The Jeremiah Story

OK, the first thing you probably want to know, other than “Why in the hell is Jerry writing a blog?”, is where the name “Hot Jeremiah” came from. Excellent question! So glad you asked! There are several inspirations for the name. Let me explain.

The first is the name Jeremiah. This name has been part of my life since I was a young child. It was one of my many nicknames including Little Jerry (my Dad was big Jerry), Jerry Pat, Otis, and That Asshole Jerry (my peeps from High School used that one). It was well-earned.

The second is that it’s my favorite of all Bible versus (Jeremiah 29:11) as it’s a promise of hope and an assurance that God has our back. He’s had mine on more than one occasion and I’m relying on Him now to pull me out of some deep shit right now. But that’s for another blog.

The third is that Jeremiah was a bullfrog. He was good friend of mine. I couldn’t understand him because he spoke German, but I helped him drink his wine. And he always had some mighty fine wine. He also was a singing bullfrog which is rare. He brought joy to the world, to all the boys and girls, and the fish and you and me. Three Dog Night was one of my favorite bands growing up. Always loved that song because it was fun and stupid, just like me.

The fourth reason is that “Jeremiah’s” was the name of my Dad’s favorite bar off Canal Boulevard in New Orleans. He spent most days, nights, weekends and holidays there while he was pretending to go to work. OK, maybe not that much time but he went there a lot. It was a gathering place where he would meet his friends, co-workers, brothers and his bookie and they would drink, argue about politics, tell lies, tell jokes, play Bouree (Booray), get in fights and then forgive each other the next day….Just like this blog (except no politics).

The fifth and most important reason is that when I signed up on WordPress to register the site, the only URL with the word Jeremiah in it was hotjeremiah.com. And it sounded cool. Like me.

Why Now Jerry? Isn’t There Enough Pain In the World?

I’m a man of many words and very little action. I scream at stupid football coaches on TV when I’ve never coached college or professional sports in my life. I’m a bastion of useless knowledge in a world where people are easily entertained. I feel sorry for the Tiger King. Hell! I don’t know! I guess my brain is full and I need to empty it. One of the real reasons is that I love making people laugh. I hope I’m successful in that endeavor. The other reason is that I can’t stand Facebook. While there is some good stuff posted, there are way too many negative posts in addition to a lot of misinformation. I need some positivity in my life right now.

OK, I’m probably on the verge of losing some of you who weren’t big “book learners” and don’t like reading anything without pictures, so I should probably wrap it up.

To my old friends who will read my blog out of interest, guilt, curiosity or obligation, I thank you. To my newer friends who are just getting to know me and want to see if the stories my wife has been telling them are true, I thank you. To my soon-to-be friends who stumbled upon this site because you were Googling something completely different (Monkey porn) and ended up here, I thank you. In the words of the great writer Mark Twain, “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.” I promise to preach the truth on this blog…or not.

More to come…