There is one phrase that I detest.

Often after someone has taken a long time in introducing someone, such as the guest speaker at some professional affair, they will say “so without further ado….” It irritates me because they readily admit they have been ado’ing me too much already, whatever ado is.

So I am going to limit my ado. I expanded “Boom” into a real song by cowriting it with a fine young lad, Nicky V. and so without further ado…