The list of people who make the Reet laugh is long, winding and often obscene. It crosses borders with film and music, art and reality and frankly would be a novel if I followed up on my original idea to name and describe all the influences and icons that have passed through our hero's twisted sense of decorum.

When I considered the range of styles, philosophies, attitudes, genders, races, social standing and overall public acceptance it became clear that it would be easier to catch the breeze in a net than to attempt to do justice to them all, and to their place in the hallowed museum between Glass ears.

So I picked one.

The only one without whom it would be safe to say there would be an entirely different person living in Santa Barbara.

Many better writers than myself have failed to capture the essence of Spike, and so I shall not try.

For Reet,

here's

The Spike Page

It would be difficult to overstate the effect that Spike Milligan has had on the life, habits, attitudes, art and sensibilities of the Reet.

It is assumed that all who are reading a page about the Reet MUST know who Spike is.. but on the off-chance that you don't,

go here immediately

(and then come back).

it is a safe statement to make that the first of these letters is undoubtedly one of the most prized of all the mountain of trash and treasures that litters the life and lodging of our good bro' the Reet

and would undoubtedly be one of the few things that he could lay his hands on in the event of an emergency.

In the twisted and delightful world that the Reet has claimed for his own, there will always be a place laid at the table for Spike and it would be safe to say that such a dinner invitation is one of the few that Spike would gladly accept.

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