I Started a Joke…
Joke writing is hard. I’ve often said that if I had it to do over again I might pursue stand-up comedy as a vocation. But it’s really difficult to come up with original material. …
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Celebrities
You Almost Had Me, Neil
It was so close. I almost understood the fuss about Neil Young as an artist. And then in a flash, it was gone again. …
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Questions, Questions
Do the authorities force famous people who have been arrested to wash off their make-up and mess up their hair and look as if they’ve been sleeping in a ditch just before they take a mug shot?
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Apples and Oranges Rant
Complaints have sprung up from fundraisers for Haiti earthquake relief regarding some comments made by Conan O’Brien on his last Tonight Show. …
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Thoughtful Entertainment
My taste in music is eclectic. I may go loopy over one song by an artist and not like anything else they do. My in-car collection mixes country with rock with classic rock and pure pop. Nickelback lives alongside Def Leppard and Boston and Tim McGraw. …
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A Woman with Class
Last night the pat-ourselves-on-the-back season of award giving continued with the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills. …
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Legal Eavesdropping
Back when I worked at 680 News I was adamantly against playing 911 tapes of distress calls on the air. The only exceptions were those calls from September 11th, released long after the fact, when describing the scenes as they unfolded, first hand, seemed newsworthy. But I thought a call from a frantic person describing the death of a loved one was exploitive and disgusting, and I still think that way. …
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TV Drama
Have you been following the failed experiment of The Jay Leno Show at 10 pm on NBC? The program has performed so poorly that network affiliates have demanded it be taken out of prime time. It was named the Worst Show of the Year by several prominent entertainment writers and it really is a suckfest. But the network is now planning to punish its late-night hosts to appease Jay. …
How Embarrassing
So I get to work today and find out that I’m wearing exactly the same outfit that Lady Gaga wore to the People’s Choice Awards last night. I didn’t watch so how could I have known? …
Looking Back, Way Back on Beatlemania
This is one of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen. And I can’t help but wonder how much of history gets screwed up as time goes by! Enjoy!
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Overlooking Crazy
Charlie Sheen is a certifiable nutbar, there’s no question about it. …
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A Couple of Things Before I Go…
If you’re wondering why the death of actress Brittany Murphy is news, there are two movies that justify it. …
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Fame for Fame’s Sake
Sometimes there are moments when you shake your head and wonder what in the heck this world is coming to. …
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Disco Gets Its Due
Finally, the genius that is Abba gets recognition from the music industry at large! …
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Feminist Gone Wrong
Gloria Allred started her career with the best of intentions. …
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Things (on TV) That Make You Go, Hmmmm
We regularly watch two hour-long TV shows: The Mentalist and Fringe. …
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A Fractured Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there was a very rich and pampered golfer who lived in the land of I Can Have Everything I Want. …
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