ZOUKI'S
POSTS TO IRTRAD, 1995 TO PRESENT
The following represent most of the
humor attempts that I (or my alter ego, Zouki) have made over past
years to the Irish Traditional Music Mailing List, or IRTRAD.
A great deal of any humor that may be inherent in this material would
be understandable mainly to people who play or are otherwise involved
with Irish traditional music. It's not that
the various pieces are "in-jokes" - I would hope that their appeal is a
little more universal than that - but certainly
familiarity with the weird and whacky world of Irish traditional music
would be a big help in squeezing every last chuckle and/or titter out
of the
material.
Where I thought it would help, I have done some editing, removing
references to individuals or incidents that were of concern at the time
but are not any longer. In most cases where the
post was part of a response to a specific stimulus, I have mentioned
that fact in the new heading, in the hope that
whatever humor content the material contains will hold the interest of
readers unacquainted with the reference.
The material is arranged in no particular order, so you can jump in
anywhere. Have fun!
Questions
We’ll Have to Deal With Eventually #64
As the Tune Turns, Episode #437
Your Bad Chords: Is My Negative Attitude A
Cry for Help?
Limerick Bodhrán-a-Thon
Bodhrán Haiku by Zouki-San
Some Classified Ads You May Have Missed
Closely Reasoned Discourse, IRTRAD Style
Commercial Discourse, IRTRAD Style
You’re Almost a Cool Backup Player When ...
The Corkman and the Kanaka (the true story
of Captain O’Neill)
Dear Diary (trad week experiences)
Death by Cello (A Florida Session
Experience)
Deep Thoughts, Version 4.3
Erotica Irish Trad Style
The Zouki Catalog of Exotic Sessions: An
Excerpt
Zouki Helps You Expand Your Hitherto-Limited
Vocabularies
Frequesntly-Asked Questions, Frequently Ignored
Responses
The Erroneous Fax
Where the Fusion Started
Idle Chat, Rumor, Innuendo, and Just Plain Lies
Headlines I Never Want to See
Help in Times of Crisis
The All-Purpose Holiday Letter
Your Horoscope for the Coming Week
Humor Test
Zouki’s “I’m Fed Up!” Contest
Incident in Las Vegas
Indignation, Righteous and Otherwise
It Fell Out of A Card, Honest!
The Job Interview
Leprechaun FAQs
A Literary Challenge
A Literary Challenge, Part II
Learn a Song in Manx!
All You Ever Really Need to Know About Modes
A Morality Play
Q’s I Haven’t Gotten Around to A-ing Yet
New Years Resolutions
Zouki Takes Time To Involve Himself In
Things, Even Some That Don't Really Concern Him
Please No Lilting
Off the Shelf Insults for Use on IRTRAD
Pearls of Wisdom for IRTRAD Types
Perception and Truth, IRTRAD Style
The Perfect Session
"Pipe
Flushes" (uilleann
pipers’ newsletter)
Poetry Corner
Warning: Problem Session in Progress!
Purity - At What Cost? (Can I Use Plastic?)
For Sale at the Zouki
Retail Club
“Retribution” - Not Quite Classical
Drama
The Traditional
Musician’s Sensitivity Test
Session Do’s and Don’ts
Yet More on Session
Etiquette
Share Some Session
Fantasies with Zouki
Tips for Correct
Session Etiquette
Ruminations from Shinbone
Alley
Slan Abhaile
Dialogue --->
Truth (Socrates)
Solutions to
Various Problems, Version 1.0
Stimulus &
Response
We Are Not Alone: A
Report ....
What I Did on My
Summer Vacation
"Tom Loone": Pushing the
Envelope
Too Much of a Good Thing
The Traditions of
M’Vorthok
The Regulars Discuss
Traditional Singing
The Regulars Discuss
Christmas
The Regulars Discuss
Irish Dancing
The Regulars Discuss
Eroticism in Irish Music
Tune Titles for the 21st
Century (and Beyond!)
Understanding Irish
Traditional Music and Those Who Play It
Zouki’s List of Unfavorite Things
A Selection of Things You
Might Have To Say ...
Welcome to
Boston!
Where Are They
Now? (Why Do You Care?)
Zouki Cultural Awareness
Week
Works in
Progress - Please Be Gentle
Your Questions,
Zouki’s Answers