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Ed Coffey

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About Me

I was born. Worked in radio while in college. Got married. Had kids. Still married. Still work in radio. Still have kids. Still going to college. Things change. But not really.

My Interests

Literature, politics, classic films, blues, rock, writing, my wife and kids.

Music:

Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers, Howlin' Wolf, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon (I expect you're getting the idea that my criteria includes that either the artist or at least some members of the group must be dead)

Movies:

Marx Brothers, Bogart, Harvey, Seven Samurai, Kevin Smith, Truffaut, Animal House, Boondock Saints, Chaplain's "City Lights" Kind of tough to pin down.

Television:

Doesn't matter...anything I like is destined to be cancelled.

Books:

Modern non-fiction, Woodward, Hunter Thompson, Tom Wolfe, Kerouac, Hemingway, Dumas, Nick Hornby, Salinger, PJ O'Rourke, Kesey, Twain, O. Henry, various '40's pulp fiction.

Heroes:

Still searching.

My Blog

No Behind Left Behind

I am thinking that Larry Craig has already sent Elliot Spitzer a thank you note: Dear Elliot, I realize that a prostitution busting politician getting caught with a high priced hooker might not quit...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:59:00 PST

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

Stop making fun of Arlen Specter.  He apparently has gone as far as he can go on that pesky ..:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Iraq thing.  Gas see...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:56:00 PST

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK

Stop making fun of Arlen Specter.  He apparently has gone as far as he can go on that pesky Iraq thing.  Gas seems fairly reasonable at $3.09 a gallon.  It's time to admit that health c...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:59:00 PST

Presidential Conjugation, Skull and Bones Connections, and No Politician Left Behind.

New York, September 26, 2007--  At an event in New York City to discuss the progress made by children in education, President George W. Bush noted, "As yesterday's positive report card shows chil...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 06:12:00 PST

Hollywood, Doing Katie Holmes and Jumping On Oprahs Couch

The back story:  Germany has reversed its decision on the Tom Cruise World War 2 movie "Valkyrie", and will allow filming to take place at the site where the officers who tried to assassinate Ado...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:01:00 PST

Rogue Bathroom Stalls, Wide Stances and Family Values

Heterosexual United States Senator Larry Craig has withdrawn his guilty plea.  As of this posting, I'm not quite sure what Heterosexual United States Senator Larry Craig is saying he's not guilty...
Posted by Ed Coffey on Wed, 12 Sep 2007 06:15:00 PST