Happy Birthday, Bro' Streetnik

Brother Jimmy Streetnik turned 60 yesterday, amazingly enough. He's still playing his saxophones, clarinet and flute, still up in front of crowds, still working his rear end off, still sounding sweet with a tone like butter.

The Street Brothers had a lot of fun for a long time, and made some money too. Above all, they made music, and The Great Plotnik learned a new vocabulary of songs and styles. Before he met Jim, Plot had basically never played anyone's songs but his own. Afterwards, he realized how many masters there were to learn from.

So Happy Birthday, Brother Streetnik, may your reeds never dry out, and may we someday find out what happened to that bride who smashed the groom's face into the wedding cake.