Friday, May 22, 2015

Limerick Friday LXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXVXXXI: From B.B. To M.M., From Yepremian To Letterman, A Week Of Difficult Farewells


Emotionally heart-rending show
Perhaps too tied up like a bow
Found himself in his chi
Inspiration found him by the sea
Sad to see Draper and “Mad Men” go

Undisputed king of the blues
Crestfallen at the B.B. King news
Transcendent with your Lucille
You made every listener feel
What a treasure to lose

To marketers everywhere it spoke
When advertising was less of a joke
And at the very end
You might say of “Mad Men”
It was an eight-year ad for Coke

A bald little kicker he was
Loved him like every Fin fan does
Was funny enough to get away
With a Super Bowl boneheaded play
Gary Yepremian will be missed by us

A self-described Indiana hick
Pulled off a stupid pet trick
Of course, the top 10 list
Among what will be missed
Of Dave Letterman’s original schtick



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