Jean Shepherd - Flick's Tongue 1972
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- Опубліковано 5 лис 2024
- Jean tells a story of Flick's tongue and how it gets stuck to a flag pole. This event was immortalized in the movie "A Christmas Story."
[Audio is public domain, Song BAHN FREI OP 45© by SGAE_CS, Photo © by Roy Schatt] - Розваги
I'm Flick's grandson. I grew up with that shady, hard ass bastard.
And while I love the way Shepherd portrays his general attitude, Jack swore up and down that the flagpole incident never happened.
And I believe him. Grampa Jack was an exceptionally honest man.
Unless it had to do with something falling off of a truck. And it was probably best to not play the numbers at his tavern.
But, other than that, everyone trusted him.
He was a well loved man, and he will be remembered.
So ... why’d everyone (including the adults, apparently) call him “Flick”?
@@PanhandleFrank Because his last name was Flickinger.
@@zachary939 Cool ... thx! 😁
So you’re directly connected to pop culture history. We’re honored to have you here.
@@timepoet77 Glad to be here.
Jeez! No wonder I spent the last 9 years in the nursing home!
Thanks Shep!
Well. It wasn't really a nursing home. It, was more like a cross; between an insane assaulum and a prison 😂😂
This was the very first Shepherd program I ever heard on the radio. After this, there was no looking back....
“They were gonna have to build a fence around poor Flick.”
This is how A Christmas Story was born
I was dared by a neighbor boy to touch my tongue to a stop sign walking home from Buchanan elementary school in my remote youth.
While I was dubious as to whether it would stick, my curiousity conquered my trepidation and I lightly touched my tongue to it. Had I given it any chance, it would have undoubtly been "shtuck" on that metal post. Walking the rest of the way home, the thought crossed my mind that a parent's cup of coffee or hot water would have been the only remedy readily procurable.
This actually happened to my sister one time, only it was our freezer.
Poor little Flick!!! 🧊
I knew it would stick.
I’ve known ever since I first heard CW McCall’s “Wolf Creek Pass” on the radio, back in 1975:
“I looked at Earl and his eyes was wide
His lip was curled, and his leg was fried
And his hand was froze to the wheel
Like a tongue to a sled in the middle of a blizzard”
McCall was a Colorado boy.
And Colorado boys know about tongues and cold metal.
The Xmas story classic
This was great. I could see where they used several of the parts for the movie but Shep sure did have me laughing so hard at the bits not used also.
I was peeing my pants laughing.
I’m surprised with A Christmas Story’s popularity, how Jean Shepherd himself never added this story to “In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash” for future reprints.
Better version than the movie as it's more detailed.
And in a more realistic time of year
Flick? (looks around) Flick who?
I’m surprised with the popularity of A Christmas Story, this story wasn’t added to reprints of In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash. If I had been in Jean Shepherd’s place, I know I would have but it would have been before the film.