By the way, my old friend, George Rawlin says he plays trumpet on the Waffle House Jukebox Favorites songs.

For perspective, from today’s Writers Almanac:

It was on this day in 1889 the jukebox made its debut at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. It was called a “nickel-in-the-slot player” and was built by the Pacific Phonograph Co. and installed by entrepreneur Louis Glass and his business associate William S. Arnold.

The jukebox consisted of an Edison Class M Electric Phonograph inside a free-standing oak cabinet to which were attached four stethoscope-like tubes. Each tube could be activated by depositing a coin so that four people could listen to a single recording at one time — the sound equivalent of the peep-show nickelodeon. Towels were supplied so that Palais Royale patrons could wipe off the listening tubes between uses. Despite competition from player pianos, this primitive jukebox was a big hit across the country. In its first six months of service, the nickel-in-the-slot earned more than $1,000.

I know what corn-fed beef is, it’s when you feed the cow with corn. So what’s vegetarian-fed turkey? Is it when you feed the turkeys with vegetarians? Maybe we could stretch it to mean that the vegetarians give the turkeys their food, but I don’t know! What a horrible fate for a deceased vegetarian, to be fed to turkeys! Also, I don’t think I’d want a sandwich made of such.