[Illbay]

I had missed that! I had NO IDEA Huck was so talented! I bookmarked it!

[Yardstick]

Yeah, that parody is absolutely pitch-perfect. Huck nailed it. I love the part about Marla (is that her name) not having to worry about being embarrassed by Hank playing the jukebox.

I'm telling you, FreeRepublic is absolutley crawling with great writers and great thinkers. I'm amazed at some of the stuff I see here.

[Huck]

Glad you liked it, Illbay. As for the thread topic, I suppose no one has to guess what my answer is:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

I read it about once a year. I refuse to watch any movie versions of it. I want to preserve the mental imagery produced by the book itself without creating irreversable associations with actors or movie scenes. That would ruin it for me. The character Huck is sort of a hero to me. He is a much better guy than I am, but reading the book always has the effect of reminding me to try harder to be a better person. It's also just a terrific story.