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I Would Drive 100 Miles
I had a problem with the video as well. It stopped at 50 seconds, not sure why. Make sure you send me a reminder at least a few weeks before the party.— May 21, 2009 9:22 a.m.
Banana Attack
The Rutles is hysterical. The Python tour, I think, was a lot more recent.— May 20, 2009 11:11 p.m.
You're Suffocating Me
I know. I just couldn't resist bringing it up again.— May 20, 2009 11:10 p.m.
Being Funny
It's scary to think of anyone married to F. Forrest, especially after his role in that Michael Douglas movie where he's the Nazi. Yes, Marilu looked a thousand times better with a bit more weight on her, I agree. I'm not into red heads, but her and Ann-Margret are two exceptions. What the heck is she thinking with Judd? Yikes. Yeah, it Loni's book she mentions having lived with Gary Sandy, but left him when Burt Reynolds came a'callin'. He tried to warn her that Burt was a womanizer. And, he was a jerk on the set after that. The funny thing was...he didn't treat Loni so well. When she got nominated for an Emmy he said "what the f*** are you so happy about? I didn't get nominated!" Wow. Suzanne never did it for me. I mean, she's attractive. But there have been about a thousand other women on TV that I'd pick over her (sounds like a future blog list!)— May 20, 2009 4:54 p.m.
Being Funny
Oops! I'm spacing out when I go on about these things. So...regarding Baily Quarters...a few years back she got pulled over for driving nude, and was acting odd (Margot Kidder called...she wants her crazy back). She also did some modeling before WKRP, and was in a famous ad on the back of a motorcycle or scooter. And I think she was also a runner-up in some beauty pagaent. Anyway, she took a break from acting when she married Brolin for 15 years or so.— May 19, 2009 9:43 p.m.
Being Funny
I thought Joyce DeWitt was a thousand times cuter than Suzanne Somers. But, that show was so bad, I couldn't stand in. Loni was actually a beautiful woman. I think in her autobiography, she said she was Miss Minnesota or something, and real Indian looking with her black hair (she's part Indian). I looked up Bailey Quarters (Jan Smothers), because a DJ on the radio a few years back had some hysterical line. His partner said that WKRP is now available on DVD for the first time. His reply "Well...Gary Sandy will be able to pay his rent this month." I just loved the pull. And I Googled him, and surprisingly, saw him two days later in a horrible made-for-TV movie as a bar owner having an affair with Dolly Parton but cheating on her. So I decided to Google the rest of the cast. A great book called "Tim and Tom" tells a lot about Tim Reids life (Venus Flytrap), along with one of the most underrated comedians ever -- Tom Dreesen.— May 19, 2009 9:41 p.m.
Banana Attack
Hey...one thing I just remembered. As a kid, this song about Spam got stuck in my head. I'm sure it was by Python, but can't be positive. Any confirmation on that you can give?— May 19, 2009 9:38 p.m.
Banana Attack
I seriously got to give those guys another chance. On a side note, I may have told this story before. Somebody told me, a few years back, they went and saw the original Python guys on stage in L.A. They did some skit with a huge hand. Well, after the show he went for a bite to eat, then decided to go back and see if any of the cast were around backstage. They had all left, but that huge hand was in the dumpster (as it was the last show of some tour or something). He took it and put it in his car or truck, and has one cool item for the living room.— May 19, 2009 9:37 p.m.
You're Suffocating Me
Well...it does beat getting hit by a bus, because if you die that way, only jokes can come from that. Someone may say "Did he get off the short bus, and get hit by another bus?" If you're working on your palm trees, at least the wife is happy you were doing yard work. Although, that leads back to our previous debate. If women should be paid for their housework, what about men mowing yards, trimming palm trees, and up on the roof installing satellites or cleaning the drain and fixing leaky ceiling tiles? These jobs are a lot more dangerous, and therefore, if housewives are paid, they should pay their husbands a significant amount more for the more dangerous jobs they perform (I'm guessing more people have mowed a toe off cutting grass then have by mopping a kitchen floor).— May 19, 2009 9:35 p.m.
You're Suffocating Me
What? You doubt deer would fall from trees? Frogs sometimes rain down from the sky, so anything is possible. Dang it. I can't blame this one on a typo. I just didn't know the word. I have this new system where if I'm not sure on the word, I Google it. And Google will correct me by saying "Did you mean ______ ?" And that's how I know the correct spelling. Well, I Googled "palm tree fawns" and it didn't correct me, so I just ASSumed I had it right. I think I got that wrong on another blog before, so there's really no excuse. But...uh, all that being said...how do you suffocate without being able to climb out from under them?— May 19, 2009 3:55 p.m.