You may ask, if this cache is called The Chicken Man, and it is dedicated to my son, then is my son the Chicken Man? No, actually, the Chicken Man is (rather I should say was) Bruce Lee. How was the late Bruce Lee the Chicken Man, and what does that have to do with my son? Let me explain.
Last year, my son enrolled in a Tae Kwon Do class. At the time, I don't think he had much idea what that even was, he wanted to join because his best friend was doing it. I had reservations about it, because I think the boy has inherited his old man's athletic ability, which is NOT A GOOD THING. But I let him try, and I am proud to say that although at times he seems to have the focus and coordination of a drunken squirrel, he has stuck with it and has worked his way up to an orange belt. Okay, so where does Bruce Lee/The Chicken Man come in? Well, my son's new found appreciation for the martial arts has led him to take an interest in the Power Rangers. However, the boy's grandfather thought he should have a more legitimate martial artist as a role model and so showed him some videos of Bruce Lee. Upon watching a clip, my son exclaimed "he's a chicken man!" When grandpa and I asked him to explain, he said "that guy makes noises just like a chicken!" I listened again to Bruce Lee's signature battle cry and realized "Holy Cow, he does sound like a chicken." Bruce Lee. The Chicken Man.