Being Prepared

I asked the lead singer (guy that owns the PA) if he wanted to rehearse, get together, or talk thru his song list for the gig Friday and he said nope. So I go into this gig fingers ready for whatever happens. 
 
P.S. where's the becan? 

craigb
But will Bill be able to play both styles?
 
(Country & Western?)

We likesta call him Big Bad Bill......aka Wild Bill.
(.....but he's Sweet_William_now.)

FYI,

Being prepared is better than being peppered--I think.  

Ok, Bill. Now I am stuck in a staring contest of my own. I have always considered that there to be close to perfection.

Which reminds me;
 
A guy is driving around the back woods of Montana and he sees a sign in front of a broken down shanty-style house: “Talking Dog For Sale”
He rings the bell.
The owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador retriever sitting there.

“You talk?,” he asks.
“Yep,” the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says, “So, what’s your story?”

The Lab looks up and says,
“Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. Being a patriot, I wanted to help my country, so I told the CIA. In no time at all, they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running…
But the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn’t getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. Then I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I’m just retired.”

The guy is amazed. He goes back into the house and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.

“Ten dollars,” the guy says.

“Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on earth are you selling him so cheap?”

“Because he’s a first-class bull-****ter. He’s never been out of the yard.”