I spent last week at SXSW. And with all the chaos going on in Austin, I wasn’t able to pay attention to the political wrangling going on in DC. It was nice to be disconnected from the bitter partisanship, back-stabbing, and utter contempt for differing viewpoints.
Upon return to home/planet Earth,
What in the wide wide world of …
MLK Day 2010: I Have a Dream
Happy New Year (from Abba)
Happy Festivus!
Frank Costanza: “Many Christmases ago, I went to buy a doll for my son. I reached for the last one they had, but so did another man. As I rained blows upon him, I realized there had to be another way.” Kramer: “What happened to the doll?” Frank Costanza: “It was destroyed. But out of that a new holiday was born: a Festivus for the rest of us!” Kramer:...
Happy Birthday to Spike Jones
No, not that guy. The other, older one. Born on this day in 1911, Spike would’ve been 98 years old today. An original comic and rebel, Spike is the credited with the original recording of (the timely!) “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.” But I prefer to remember him as they guy who wrote this: And, it became a bit more famous in this version: Lastly, and semi...
Banned Words and Phrases, vol. 1
Words are powerful; they connote feelings, opinions, and facts. The right word, at the right time, can do so much. Unfortuntely, there are multiple phrases which have become far too ubiquitous in our daily discourse, and they deserve to be banned. Here’re my least favorite. Maybe you have your own? Off the hook. As in, “that party was off the hook … ” Really? When’s...
Happy Halloween from Mr. Paul Lynde (!!!)
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special was a Halloween-themed television special starring Paul Lynde whose first (and only) broadcast was October 29, 1976 on ABC. It featured guest stars Margaret Hamilton as The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, Billie Hayes as Witchiepoo from H.R. Pufnstuf, Tim Conway from The Carol Burnett Show, Roz Kelly from Happy Days, Florence Henderson from The...
BCN/9-25
In retrospect, not working for WBCN is a huge regret. That’s not to say I turned down the opportunity (who would?), but a variety of twists and turns, ended up with me starting at WZLX 3 days after my 21st birthday. That internship turned into a job, and that job turned into a career. No need to drone on about that — fascinating as it is. Instead, and in his odd, yet infinite wisdom...
See that little button up there?
Here’s the deal – short and sweet. The Hector Fund is shooting for a panel at SXSW. You can vote for us! All’s you gotta do is click the little button, give ’em your email address*, and give The Hector Fund a thumbs up! All the cool people are voting for us… Please do this. It’s important. We’ll love you long time. *Cranky about giving out your email...