Amos, I heard it as "Nixon sucks" with Kissinger and Pat, but I'll bet it was first told about George and Martha. In this country, at least. On a serious note, I'm glad you asked this question, Mike, and thankful for all the helpful answers, because it's something I've been wanting to learn for a long time. I wrote "Inflammation Blues" when I was a first year med student in 1973 (come to think of it, that was around the same time I heard that joke), but don't sing it 'cause I can't play a damn 12-bar blues! I don't have the time to learn, of course, but if I ever get the time, now I know how!

Aloha,
Mark