Hey Chance, my LIFE'S been a practical joke! I may be the only human being, who during his wedding, had the best man declare to room full of dour Scots, "Well I'm glad to see that Rick has finally taken SOMETHING seriously"! I'm sure that filled Heather's relatives with confidence in her choice of husband material.

One of my favourite stories concerns my friend Luthier/picker/singer Grit Laskin and his Volvo. This happened many years ago. Grit was apparently very proud of his car and kept telling his friends how economical it was, gas-mileage wise. Ace practical joker and top notch Glasgow singer Tam Kearney decided to help the economical part along. Apparently every night for many weeks, he'd sneak a pint or so of gas into the Volvo's tank....resulting in a car that NEVER ran out of petrol! Don't know how long it took for Grit to figure it out...but apparently he was pretty confused (albeit pleased) for many days.

Rick