On The Sly

Jim, you got your third wish!!! Thanks for being my #1 fan!

Hi, Foxy, really enjoyed your Christmas parody. You are quite the poet... Thanks for bringing so much cheer to our lives. My whole family enjoys them. And, you bring back so many pleasant memories of Merons and all the local establishments you talk about.
Happy New Year

Foxy: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to YOU and ALL your devoted readers. This blog is checked out, by me, every morning at 5:15am. I can't stay away from it and I don't want to miss a thing that's going on up north. You know, Old Timer, I wouldn't miss next year's meeting for the world. If some of the readers keep their word and show up next year, Merons won't be big enough to handle the crowd. I can only hope that Jim Carr will let me stand next to him. Thanks Foxy and ALL your readers for the fine memories.

How things have changed on Christmas! Instead of legos, Thomas The Tank Engine, Barney, and Sesame Street, we now have Playstation 3 and Wii. And we have "On The Sly" with Foxy!

Happy New Year to you all!

I would like to say I hope everyone has a "Very Merry Christmas". It seems the older we get the less we want for Christmas. All I would like is a pepper steak from Bobby's, this blog to continue to be as much fun as it's been, but mostly I would like my name on "the Seat" at Meron's.
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

(Foxy's note: Jim, your chances for the first two wishes look pretty good, but the third one is up for grabs! But as Meatloaf told us, "Two Outta Three Ain't Bad!")

Merry Christmas,
A very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Your blog is the first stop on my many computer sign ins every day.The subject of your pony tail came up at breakfast at the Homestead the other day. Many applications were discussed.

I would like to wish all the bloggers, readers and especially you Fox a very warm, happy and healthy MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS AND SUCCESSFUL NEW YEAR. The blog has become very important and informative to many of us. The times, the people and all the memories of times past have reintroduced us to people that once were part of our daily life. It has given us the opportunity to mention people from our childhood that played a role in making the North Country what it is to all of us today. Popcorn, don't be surprised if I yell your name out, I think I would recognize you, one day when I am at a Mets training camp game. A special congratualations to Mike Mannix on his retirement. May the Bullet continue to lead the way up and over the hills. His father a legend in his own time would be proud to watch him work the same areas today. Where would we be without "The Carver" and his knowledge and memories at such an early age. I remember his mother (one of the best looking playground instructors ever in Plattsburg) no "h" then and his father, one of the better basketball officials of his time. When Shorty and Pickles did a game it was worth the price of admission just to watch them and a pleasure to play with them working. To Jimmy Carr and his now world famous seating habits stay with it. Your grandfather is probably looking down on you and asking where he and George went wrong with your childhood. They were both true gentlemen. Donny the best of luck for the coming year. We will all be better off under your leadership. I hope Fred Forkey can make the next meeting. Carver should be working on this now. Well I hope the Fox keeps this going for all of us. Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all.

(Foxy's note: During the past year "The Old Timer" has become an important part of the blog's popularity and success. I look forward to more in 2007!)

How The Blog Got Its Name

Merry Christmas old Foxman
We all wish you well
But now the truths out, there's a story to tell.

It started at Meron's one stormy night, looked like a quiet one with no Donald in site

Fox had stepped out , he was makin the rounds, there was Lucas, Mayette but he sat next to Downs

There was Bardon and Hunk and that clean shaven farmer, Fox knew in a minute it must be" Old Timer." Next to old timer in his suspenders
sat who else could it be but coach Penders .

And always at Meron's there is the Best seat
we all wanta get it, it's really quite sweet.

but foxman couldn't get it, he couldn't set the pace, for there in that seat sat Jim Carr.. with a grin on his face.

Grace wasn't workin so service was good, so Fox ordered a round as quick as he could.

Then he cabbed off to "Bobby's" for peppered steak , you know the kind only Bobby can make .

as he got out of the cab he noticed a fella who walked like he wore flippers. He knew right away, it had to be "Skipper"
They sat at the bar with Bullet, Rubble and Kern, talkin 'bout women and how they'd been burned.

Then Skip says to foxman your heads in a fog, you gotta do some'um , how 'bout a Blog?

They sat there for hours gettin quite loose when all of the sudden in walked "The Goose"
Goose looked at the Foxman and said "pay your tab", then thought to himself.. "hey ,I'll call a cab!"
But the weather was bad, no cabs in site, Goose said better walk, but fox put up a fight.
Rubble looked in the corner and saw a toboggan...last time they'd used it to tow miney and scroggins

They tied foxy down, then pulled him to Vi's and that the true story on how we got "Fox on The Sly"

(Foxy's note: Wow, I never knew The Carver was so talented! Hope they'll post this at Meron's for all to see!)

The best to you and your family, Foxman! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fox,
Here's hoping that your holidays are great, that all your Christmas wishes come true, and that next year is even better than this one was. Merry Christmas Foxy!

Merry Christmas Uncle Fox! Wishing you a happier Holiday than you could hope for. With Love.
Stevie Wonder :)

(Foxy's note: Wow, what a treat to hear from my nephew, "Stevie Wonder" -- thanks!)