I'd like to call somebody to the stage you know as a folk singer But you haven't met in his other role
is a comedian with a unique point of view and commentary And in this capacity, ladies and welcome with me to the stage, my good friend My compatriot, Stookey
was the sound of a golf ball Or if a ping-pong enthusiast, that was a sound of a ping-pong ball Except generally you'll
That's the sound of a match between a golfer and a ping-pong
I played golf today, 18 holes I golf, wooo I did pretty good too, I think you would have been proud of me Four. Five. Six
I like sports very much a vast number of sports that I'm not invlved in. There's water In order to water ski, really you swim, right? You're not gonna up there all the time, now And I don't to swim, really You know swimming is to me? Staying alive I'm in the water. I'll do to stay afloat swallow Co2 cartriges
But I didn't come out here to talk about I really, I came out here, Peter talks status And I cannot think of one object that has more status in this country the automobile And it starts at a early age now, right? I mean, now at 14, kids the car, right? They get permits so they can drive You get a learners permit at 15, a permit at 14 And it's, I guess it's necessary because You lose a lot of calling up a girl and asking her If you can peddle right over and her up, right?
don't really go for that any more And if you back on all the times you had the automobile Aside from a few interesting evenings You got to that one of the nicest times of all Was a afternoon, if you could get the car You come down the stairs, ker-clunk ker-clunk ker-clunk mom, dad, gonna the car, ha haaa day for a drive, I think I'll go out Ha haaa ha huuu
And then, and they level you with that giant killer, right? HAVE YOU DONE YOUR
If you were fast, you'd say, mom, dad, have I my homework? Run out the You pick up 3 other great pretenders, 3 in the afternoon The is now 10 oclock in the evening The same 4 guys are in the car Well, you wanna do? I know, whada you wanna do? Hey, we've been driving for 7 Hey, I got an idea, he he Yeah, that? go to a drive-in resturant and look at the girls, hehehe Oh, ok Well, here they are, but they're all from our high a minute, there's a car load over there There's a place right next to them, go get it
Don't at 'em Here's the conversation in the girls car you never
Here come There are look at 'em
Remember the time when drive-ins opened And the girls used to out to take your order? Now lucky you know, if you get a girl in slacks who delivers it I understand they're even putting in conveyor belts in some drive-in There was a time the little girls came running out in short little skirts Remember You in And the little girl come running up May I your order sir? Yes, but I don't it's on the menu, ha ha They don't, they don't let you flirt any now give you a little green box with a white button on it A little grill, right
Oh, ok, um, We'd like one cheeseburger deluxe extra The one you have out with the little white cup With that whatever that's in there, we'll it, whatever it is And uh, we'd like two medium rare with everything on 'em And one hamburger, no, one hamburger, meat, no One frank, and chiliburgers, ok? Alright, and we'd like two chocolate shakes, thick, for spoons you know THICK And like two strawberry shakes thin them down, or milk them down a little, ok 'Cause we got somebody here with lips and they'd like it thin Can, you understand I mean? Are you
Well, could you tell us what we have
And six-packs We'll it And you get your food order in, you got at least 40 minutes to wait Even if it's just a cup of you got 40 minutes to wait And you cannot get out of your car, Remember there was a time when drive-ins first You used to in and get out, exchange hellos, greetings Evidentally some people were out and exchanging Something a little heavier hellos and greetings They have policemen there to keep you in car You can be 47 old and drop your credit cards on the ground Officer, that's my I don't care who you are kid in the car If you do get out, you gotta be very Because the new resturants radar now So you have to crawl on belly between the cars You get to the side of the car Psssst here! I can't up, they'll spot me Put down your
Power windows, Whoo, is a pretty fancy car Hey, you're a pretty broad
If you did manage to get out of the drive-in resturant being maimed There was a sporting event taking place at the traffic Remember, all of two characters Mr. who drove a 4-door family sedan with black-wall tires Automatic Seated next to him in a 1941 gray primer Ford With rear end 2 inches off the ground Tomato cans for With his back to the drivers window, his left arm over the steering wheel His right hand onto the gearshift lever A on lips sat THE KID
Well, Mr. Businessman has had his bands tightened, and Those of you who are not sure what I mean By your bands tightened The bands are the rings in an transmission Which actually affect the change Uh huh, give you an example is an automobile with tight bands
This is an automobile with loose
Well, Mr. has just had his bands tightened And he thinks that he will show THE KID a or two Meanwhile, THE KID Has inched 2 fingers up over his left arm This is the universal among teenagers for dragging You probably recall Winston Churchill the war years Which everyone assumed V for victory if you'll also recall Winston Churchill smokes a cigar, right? He to hold it in here, right? And occationally he turn to his friends on the stage and say Want a See, and the picked it up The light The changes to amber and Mr. Businessman decides to get very daring He the automatic transmission down into low He puts one on the brake Still holding the foot on the brake, in to get that extra fast start He pulls the transmission down into low And pushes down on the accelerator inches The car is internally He knows, he knows, he knows he's gonna to have another band job He's not let THE KID show him up The light changes to green, Mr. is off
at the speedometer, 80, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98 miles an hour Looks out the and The Kids not even there You know there?
He looks in the rear view and The Kids still back at the corner He races anybody He just sits there and scares the hell out of