"Distinct Trepidation," Indeed

I received the following in an email from Jon Sparks, Mr. CA Eye himself. I pass it along as received:

It is with distinct trepidation that I announce my singing debut --
and probably my singing farewell -- at a recital to be held in
conjunction with the Muck Sticky Jamboree this Friday at the New
Daisy.

In the event you don't know young Muck, he is self-described as a
Southern-Fried, Comedy-Rappin', Bluegrass-Hip-Hoppin' Critter. He is a
performance artist who champions pot smoking, delves into gospel
music, wallows in vulgarity and is said to be adorable by those who
know. Since I neither advocate nor embody any of these
characteristics, you might well ask why I'm doing an opening song for
him this Friday. I've been wondering that myself, although when he
asked me to do a number with him (a tune, not a doobie), he said
please. He's a well bred young man with good manners who loves his
mother and wears pajamas in public. I was honored.

To find out more about him, go to http://www.mucksticky.com.

To find out what I'll be crooning, come to The Muck Sticky Jamboree at
the New Daisy Theatre on Beale Street Friday. $7 at the Door, doors
open at 7 p.m. Also appearing will be Taco and da mofos, and Mervous
Thrifty. Dress is casual. Life is good. Carpe diem.

I think if you go to Rachel and the City and put Muck Sticky into her search tool you'll come up with posts and pictures about him. Prepare your eyes to be boggled!

I'm still trying to picture Jon -- who has a rumpled aura somewhere between Buddha and Jimmy Buffett, with a splash of '40s newspaper writer -- singing.