"Happy Day'o'Birth to Derrik Hufsmith who has been a delivery system of the brightest, funniest and most rewarding moments of my life. That is, the moments that happened in full view of a large crowd as we stood naked on stage, at it were, trying to coax the partygoers into flexing their limbs and spines a bit more. This image is a portion of a composite I created to capture the man's willful schizophrenia. (Poignantly, Derrik's nerd character, created for our Baby Boomers novelty act, was part Jerry Lewis whom we just lost.) Here's to the region's most fiery and versatile performer."