Hap Shaughnessy

or a cyanide capsule, this was a business car, it wasn't how well, yeah, yeah, I mean, come on, you knew that. I was in Her Majesty's secret service, oh yes, of course, double, oh, nothing with a bullfighting license, oh, oh, beautiful car, although red, yes, it had a built-in bar and a spy camera, satellite locator, even a light detector, boy, you must have drained your battery every time you open your mouth, here we are all ready for our big carrying race, now it's time to introduce those three little words that men find so hard to say, no I know, it's okay now and join my uncle in the expert part of the The program is your best friend in the whole wide room, Mr.

Shaughnessy, dear experts, is it true that basketball was invented by a Canadian? Oh, yes, yes. That's definitely true. Basketball was invented by a Canadian, but he lived in the United States at the time. Oh yes, yes, he was in the United States, but I didn't renounce my Canadian citizenship. No, I was there doing a secret job for the CIA, while I was then known as Teddy's Rough Riders, they wanted me to make up some kind of cover story about what I did for a living and I said sports inventor and make it happen. the cover was a little more convincing.

Of course, wouldn't you know I had to invent a sport? I didn't expect that damn game to become popular. Half the time you don't expect us to believe that, do you? Oh, uh, no, that wasn't true, no, it sure was. I hope that damn game gets Mr. Shaughnessy out of all the history books I've read. Everyone says that the Canadian was Mr. James Naismith. James Naismith. Yes, that was my CIA cover name. Funny, you never mentioned that half. You know he's not. I like that you hold back, well I know, Red, but all my spy work was top secret.

You know, the only reason I can mention this now is because Franco is dead and so Spain is no longer a threat to world peace. I am discovering that yes. very hard to believe that's because you're listening to me tell you that I invented basketball oh yes oh yes hoop dreams oh no maybe maybe it's true remember that time I was drunk messy uh dribbling all over the court hey red green here if you ever wanted see me live or see if I was still alive. I'm doing a new solo show and this could be it.

In fact, I'm calling the tour. This could be. I will be touring the United States. in the spring and in Canada in the fall, it's a 90-minute live family meeting to find out where I'll be and when I'll be there. Go to redgreen.com and follow the links, hopefully I will. See you on the road in the meantime keep your stick on the ice.