Mrs. Cohn Zohn and I are spending two nights in Sonoma County with our close friends Jerry and Lily. Today Mrs. Cohn Zohn and I went into the town of Sonoma. She shopped and I wandered into three wine tasting rooms, I like them all — Kamen, Haywood and Westwood. They tell me Kamen is from the Bronx. Hoo hah! As I wandered around I saw many men loitering on the street. I know who they are. They are “The Man on the Street.” They try to look busy while their wife shops, but they really are not busy. They don’t know what to do with themselves. They stand and try to look involved. They should join me in the tasting rooms. Then they wouldn’t be the Man on the Street. They would be the Jolly Man in the Tasting Room.
Stan
When I was a kid I liked that local guy, Mel somebody, who did man on the street interviews. My father had a few good belly laughs.
Even Leno does a passable job…
August 3rd, 2012 3:19 pm
CohnZohn
Stan, It wasn’t Mel somebody. It was Mal Sharpe and he is a friend of mine, a dear man and off-the-chart funny.
August 3rd, 2012 3:28 pm
Mark M
As long as I’m one of the men on the street, that’s fine. Leave me be. But if I’m standing alone, pull me into the wine tasting room, will ya!?
August 3rd, 2012 3:40 pm
Stan
MAL!..glad to hear he’s doing well.
August 3rd, 2012 3:47 pm
Dennis
I just sat on the bench in the park and just watched everybody else.
August 3rd, 2012 3:51 pm
RednGold1
Used to live in Rohnert Park. In the ’80s and ’90s. Loved to be able to drive a few minutes, be on hwy 12, drive the Valley of the Moon into Sonoma. Wine tasting. Cheese tasting with slices of fresh french bread. Deli sandwiches. The Square where we could relax on the grass. Santa Rosa, Sonoma, Heaven.
August 3rd, 2012 3:59 pm
Michael S.
The Kamen Kashmir Cabernet is pure awesomeness.
August 3rd, 2012 4:02 pm
CohnZohn
Michael S, I agree about the Kamen Kashmir cabernet. At $135 I just couldn’t afford it. Life is cruel.
August 3rd, 2012 4:44 pm
Stan
Mal,Candid Camera,and ch9′s NET “Science in Action”…just go together as great black and white tv for a kid.
August 3rd, 2012 6:30 pm
Stan
….And “Fractured Flickers”..!
August 3rd, 2012 6:31 pm
RC
I live very close to downtown Sonoma, may I suggest a few places to eat?
Harvest Moon, Eldorado kitchen, fig and the girl, great Indian place next to the Irish bar.
Have fun
August 3rd, 2012 7:47 pm
turd tupperville
Mal Sharpe: Here we are in the beautiful, historic downtown square of Sonoma, California
……and I see a distinguished-looking gentleman, a bit unsteady on his feet approaching.
……Sir, if I could have a moment, may I ask what you are doing here this afternoon?
Lowell Cohn: Wine tasting.
MS: One would have never guessed. Let me ask you…
LC: You know me Mal, I’m your old friend, Lowell Cohn!
MS: Oh yes, of course, good to see you again. Now let me ask you Lyle, a group of people
…..here in Sonoma are exploiting animals for the purpose of making music. Would you
…..say that you are essentially opposed to the idea of taking an animal and trying to
…..evoke music from that animal?
LC: Lowell.
MS: And why not?
LC: Not no. Lowell. My name is Lowell. Lowell Cohn.
MS: And I’m Mal. Good to meet you sir. But back to the animals.
LC: Yes, I’m very much against the idea, yes.
MS: Even if it allows the animal to produce beautiful music?
LC: I don’t think an animal can produce beautiful music.
MS: Do you mean to say that if you took a wolf, or let’s say a jackal, in your
….arms and actually drew over the body of this jackal, the bow of a violin or
….a cello, and beautiful music would result, you don’t think that you yourself
….would be entranced, and overcome any misgivings you have about it?
LC: I don’t think so, because I’m sure it would hurt whatever animal it was,
….and I mean, if it didn’t hurt it at all, maybe–
MS: If the animals were doped?
LC: Well, if they were completely out, I don’t know, but it’s a bit of a strange
…idea anyway, I think.
MS: Would you yourself, if you knew that you could get a really enjoyable
….and uplifting musical experience by attending a concert in which animals
….were used as stringed instruments – live animals – would you attend
….this concert?
LC: I, uh.
MS: If you knew, for instance, that what would normally be the violin section
…was going to be composed of weasels, would that be intriguing to you?
LC: I, uh, uh.
MS: Thank you for your time Lyle.
August 4th, 2012 10:47 am
CohnZohn
turd, I have a collection of Mal’s bits and I have heard this one, very inventive. Thanks for including me in this version.
August 4th, 2012 1:06 pm