Anyone Saying I Corrupted Students ... Is Correct ... [Page Five]

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There is

a song about a dentist

whose drill is

an obvious phallic symbol

and whose patient is

ecstatically willing 

to pay for it

*

When Cardella

[prior to the concert]

told me 

she was a big

 Dinah Washington fan, 

I told her

"Long John"

was one of my 

favorite songs

by the

"Empress of the Blues"

*

Cardella performed the song

for Jefferson Students

and sang the lyrics

as they appear 

here

 

The high school students

responded enthusiastically

but not one of them

jumped out of 

his/her seats

 

Thirty seconds

into the song, 

 a guidance counsellor

present at the show

made eye contact

with Oliverio

then hastily

left the auditorium

*

 

After "Long John"

the concert

was winding down

when 

THE PRINCIPAL

entered the auditorium

 

Off-stage,

all eyes

looked at the Principal,

then looked at Oliverio

then looked

at the stage

 

When

the dismissal bell rang,

students gave

Cardella loud applause

and departed from

 the auditorium

in an orderly manner

So did Oliverio

who could not help

but think he was 

in serious trouble

with

THE PRINCIPAL

*

 

But not a single word

was said

about the

"corrupting" song

*

 

I telephoned Cardella

two nights

after her concert

and learned the reason 

why:

 

She had convinced 

the Principal

that singing

 "Long John"

was exclusively

her idea

and Oliverio had

nothing to do

with it

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PURE GENIUS

Despite her name being frequently misspelled 

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The last page 

in this series

is 

here 

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