I’ve been tagged, and I am supposed to write a note with the ABC’s of me. I’m not feeling all touchy-feely open at the moment, so I decided to write about someone I barely remember, Benjamin Sherman “Scatman” Crothers, who would be 99 this Saturday.

If I tagged you, it’s because I want you to know more about Scatman Crothers – but not in a creepy stalker kind of way. Mostly.

A- is for Axe, you didn’t see that coming.

B – is for Benjamin, you got your start by drumming

C – is for Capone, you sang for him in Chicago

D – is for Dead, which you sorta kinda are now.

E – is for Entertaining, although your parts were often crummy

F – is for Foxx, as in Redd, who never called YOU big dummy

G – is for your cover of Ghost Riders in the Sky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBYAis7akKw

H – is for Hong Kong Phooey, a number one super guy

I – is for Instruments, including your unique voice

J – is Jazz the Autobot, an odd acting choice

K – is for Kick the Can, you’re only as old as you feel

L – is for Long, we heard its like a conger eel

M – is for “A Man’s Gotta Eat,” a song I never heard

N – is for Narcolepsy, a random sleepy kind of word

O – is for “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest,” your other film with Jack

P – is for Pate, as bald as a worn out thumb tack

Q – is for Qantas, the name of an Australian airline

R – is for Random, like the word in the above line

S – is for Scat, which you were known for, but not really the best

T – is for Time, I got none, so I’m gonna scat the next

U – is for ubi, doobie dippo dee

V – is for vappa donna doo-ah debba see

W – is for Women, like that Afro-babe above your bed

X – is for Xenograph, like adding a second head

Y – is for Years gone by, as sweet as cream de cacao

Z – is for Zapped! in which you starred with Scott Baio