Cowboy Poets Leave Johnny Carson In Stitches During Classic 1987 Clip
There are no dirty jokes or demeaning comments in this video, but a pair of cowboy poets leave Johnny Carson in stitches during this classic 1987 clip!
Watch as creative cowboys Waddie Mitchell and Baxter Black, with mustaches as unique as their names, deliver two hilarious poems guaranteed to tickle your funny bone, just as they did Johnny’s 35 years ago!
Once on stage, Johnny asks Waddie, who is actually appearing on the show for a third time, how he feels about the depiction of cowboys in movies. Waddie answers Johnny’s inquiry with a “story” in verse written by Gail Gardner.
Waddie tells the tale of a cowboy who once had a mighty fine partner, one able to rope well and who sported well-worn jeans. The cowboy’s companion was shy and steered clear of women, because “he knew that they was poison.” But, the cowboy’s fellow rider went missing. As the poem continues, the cowboy runs into his friend, but hardly recognizes him. Now, it seems, his valued comrade has turned into something else. After taking up with a Chicago woman, he’s now wearing crazy clothes and serving as a hand to folks at a dude ranch! So shocked is the tale teller with the demise of his cowboy colleague, he shoots him and leaves him for dead, saying, “When a cowboy turns a dude wrangler, he ain’t no good no more at all.” It’s tragic!
When Waddie finishes reciting his sad, funny poem, Johnny leans forward and addresses singer Robert Goulet. Johnny points out how well Waddie memorized the entire, long verse. This results in laughter from Mr. Goulet and perhaps is in reference to a conversation they’d had earlier in the show.
Next, Johnny turns his attention to Baxter, who was once a veterinarian before turning to performing cowboy poetry for a living. Baxter has a dry sense of humor, referring to “big places” like Buffalo, WY and Sioux Center, Iowa and to his brand of cowboy poetry as “lunatic fringe.”
Baxter explains that cowboys and vegetarians don’t always relate to one another, given the fact that cowboys are particularly fond of beef. He goes on to say that he’d recently learned that plants feel pain, and, as such, he became inspired to write “The Vegetarian’s Nightmare.”
The poem begins with the simple planting of a garden. But, it turns from good-natured to ghastly when the gardener craves a salad. It’s pure silliness, but it is also pure fun. He describes all sorts of cruelty to the produce as he procures the ingredients for his salad! Baxter says, “Then with the blade of my True Value spade, I exhumed a slumbering tater.” That’s just one of the wonderful lines that Baxter delivers with sound effects and considerable drama!
Both gentlemen are very entertaining, as Johnny Carson always was. And, it just goes to show that comedy doesn’t have to be profane or hurtful. Some of the very best bits are just good ‘old fun!
“Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.” 2 Peter 3:1
Cowboy Poets Leave Johnny Carson In Stitches During Classic 1987 Clip
There are no dirty jokes or demeaning comments in this video, but a pair of cowboy poets leave Johnny Carson in stitches during this classic 1987 clip!
Watch as creative cowboys Waddie Mitchell and Baxter Black, with mustaches as unique as their names, deliver two hilarious poems guaranteed to tickle your funny bone, just as they did Johnny’s 35 years ago!
Once on stage, Johnny asks Waddie, who is actually appearing on the show for a third time, how he feels about the depiction of cowboys in movies. Waddie answers Johnny’s inquiry with a “story” in verse written by Gail Gardner.
Waddie tells the tale of a cowboy who once had a mighty fine partner, one able to rope well and who sported well-worn jeans. The cowboy’s companion was shy and steered clear of women, because “he knew that they was poison.” But, the cowboy’s fellow rider went missing. As the poem continues, the cowboy runs into his friend, but hardly recognizes him. Now, it seems, his valued comrade has turned into something else. After taking up with a Chicago woman, he’s now wearing crazy clothes and serving as a hand to folks at a dude ranch! So shocked is the tale teller with the demise of his cowboy colleague, he shoots him and leaves him for dead, saying, “When a cowboy turns a dude wrangler, he ain’t no good no more at all.” It’s tragic!
When Waddie finishes reciting his sad, funny poem, Johnny leans forward and addresses singer Robert Goulet. Johnny points out how well Waddie memorized the entire, long verse. This results in laughter from Mr. Goulet and perhaps is in reference to a conversation they’d had earlier in the show.
Next, Johnny turns his attention to Baxter, who was once a veterinarian before turning to performing cowboy poetry for a living. Baxter has a dry sense of humor, referring to “big places” like Buffalo, WY and Sioux Center, Iowa and to his brand of cowboy poetry as “lunatic fringe.”
Baxter explains that cowboys and vegetarians don’t always relate to one another, given the fact that cowboys are particularly fond of beef. He goes on to say that he’d recently learned that plants feel pain, and, as such, he became inspired to write “The Vegetarian’s Nightmare.”
The poem begins with the simple planting of a garden. But, it turns from good-natured to ghastly when the gardener craves a salad. It’s pure silliness, but it is also pure fun. He describes all sorts of cruelty to the produce as he procures the ingredients for his salad! Baxter says, “Then with the blade of my True Value spade, I exhumed a slumbering tater.” That’s just one of the wonderful lines that Baxter delivers with sound effects and considerable drama!
Both gentlemen are very entertaining, as Johnny Carson always was. And, it just goes to show that comedy doesn’t have to be profane or hurtful. Some of the very best bits are just good ‘old fun!
“Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.” 2 Peter 3:1
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A Prayer for Victory over Sinful Thoughts - Your Daily Prayer - July 26
Victory over sinful thoughts starts with dependence upon God to stay free from enslaving sin. It’s a life lived with a surrendered mouth and heart before God. Winning requires us to remember our Rock, who rescues us and gives us a firm standing place, and our Redeemer, who rescues us from total loss.
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