I was recently honored ("roasted") on The July 21, 2021 CAMPING SHOW (W4CY Internet radio) hosted by CW Goetz. I was very honored and touched by the many wonderful comments. Check out the CAMPING SHOW to see the tribute and watch Jerry Vandiver perform a hysterical song he wrote for this occasion entitled "Cliff Jacobson."
You can also watch the video below that my daughter put together.
Jerry Vandiver is a popular world-class musician/song writer, based in Nashville, TN. His songs have appeared on millions of records.
Jerry writes and performs unique (hilarious!) songs about canoeing and camping. He's a featured and loved guest at canoeing and camping events. He's also an experienced outdoorsman. We paddlers just love him!
Thank you, Jerry for this special song, Lyrics below:
Cliff Jacobson
by Jerry Vandiver
Now there is a man we all know and love
Who goes by the name of Cliff Jacobson
Ask him a question, he won’t think twice
Even God comes to Cliff for advice
Chorus
Cliff Jacobson, Cliff Jacobson
A paddler who is second to none
Opinionated, celebrated, oh but never inebriated
There is only one – Cliff Jacobson
Oh the stories we could tell about him
But we’ll save the best for Kevin Callan
Yes you could say he’s set in his ways
The right way, the wrong way – and Cliff’s way
Cliff Jacobson, Cliff Jacobson
A paddler who is second to none
Opinionated, celebrated, some say even overrated
But there is only one – Cliff Jacobson
Now Cliff likes his scotch after a long day’s paddle
Ask him for a sip and you’ve got a battle
But all in all Cliff’s a fine gent
As long as you put your liner inside the tent
Cliff Jacobson, Cliff Jacobson
A paddler who is second to none
Opinionated, celebrated, sometimes even castigated!
But there is only one – Cliff Jacobson
© 2021 Jerry Vandiver
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*My flagship book, CANOEING WILD RIVERS, 5th Edition, contains a wealth of advice on "how to safely canoe difficult rivers."
*If you want to introduce a teen or young adult to canoeing and camping, check out my book, Justin Cody's Race to Survival. It mixes a fictional wilderness survival tale with practical outdoor skills everyone should know--basically a "how-to-camp and canoe book" disguised as an adventure novel. My hope is that the survival story will keep their interest while the "how to stuff" will teach them right. Adults love it too!
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