A Ducky Summer Reading Experience

I will admit from the start that I have watched and read everything about the Three Stooges.  I watch reruns and laugh as though it was first time.  They are not the first in the absurd art world of slap-stick and definitely not the last.  Yes, the comedy is violent and so was the world at the turn of the century with a great depression and two world wars.  But I stray...

Perhaps you have found Duck Dynasty in your wanderings of summer TV.  If that name is not familiar to you, you owe it to yourself to at least watch one episode.  If nothing else to make loud claims of disgust and indignation.  Now finishing its third season it has the makings of a "classic" in all sense of the art world.

Finishing Nathan Coulter by Wendell Berry I was searching new releases on Amazon and found Happy, Happy, Happy by Phil Robinson.  He is the father of the family of duck call makers and the first "commander" of the Duck Dynasty.  Earlier I posted some comments about Nathan Coulter and commented about Berry's use of environment as a character and its importance to the plot.  Well, maybe I can stretch and comment the same about Robinson.

Years ago there was a short-lived series called Northern Exposure which morphed from a comedy skit located in norther Canada.  Once that ended being a classic comedy and turned into TV series soap opera comedy there was a draught and then came Red Green. 

Red had a long and success run also located in Canada.  Red is still around and does one-man stand up routines almost annually.  Public TV broadcast his episodes from time to time.

If you are searching for the great American novel or elements of human truths I would suggest that Happy, Happy, Happy might be a little disappointing.  If you enjoy Duck Dynasty you will gain information about the history of Phil (the father) and discover his road from drugs and being a mess to a person of faith and a millionaire.  Some funny, some a little preaching.

Yes, it is a summer read.  The filmed episodes are funny if you are into slap stick.  The reading does not compare and is background information only for those committed followers.  The key word there might be committed.