The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show Retrospective Honorarium Tribute

A Look Back
Good evening, everyone.

It’s great to see so many people here to honor an entertainment medium that has touched all of us personally, The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show. Even though we are of many different ages and have all kinds of jobs and interests, it is certain that we all have one thing in common: our admiration of show which never quit until the job is done. That show, of course, is The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show.

I’ve been a fan for about 20 seconds. I first read it directly after I wrote it, sitting here at my cubicle at work. I was about 38 years old at the time. Anyway, this pain in my arm kept distracting me, but I wanted to reach the end of the post before I attended to it. I was that enthralled. My buddha statue was also sitting nearby.

After I read it, I looked at Buddha and said "You useless son of a b****." and threw it in the garbage. You see, I had just read the most impactful and beautiful piece of art in the world, and I'm sure you've felt like I have, that everything else in the world is a trivial and stinky bag of urine next to The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show.

25 Seconds of Heart Tugs and Belly Laughs

Remember the time he got that arm cut? What an enjoyable story! And who can forget that dude he saw...the one with the raccoon cap? What was that guy thinking?!?

Some would contend that there have been MORE important events in our history. Like maybe John F. Kennedy's death. Kennedy himself probably thinks his death is more important. That makes me want him to be alive again, so that I might drive a semi into his face.

Behind The Scenes of Excellence

I'm here with Paul Browning, creator of The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show. Paul, was there ever a moment when you didn't think you were creating the most supreme and perfect creation that has ever been?

Paul: After I typed Harmon's, I noticed it was lowercase. I briefly considered fixing that, but then said "aah screw it."

LQ: But what about the word "raccoon"? That's kinda tricky, because it has the 2 c's.

Paul: Yeah, that one my spellcheck noticed, and I was only at the second o, so I backspaced and added the extra c.

LQ: Simply magnificent.

The Award, Please...

We are not here to give him the Egel Award. That is for brand new bloggers with promising new sites. Paul is not getting that and has no reason to display it on his blog. What he IS getting is...

...this delightful honorarium, which not only has the I Love Your Blog award, but a cartoon of a bear at his computer, ENJOYING said award.

When we look at this blog post – which was only a dream fifteen minutes ago – many of us were in that camp that said “We really do need a place where people can meet and read, where children can enjoy and where senior citizens can get some...I don't know, blurry pictures. Somebody needs to do something.”

Well, that somebody was Paul Browning. And the blog post was The Paul Got an Owwee and Saw A Weird Dude at Harmon's Show. He saw possibilities where the rest of us saw need.

He saw opportunity where the rest of us saw problems.

He didn’t say, “Let somebody else do it.” He said, “I’ll take that on.”

With the hustle of the Energizer Bunny, Paul started remembering and typing. All Paul’s words and enthusiasm gave the rest of us what we needed most – and that was leadership.

He was the quarterback in a drive that took us from a dream to a reality….the reality of this blog post we will enjoy for eternity.

So Paul, on behalf of everyone here, I’d like to say thanks for being a man of action and not just words. You got us started, rallying many people to work together to complete this work of art. It would never have happened without you.

So join me in giving Paul a round of applause and a big thank you.