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farrell

This machine kills fascists

About Me

I've been a network TV writer, Broadway producer, worked with an NHL coaching staff, had my real estate license, Executive Prodcued Awards shows, spent summers as a garbage man, and now I run a national radio network. Can't wait to see what's next.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Met them already, liked them, didn't have the time to stay in touch.

Heroes:

Woody Guthrie, Bill Torrey, a guy I worked with in the theatre, and someone else.

My Blog

Swell and Laosy

I grew up with a guy named Bill Frieberger. We weren't close friends. He was a year older than me and I knew him mostly through Eric.  We even worked together on a project that was very tangentia...
Posted by farrell on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:41:00 PST

A limerick

There once was a rash from Belize Which brought a stunning young lass to her knees All scaley and red I hope she's not dead Cause with whomelse would I forever tease?   Yeah, some people just lea...
Posted by farrell on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:24:00 PST

Humbletude - L.A. Style

Rock me, Amadeus. It was a strange 80's hit for a German speaking Austrian.   He had no clue what we was singing.   The guy's name was simply Falco.  Not Falcon. &nb...
Posted by farrell on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:22:00 PST

Humbletude, and its rebirth.

How many things really matter to a man? How many things make us think that we are the one and only true reason the sun circles around the earth (I know, I'm making a point)  Well they all so...
Posted by farrell on Mon, 28 May 2007 10:55:00 PST

Things that go bump in the night

I have such a long list of things to blog about.  An old buddy got nominated for a Tony Award last week.  Very deserved.  I remeber working with him and saying "This guy is going to be ...
Posted by farrell on Mon, 21 May 2007 12:16:00 PST

The Phone, The Phone is Winging.

I watched many hours last week of the candidates debates of both political parties.  My planned blog was going to be a breakdown of a new way to choose a candidate.   Instead of watchin...
Posted by farrell on Thu, 10 May 2007 03:28:00 PST

Aristophines? Ridiculous!!!!

My number one all time very most special favorite TV show ever was The Odd Couple.  I liked it better than Neil simon's brilliant  stage play, better than the genius of Matthau and Lemm...
Posted by farrell on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:59:00 PST

The meaning of the word "irony"

Alanis Morisette has a song a few years ago called "Isn't it Ironic" in which she lists a bunch of things ("rain on your wedding day" for instance)  which aren't the least bit ironic. On Friday I...
Posted by farrell on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:49:00 PST

The Robert Hecker Story

About ten years ago I was teaching a college course on how to produce a stage musical.  It was designed as a course for (naturally) prospective theatrical producers.  But this being L.A,&nbs...
Posted by farrell on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:03:00 PST

The Truth About Nappy Headed Hos

The last basketball game I saw was on Thanksgiving weekend of 2002, it was a girls, junior high school JV game in Shertz, Texas and the final score was something like 8-6.    My neice, ...
Posted by farrell on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 12:14:00 PST