Twas the Witch of November Come Stealin |
The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior 32 years ago today. A sad story made downright haunting by Gordon Lightfoot. Have a listen to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" to...
Posted by Johnny A. on Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:49:00 PST |
I Know the Counter-Intuitive is King in Online Pundity, but... |
... even I didn't see this one coming: "'Family Guy' is no cheap 'Simpsons' Knockoff: younger animated FOX sitcom's signature devices make it the better series" (by Andy Dehnart, www.msnbc.com)....
Posted by Johnny A. on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:00:00 PST |
Brett Sommers Dies, Joins Old Man Periwinkle in Heaven |
We lost another one: the great Match Game panelist Brett Somers died on Monday. With Charles Nelson Reilly's death in May, I propose the following Match Game question...
Jack Klugman says: "Now ...
Posted by Johnny A. on Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:38:00 PST |
Too Dry For Fireworks |
People of Southern California,Please refrain from administering any home fireworks shows this Independence Day. The fire danger is too high for that nonsense. Heck, the past 12 months have...
Posted by Johnny A. on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 11:45:00 PST |
Lingo Alert |
After a review of other people's speech and much testing on my own, I'm implementing some new lingo effective immediately. Up until now, when someone told me something unbelievable, I'd respond ...
Posted by Johnny A. on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:27:00 PST |
The Heat is Here |
I'm calling it: the summer heat has started. That intense L.A. heat. Not bad if you're just walking to your car. But pretty stiff if you're sitting in an apartment that lacks air con...
Posted by Johnny A. on Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:52:00 PST |
CNR R.I.P. |
We lost a titan today: Charles Nelson Reilly died at the age of 76 in Los Angeles.
The world will little note nor long remember what I say here today about Charles Nelson Reilly, but it cannot fo...
Posted by Johnny A. on Mon, 28 May 2007 11:43:00 PST |
Tom Poston |
We lost a great one: Tom Poston (of Newhart, the Bob Newhart show, etc.) has died. A man of wit, grace, and honesty. And I, for one, had no idea that he had been banging (and married to) S...
Posted by Johnny A. on Wed, 02 May 2007 12:56:00 PST |
And Speaking of Red Auerbach... |
I should mention that I have a turn-key opportunity for anyone who wants to do a Maroon 5 cover band. The band name would be Red Auerbach. I have a complete business plan for any potential...
Posted by Johnny A. on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 03:19:00 PST |
Red Sox uniforms |
The Red Sox faced off against the Yankees for the first time this season today. To honor Red Auerbach (who died this past October), the Sox wore a special uniform...
Thanks to the tradition of ...
Posted by Johnny A. on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:33:00 PST |
