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On the previous post toasting the adventurous memory of the late Steve Irwin, I mentioned that the Wildboyz were undoubtedly inspired by his wacky and wonderful actions down under. Well, this wasn’t one of those occasions. This was all them, as Wildboyz as it gets. Except for that thing on Steve-O’s back. That’s a three-toed amphiuma, just one of the many mysteries of the Louisiana bayou. Say, that reminds me … what’s the old saying? What happens in the bayou stays in the bayou? Especially if it squeals like a pig? Man, that’s one cinematic moment in history I could have done without seeing in my lifetime. I don’t know how Ned Beatty did it and I sincerely hope they gave him an Oscar for doing to the Cajun bayou what Jaws did for the ocean. Anyway, I often wonder if this should have been one of those backwater incidents that remained far upstream under the mangrove tree, but as you can see from the Louisiana blooper reel I’m sure glad it didn’t. In fact, I don’t think Chris has ever been so tongue-tied, twisted, and excited over an animal before.

(photo by Dimitry Elyashkevich; Louisiana; 2004)