#53 – Pencil Thin Mustache
A pencil thin mustache is a very specific look. It is a bit daring, a bit creepy and incredibly iconic. I always wondered what gave Jimmy this song idea. Looking back on a quote from Jimmy’s Parrothead Handbook, Jimmy says about this song, “The thing about writing a song like this is that the older you get, the more people there are who need an explanation of the characters in the song. I shudder to think how old Sky King’s niece Penny is today, and it all started with the two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket. I can’t wait for them to come back”. That quote gives some clarity, and indicates it was never the pencil-thin mustache that was the initial inspiration, it just became a line and the title, and then something that became very iconic for Jimmy’s songwriting career.