Gary Larson, who created the classic cartoon “The Far Side,” was brilliant. In fact, he still is a genius … although he’s retired now, and probably off on some beach sipping piña coladas. And if you ask me, he totally deserves some relaxation. Every one of his cartoons is pure gold. Plus, he could use a break, since his childhood was full of torture and teasing. As a kid, young Gary was tormented by his siblings … which is why his stuff is so funny and weird.

Anyway, I passed a house today that made me think of “The Far Side.” On my walk, I heard someone listening to some painfully monotonous song on their stereo. And I immediately imagined Larson’s classic picture of the cavemen orchestra.

Of course, with Color Music, our stuff will sound a lot more interesting. Because we’re learning to play more than just one note. Yeah, maybe our music won’t sound as hypnotic and primitive as that one-note trance music I heard today. But it will have much more variety … which is good. I mean, one note is great, but there are eleven others. Anyway, it’s nice (every once in a while) to think of those poor musicians who don’t have it so good … and count our lucky stars.

Gary Larson’s work is a copyright of FarWorks, Inc.