Daily Archives: December 6, 2011

Royal and loyal birthday haiku

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Joe “King” Carrasco, who’s still holding court in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, at his restaurant Nacho Daddy, used to put on the finest Tex-Mex trash rock shows in Kansas City (and just about everywhere else).

Happy birthday Joe
So glad you’re still rockin’ it
South of the border

A JKC show
In KC town was always
An amazing thing

First set: Joe and band
As excited as if it’s
Their first gig ever

Second set: All out
Playing as if it could be
Their last gig ever

Nuevo Wavo
Can’t get mas caliente
That’s why Joe’s still King

Come January

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Come January
“Socialist” president says
Let’s cut heating aid

Come January
We’ll save 2 billion dollars
Presto! So simple!

Come January
That one cold budget number
Will make warm tears flow

Come January
The average heating aid check
Will be half last year’s

Come January
Thousands in one small state, Maine,
Will run out of heat

Come January
Average Bangor low will be
Just 7°

Come January
They’ll hear the jeers: “Get a job.”
“Too bad you’re lazy.”

Come January
Most of them will go to work
Some have two, three jobs

Come January
They’ll all wonder how to get
Through one more winter

At the holidays
When we are snug, think of them
Come January