**

Here's a kick in the ass for you.

I know I said I was not going to talk or blog about work anymore, but I have to tell you this.

Last spring, there was a festival here at Camp Swampy. Don't ask me why, we just do that shit now and again. It's Louisiana and that's just what we do. Well, the powers that be brought in a lot of bands and other acts to entertain the troops. One of them was a ventriloquist and he was AWESOME! Sang, told jokes, had several 'partners.' He was great!

It was my day off and I had the boys with me, but the Public Affairs TV guys were there and I volunteered to help them out.

I ended up interviewing the ventriloquist and had a really good time doing it. The interview turned out great and was broadcast on the post TV channel.

Any guesses who the ventriloquist was?

That's right, Terry Fator, who last night just won "America's Got Talent." He won a million bucks and a gig as a headliner in Vegas. Let me tell you what. If you ever get a chance to see this guy, do it. He sounds just like everyone from Garth Brooks to Louis Armstrong. He is fucking awesome!

Wonder if he could loan me twenty bucks. We are old friends after all.