I well tell you a joke right now:

You don’t Know Jack…



And the age old question is finally revealed!!!!



WHO IS JACK SCHITT?



The lineage is finally revealed. Many people are at a loss for a response when someone says: “You don’t know Jack Schitt.” Now you can intellectually handle the situation.



Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt. Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Nee deep N. Schitt Inc. They had on son, Jack.



In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt, the deeply religious couple produced 6 children: Holie Schitt, Fulla Schitt, Giva Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins Deep Schitt and Dip Schitt.



Against her parents objections, Deep Schitt married Dumb Schitt, a high school drop out. However, after being married 15 years, jack and Noe Schitt divorced.



Noe Schitt later remarried Ted Sherlock and, because her kids were living with them , she wanted to keep her previous name. She was then known as Noe Schitt Sherlock.



Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt and they produced a son of nervous disposition, Chicken Schitt. Two other of the 6 children, Fulla Schitt and Giva Schitta, were inseparable throughout childhood and subsequently married the Happens brothers in a duel ceremony. The wedding announcement in the newspaper announced the Schitt-Happens wedding. The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg, Byrd, and Horse. Bull Schitt, the prodigal son, left home to tour the world. He recently returned from Italy with his new Italian bride Pisa Schitt.



So now when someone says: “You don’t know Jack Schitt,” you can correct them.


Laughter is the best medicine.

-The Screamin' J

_________________
CURRENT RIG:
2008 Squier bullet stratocaster modified with Rumpelstiltskin pickups -> Dunlop GCB-95 Original Crybaby -> Fender Vibro Champ XD

"Could you take the stain from this pair of pants, and put in on this pair of pants?"

Thanks Barry, you are so right about this Fender.com community. This community of musicians are so fantastic and sincere with their comments and well wishes and really help me keep a positive vibe.

hendrixfan99, good one and yes, laughter can be the best medicine at times.

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

LOL!!! good joke Hendrixfan. Mike id tell you a even better one called "The Aristocrats" but it contains too much foul language for this forum

_________________
Just a amatuer looking for tips

Current Gear:
1968 Kay Strat
Kramer Focus 111S
Johnson 15w amp
Squier Black and Chrone Special Tele

You made a wise decision then, not to post it, and I thank you for keepin' it family friendly on these boards.

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Bloodwork was good this morning and I'm still feeling pretty good and no real problems with the exception of the incision above the mediport looking a bit more red than usual. My oncologist said we'll have to keep an eye on that.

Thanks again for the well wishes!

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Good for you Mike you seem to be on a roll keep it up. Best Wishes, prayers and Mojo that this keeps up.

_________________
I played on stage once, they kicked me off when the band arrived

Thanks Pat, and all. I think that when you're going through something like chemotherapy, you need to learn how to use the time when you're feelin' okay to really enjoy life. It seems to counter the times when you're bein' pounded into the ground from the infusions and not feelin' so good.

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

"I think that when you're going through something like chemotherapy, you need to learn how to use the time when you're feelin' okay to really enjoy life."

Yep. Don't sweat the small stuff - and it's all small stuff - is a great lesson from that cancer/chemo ordeal. My differently-abled memory also helps, since I forget and don't even have to forgive.

_________________
"Now, bring me that horizon."
-Capt. Jack Sparrow

I'm feeling pretty good this morning as I will begin my next infusions. This will be the 4th cycle of 12.

When you go through chemotherapy, you learn to appreciate the simple things in life that you had previously taken for granted. It's a bit like stopping to smell the roses.

I'm happy to be alive and just keeping a positive attitude as much as I can despite the things that I see while at chemo. It is really quite an experience that can't be explained in words.

Thanks again for the upbeat support and don't forget to get "the test" if you are due. It's a LOT easier than chemo infusions!

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Hooray! Glad things are going well... we've all been praying for ya!

_________________
Well, yes, I am a pirate
A few hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder
There's nothing to plunder
I'm an under 40 victim of fate
Arriving too late...
Arriving too late...

+1 Praying for you Mike! Hang in there pal!

Great pic Ziggy!

_________________
Bill

"Show me a crowd where the band is loud and my drunken ballet is in fashion!" Jerry Riopelle

Thanks again guys!


The Oxaliplatin is very nasty.

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Understood!
What's the story with that portacath. See if you can get some guidance as to how to prevent these flareups

Doc

_________________
"Another day in paradise!"

You are 1/3 of the way through it already! It's amazing how quickly it passes.

A good poem to read when going through chemo is the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. I understand the wine he talks about - the grape - to be a reference to Jesus who is often symbolized by wine but it also can just be thought of as the universal life spirit that is present in all the life of the world. I got a lot out of Khayyam's Rubaiyat during chemo. Here's an excerpt:


XXXI
Up from Earth's Centre through the Seventh Gate
rose, and on the Throne of Saturn sate;
And many a Knot unravel'd by the Road;
But not the Master-knot of Human Fate.


XXXII
There was the Door to which I found no Key;
There was the Veil through which I might not see:
Some little talk awhile of Me and Thee
There was--and then no more of Thee and Me.


XXXIII
Earth could not answer; nor the Seas that mourn
In flowing Purple, of their Lord forlorn;
Nor rolling Heaven, with all his Signs reveal'd
And hidden by the sleeve of Night and Morn.


XXXIV
Then of the Thee in Me works behind
The Veil, I lifted up my hands to find
A Lamp amid the Darkness; and I heard,
As from Without--"The Me Within Thee Blind!"


XXXV
Then to the lip of this poor earthen Urn
I lean'd, the Secret of my Life to learn:
And Lip to Lip it murmur'd--"While you live
Drink!--for, once dead, you never shall return."


XXXVI
I think the Vessel, that with fugitive
Articulation answer'd, once did live,
And drink; and Ah! the passive Lip I kiss'd,
How many Kisses might it take--and give!


XXXVII
For I remember stopping by the way
To watch a Potter thumping his wet Clay:
And with its all-obliterated Tongue
It murmur'd--"Gently, Brother, gently, pray!"


XXXVIII
And has not such a Story from of Old
Down Man's successive generations roll'd
Of such a clod of saturated Earth
Cast by the Maker into Human mould?


XXXIX
And not a drop that from our Cups we throw
For Earth to drink of, but may steal below
To quench the fire of Anguish in some Eye
There hidden--far beneath, and long ago.


XL
As then the Tulip for her morning sup
Of Heav'nly Vintage from the soil looks up,
Do you devoutly do the like, till Heav'n
To Earth invert you--like an empty Cup.

_________________
"Now, bring me that horizon."
-Capt. Jack Sparrow

Doc, you nailed it with your advice on not letting anyone near it that hasn't washed their hands to "Happy Birthday" and I was probably the culprit that caused the infection. It is much better now, but the incision over it is very slow to heal after the re-work by the interventional radiologist.

I sensed a possible concern about not having a surgeon (you were busy ) do the implant, and I guess my hunch was right, but they tell me that these IRs do these procedures on a regular basis now?

Anyway, yeah, I'll be 1/3 finished by the end of this week and if no problems (50/50 chance) I'll be HALF finished by my next birthday on Oct. 6th.

I just got in and it's hittin' me pretty hard today, so I'll be on the coach soon.

Thanks again for the community's support!!!

_________________
Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!