Sometimes I get a little too cocky. I think I can write hit kid’s songs, make award-winning snacks, and give a Sassoon haircut. What you don’t know is that four out of five songs get panned (”If you do drugs, I’ll fuckin’ kill you” aren’t appropriate lyrics), snacks have induced fits of gagging (don’t try to mix cabbage in a smoothie), and my hair cutting abilities aren’t worthy of military barber’s assistant. I really had high hopes for my hairstyling career. I was going to prove to the world in this video that I could give a kick ass cut on my first try. While the end result wasn’t that bad, it took me almost an hour to accomplish. I kept cleaning it up and cleaning it up until there was nothing left but a $5 buzz cut. But you know, for the most part my kids don’t really care about all that stuff. We have a deal that if I wrong them in any way they’ll get an ice cream and a crisp $20 bill. They’re going to be fat and I’m going to be broke by November, 2009.

We were a little upset that HBO was shining us on with our first pilot, but we decided to stick with the series. We even have a theme song. So let Kid Lightning and Thunder Boy take you on a tour of their rehearsal studio in search of the ultimate sonic bliss.

In this candid interview, my father reveals what his greatest regrets and accomplishments were, what he did when he found marijuana in my bedroom, how he dealt with my alcohol abuse, his relationship with Bob Dylan, and how he feels about his daughter-in-law. I mean, now it all clicks. I’m soooo excited that I can save $800 a month on therapy! I recommend every son sitting down with his father, turning the camera on, and having a good ol’ fashioned heart-to-heart conversation. There’s nothing that heals wounds better than words. You know, you don’t see this because I cut it out, but we’re actually sobbing and holding each other at the end of the interview. Plus, I learned who Jules Feiffer was.