman (1924-1973), of blessed memory. This song and a dozen other parodies appeared on the album My Son, The Folksinger, issued in October 1962.
That album became the fastest-selling album in recording history, selling 1,500,000 copies. Sherman capitalized on Jewish suburban humour by turning folk songs such as Harry Belafonte's "Matilda" into "My Zelda", and the folk song "The Streets Of Laredo" into "The Streets Of Miami". The French standard "Frere Jacques" became "Sarah Jackman" and the USA patriotic number "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" was turned into "The Ballad Of Harry Lewis", the story of a garment salesman.
The formula of the first album was repeated on the subsequent My Son, The Celebrity (1962) and My Son, The Nut (1963). The third album also produced a number 2 single, "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)", based on Ponchielli's 1876 composition "Dance Of The Hours".
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Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!
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