Silly Thinking

A Few Moments With Dead Celebrities.

Here’s your host: Dead Announcer.


DA: Hello everyone and welcome to “A Few Moments With Dead Celebrities” . Tonight we have a wonderful dead person for you, a true show business legend. Ladies and Gentlemen Jolie himself: MR. AL JOLSON!


AJ: Hey dead announcer, you ain’t heard nothing yet, YOU AIN’T HEARD NOTHING YET!


DA: Al Jolson! It’s a pleasure to have you….


AJ: Yeah and you say nice things about me and I say thank you. And blah blah blah. The people didn’t come here tonight to hear you. They want to hear JOLSON!


(Dead people applauding)


DA: Well I…


AJ: Maestro, if you please….
“Mammy how I love you, how I love you… my dear old Mammy….”


(dead people applauding)


AJ: Thank you ladies and gentlemen. You know, they wanted me to come here tonight for an interview. Jolson for an exclusive interview. Well… hit it….
“Swanee! How I love you, how I love you. My dear old Swanee….”


(dead people applauding)


DA: That was wonderful Al. Just wonderful.


AJ: Well have a seat dead announcer, because YOU AIN’T HEARD NOTHING YET!
“…I love the old folks at home, I love you SWANEE! HOW I LOVE YA. HOW I LOVE YA… MY DEAR OLD SWANEE.”


DA: Great Al. Just great. How’s everything….


AJ: Everything is great as long as JOLSON SINGS!
Hit it.
“…my little Mammy. The folks up north will never go home cause I love the old folks at home… I love you SWANEE… How I love you, how I love ya…. my dear old SWANEE!”


DA: I don’t even think those were the right lyrics.


AJ: Lyric’s? Lyric’s? Who cares about the lyrics as long as JOLSON SINGS!
“every little buttercup will pucker up…”


DA: OK cut him off.


AJ Hey you can’t cut me off I’m JOL--