MythTickle by Justin Thompson for March 30, 2016

London Homesick Blues by Gary P NunnWell, when you’re down on your luck,And you ain’t got a buck,In London you’re a goner.Even London Bridge has fallen down,And moved to Arizona,Now I know why.And I’ll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humorIs drier than than the Texas sand.You can put up your dukes, and you can bet your bootsThat I’m leavin’ just as fast as I can.I wanna go home with *The Armadillo*Good country music from Amarillo and AbileneThe friendliest people and the prettiest women you’ve ever seen.Well, it’s cold over here, and I swearI wish they’d turn the heat on.And where in the world is that English girlI promised I would meet on the third floor.And of the whole damn lot, the only friend I’ve gotIs a smoke and a cheap guitar.My mind keeps roamin’, my heart keeps longin’To be home in a Texas bar.I wanna go home with The ArmadilloGood country music from Amarillo and AbileneThe friendliest people and the prettiest women you’ve ever seen.Well, I decided that I’d get my cowboy hatAnd go down to Marble Art Station.‘Cause when a Texan fancies, he’ll take his chances.Chances will be taken, that’s for sure.And them Limey eyes, they were eyein’ the prizeThat some people call manly footwear.And they said you’re from down South,And when you open your mouth,You always seem to put your foot there.I wanna go home with The ArmadilloGood country music from Amarillo and AbileneThe friendliest people and the prettiest women you’ve ever seen.Repeat ’til the cows come home.1. The Armadillo World Headquarters was a Music Hall in Austin Texas. Outlaw Country Music was pretty big there. Popularised by Jerry Jeff Walker on an album named for a town known for chili cookoff, Viva Terlingua

There are a ton of cowboy poetry festivals to choose from, Boody and Merlin (and Sir Dudley); this is just one of them!Allons-y!

Merlin’s wearing jeans and a hoodie. Has he always worn that?