Gonzo Friday

Tired of the new lunch service already? A little undone with the volume of e-mail in your inbox? From what I'm hearing, I think you guys are ready for your first Gonzo Friday.

I have to grudgingly admit that I thought John DeBella's WMMR Morning Zoo program was funny. For maybe a year. 1979 or thereabouts. You know, the prank phone calls, the racy double-entendres, and of course . . . Gonzo Friday, the wackiest day of the week when legions of middle-aged dorks throughout the Delaware Valley would march to work in their Hawaiian shirts, emblems of pseudo-hipness that screamed "you're trying too hard, Dude." Gonzo Friday was not without musical traditions, like Todd Rungren's Bang on the Drum All Day (I Don't Want to Work) and the show's finale, Monty Python's Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, which ranks as one of the best whistle sing-alongs of all time. Here's a paean to all of my gonzo buddies who are holding the fort. Mandatory participation.

Me: Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you're chewing on life's gristle,
Don't grumble, give a whistle!
And this'll help things turn out for the best...
And...
Your turn: And always look on the bright side of life (now whistle-you're feeling better already-admit it). And always look on the bright side of life (keep whistling ). Always look on the bright side of life (whistle).