You’re On The Air With The Jazz Doctor

© 2011 Rob Krabbe – NoonAtNight Publications – Krabbe.com



The gravel chewing velvet voiced
Rebel Bowling Alley Don Juan
come 2 A.M. radio announcer,
chain smoking insomnia,
and spinning vinyl smooth jazz
old school, lips caressing
every cheesy winking word,
finger-points his Dollar General

wisdom like dice against a

gold framed black light velvet Elvis.


For some unknown reason,

one reefer imbued morning

after a double shift at 5 A.M

he says, “Hey all you zombies

out there, doin’ this job is kinda

like herding cats.” and then

he choked up a wheezy

cigarette laugh and spun a

cut from Mother Focus,

called “Oh, I Need a Bathroom.”


What kind of an asshole

tries to herd cats?






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