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Lakers Win, State Loses
You know what is so great about ghetto losers? They're so predictable. Jimmy Kimmel once joked on his show, when a Detroit team was in a championship game -- that if they lose the fans will riot in the streets. …
Exercising Excuses
I first made an this observation as a teenager. The cool roller-skating rink Aquarius, on MIramar Road, had gone out of business. I couldn't believe how. Me and all my teenager friends packed the place on Friday night. It became …
Conspiracy Theories
I was reading the Sunday paper and saw a story about Buzz Aldrin. The 79-year-old walked on the moon 40 years ago, and was with the Boston Pops to narrate a performance called "The Planets".There was NASA footage shown, and …
Usher in a New Baby
I'm heading to L.A. and didn't want to sit here writing some long blog about some serious subject. Two news stories came up on the computer screen as if they were huge events. Both of them you could've seen coming. …
David Letterman Controversy
This whole Letterman/Palin thing is bizarre (hey, that would make a could bumper sticker...like it's a future ticket) I thought Lettermans jokes weren't all that funny, but they worked. One of them was when Palin was in New York at …
Don't Tase Me, Sonny!
We've all seen the video by now. It happened in Texas (where else?) A great grandmother in her early 70s, was pulled over. She was cursing at the cop and telling him she wasn't going to sign the ticket. I …
Celebrity Sex Scandal Stuff
Checking my voice mail at the Reader office can be fun. Once Martin Mull left a funny message about parties. Sometimes a PR person will call, asking if I want to interview some celebrity. Or I'll get five calls from …
Hooray for Hollywood
One of my older blogs...can't remember the title at the moment. I think it's about idiotic football players or NBA personalities; we've gotten into this debate about...well, about a lot. Things like racism, bad schools, what we can learn from …
Pop Corn, Red Vines, Bon Bons or Beer?
One of the classic scenes in Pulp Fiction has John Travolta talking about all the cool things Europe has that aren't available in America. One of those was being able to order a beer in a movie theatre. The Reading …
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You
I have a love/hate relationship with movie trailers. I most recently had this discussion with a guy at a black film festival going on in Horton Plaza months back. He runs a website that is devoted to movie trailers. On …
King of Late Night (and other things)
It was one of those days where I wasn't sure what to blog about, so I just thought I'd type and see what came out. Hey, nobody can really complain. Have you seen these idiotic Twitter things that come out? …
Drumming is My Madness
I've told the story before, about wanting a drum set for my 12th birthday. My parents ended up instead getting me drum books, sticks, and practice pads. They said if I practiced, they'd think about a kit. The practice sessions …
Don't Bring a Bat to a Gun Fight
At a Long Island convenient store that had only been open six months, a guy in his 40s came in to rob it. He looked menacing standing there with his Louisville Slugger. Until the store owner pulled out something that …
LeBron James -- Bad Sport?
When the Cleveland Cavaliers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Orlando Magic, a lot of the media talked about how horrible it was that LeBron James didn't shake hands with the Orlando players. He just walked straight to the …
Prom Queen Controversy
I read this story on some news page a few days ago, and was reminded of it when I heard KGB the other morning. An 18-year-old wasn't named the prom king, but "prom queen" of his high school in Fairfax. …
A Day in the Life
I woke up on Sunday morning at 6:45 a.m. Now, I don't go to church, so unless it's football season, I don't wake up before 10:00 a.m. But the dog wakes me up when he has to go outside to …
Racquetball Rorschach
I was playing basketball with a friend of mine years ago. On the way to the courts, we started talking about OCD. He told me he thought he had a mild form of it, as he became obsessed with counting …
Phil Spector and the Police (not a new band, new criminals)
I completely forgot to do a blog yesterday. Took the dog to the groomers, ran some errands, did a little writing, took a nap, went to a party that I couldn't find...saw a movie that was actually worse than Limits …
A Picture's Worth 1,000 Words
That title made me think of that awesome Rod Stewart song (remember when he did great songs? before the disco and standards he sold-out to make)...Every Picture Tells a Story. What a great album that is. But I wanted to …
Parents Taking Care of Children
My ACLU friend has completely flipped out with our debate about the kid doing a report on Harvey Milk. I hate to say she's acting like a typical woman, because that will just get women on here snapping at me. …