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Don't get envious, dear readers, when I forsake blogging for paying work. A very, very stupid barbarian needs my attention today as does a very, very stupid TV script for a very, very stupid brilliant producer. Barring any breaking news, I'll be back with you later tonight or tomorrow.

Before I go: Hey, my pal Vinnie and his crew did a great job with that David Letterman special last night…lots of great clips, artfully edited.

Tom Shales has another one of those "Farewell to Dave" essays that says how wonderful he is, citing stuff from long ago and far away, and making out like that's how the show still is to this day. Also, Shales makes a few errors like confusing Crispin Glover with Keanu Reeves…and I'm not sure if the reference to Ayn Rand as a "neo-Nazi" was earnestly meant or a failed joke.

Dr. Ben Carson has thrown his hat into the presidential race. I usually jest that these guys are going to get the exact same number of electoral votes as me (i.e., zero) but I have a hunch Carson is going to do worse than that and wind up owing some. He might, however, crush Carly Fiorina.

This year's recipients of the Bill Finger Award for Excellence in Comic Book Writing have been selected. They will be announced shortly. As you know, there is one award for a living writer and one for a deceased writer. I have removed myself from consideration for the first award because if I won, I would immediately qualify for the second.

See you shortly.