Cody’s Corner: Bam Margera Hit My Buddy’s Vape
By Cody McClure
Good afternoon, fellow crab cake enthusiasts.
How’s your hammer hanging? Or, more professionally, how hangeth thy hammer?
I’m happy to report that menthol cigarettes are officially back. I believe what happened is, Trump lifted some sort of ban as part of an executive order.
If you want more details than that, you’ll have to Google it. I do not check sources on MY COLUMN.
There were few greater joys for me as a boy than lighting up a Newport filtered menthol cigarette.
Marlboro menthols worked in a pinch, but Newport was where it was at. “Cool ain’t Cold. Newport is.”
They had the best marketing.
Speaking of marketing, I’ve been watching Mad Men for the first time. It took me a little bit to really get into it, but now I’m hooked. I’m just starting Season Four.
I don’t know why, but Hildy does it for me. #HornyForHildy.
Hildy with Christina Hendricks, a Knoxville gal.
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Let me use this sentence to let you know that smoking menthol cigarettes can cause cancer and probably also fuck you up in other ways.
Still, why not take a chance? Columbus did.
I watched live wrestling last week at the AEW event in Knoxville. That sure was fun.
A man got put through a merch table backstage as a real woman was trying to buy a real t-shirt.
I kept an eye on the scene from my cramped seat in an old, hard, cold, wooden chair fit for a 140-pound man.
I never saw her complete the purchase. I think she may have given up on it. Oh well, you can’t always get what you want.
What else has been happening? We had an enjoyable watch party for the Auburn game Saturday. It was nice to see some of you.
I had a pepperoni pizza with pineapples. Never had that before but it was alright. Kinky.
Good football on Sunday. My friend Bear came over and managed to leave with my Keith Richards book and my acoustic guitar.
Said he was going to put new strings on it but we’ll see. Not sure why he took my book.
I like Elixir strings on my guitars. Any fellow guitar players out there? Let me know. I would like to play rock and roll music with a local band if anyone has any opportunities.
I don’t actually want to be in the band. I would just like to come up and do a song or two. Please make this happen for me. I’ve always wanted to perform live in front of a crowd.
The only other time I got to do this in my life was at the Rainbow on Sunset Boulevard in front of the actor Stephen Root — who appeared in films ranging from Dodgeball to Office Space to No Country for Old Men and is also one of the stars of HBO’s “Barry.”
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No big deal.
I don’t like to bring it up very often, because I’m not the type to brag about performing Jumpin’ Jack Flash live on the Sunset Strip.
Bam Margera was also there. He hit my buddy’s vape. And you could tell he was really sweating out the drugs, allegedly.
This is the absolute worst time of the year. If I was Hunter S. Thompson I would be getting ready to kill myself.
Soon there will be no football and the skies will still be gray and everything will be gross for at least another month.
But we will make it. Just hang on for a bit longer. March brings hope.
Remember, if you get sad, menthol cigarettes are there for you.
And so am I. God bless. Have a great week.
Lastly, The World’s Greatest Podcast in America is officially BACK. You’re welcome.
Note: Other past performers at the Rainbow on Sunset Blvd. include Motley Crue, Guns N’ Roses, John Lennon, etc.