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Duane razzle-dazzled ‘em

I'm rerunning this from Tuesday morning because I liked it so much -- DFO

After watching Duane Hagadone and his entourage of sycophants razzle-dazzle the City Council last night re: closing Sherman Avenue for Duane's flower garden, I couldn't help but think of Billy Flynn (Richard Gere, with Renee Zellwiger, bottom right), the attorney in "Chicago, and his song, "Razzle Dazzle" -- you know:

Give 'em the old razzle dazzle
Razzle Dazzle 'em
Give 'em an act with lots of flash in it
And the reaction will be passionate
Give 'em the old hocus pocus
Bead and feather 'em
How can they see with sequins in their eyes?

What if your hinges all are rusting?
What if, in fact, you're just disgusting?

Razzle dazzle 'em
And they'll never catch wise!

You can find the whole song here. Am I right?



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.