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Frank Rich makes an amazing but not illogical leap: From Gilbert Gottfried telling a dirty joke at a Friars Roast to current attempts by some in our government to stifle political dissent. […]
Author: Mark Evanier
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Garage Mahal
Okay. So when we last left the saga of Mark's Garage Door, the top of its frame had suddenly and tragically split in two, rendering it useless insofar as opening and closing was concerned. In other words, the thing was broken. This occurred the evening of February 28. The afternoon of March 1, a man […]
Recommended Reading
Paul Krugman on the new bankruptcy bill. What it comes down to: Mismanaged corporations can still declare bankruptcy but if unexpected medical bills plunge your family into debt, you're outta luck. […]
Starr Reporter
Last night, GSN ran an episode of What's My Line? from 1955 (I believe) where one of the contestants signed in as Mrs. Dale Strom. She was introduced that way because one or more of the panelists might have recognized her maiden (and professional) name, Dale Messick, as the creator of the comic strip, Brenda […]
Jacko Justice
"Stavner" (that's how he signs his e-mails) writes to ask the following… RE: Michael Jackson: Could you please be more specific about why you think he'll walk? I can't be that much more specific about why I think The King of Pop will go unconvicted…and it's certainly not something about which I feel certain. (There […]
Good News
The Internet Movie Database has decided that Joe Barbera did not pass away last year and has removed the date of death from his listing. In other non-dead news, I see Abe Vigoda is still alive. […]
Half-Century Cartoonists
The Animation Guild is holding its Golden Awards Banquet on April 9, 2005, 6 pm at the Pickwick Gardens in Burbank, California. This event honors those veterans who've logged fifty (count 'em — 50) years in the field of animation and certain related fields. This year's honorees began their careers between 1943 and 1955, during […]
The Saga of Stan Lee Media (Cont.)
For those of you following the saga of Peter Paul and the now-defunct company he set up for Stan Lee, another chapter is unfolding. […]
Today's Useless Comment
I've tried — Lord, how I've tried — to pay zero attention to the Michael Jackson case. This is not easy. I could easily avoid seeing any sign of the War in Iraq (that is still going on, right?) and the proposed evisceration of Social Security. But to venture anywhere near a source of news […]
Soupy Sez
Speaking of Rhino Handmade, as I did a few items ago, I should mention that they still have copies available of their superb Soupy Sales CD set. It contains the full contents of his 1961 record, The Soupy Sales Show, which I played the hell out of when it first came out. It also has […]
Dan and Dave
This may seem a tad tardy but I just got around to watching last week's episode of The Late Show With David Letterman with Dan Rather in the guest chair. Having read on many a blog that Letterman did a great, incisive interview and that Rather came back with good, dignified answers, I must say […]
Hackenbush Live!
Gary Sassaman reports on what he did last night, which was to spend An Evening With Groucho. Well, actually, it wasn't Groucho. It was Frank Ferrante. But these days, Frank is a lot funnier. […]
My Son, the Collector's Item
As you can see by earlier postings here, we're big fans of America's foremost parodier of songs. Those postings have prompted a lot of e-mails from folks asking me where they can get Allan Sherman recordings, especially the rarer items. There's no announcement up yet on their site but I have it on good authority […]
Spelling Misteaks
This is interesting…I think. I mentioned yesterday that if one does a Google search, one discovers how few people who write about Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster know how to spell either or both of their surnames. I was going to point out how this is also true of Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts — […]
June in March
Here's another reminder that if you live in the Los Angeles area, you have the rare opportunity to meet June Foray, buy her new book and get her to sign it to you. A goodly chunk of the local animation community will turn out this coming Wednesday evening to salute the First Lady of Cartoon […]