I'm a big fan of the shows of Cirque du Soleil, that wonderful mesh of astonishing acrobatics, great costuming, haunting music, expert choreography and incomprehensible storylines. So naturally, I had to go see, as I did last night, the new show by Normand Latourelle, one of the founders of Cirque du Soleil. Cavalia is more […]
When they make a movie of the life of George W. Bush, who should play him? There's only one person. […]
Got my Podhoretzes confused. I just corrected the previous item to note that I was linking to a piece by John Podhoretz and not his father, Norman Podhoretz. Some days, you can't tell your Podhoretzes without a scorecard. Thanks to Harry Podhoretz McCracken for catching my Podhoretz error. […]
I never thought I'd be linking to an article by John Podhoretz but a lot of things are topsy-turvy these days. Like a surprising, encouraging number of Conservative voices the last day or so, Mr. Podhoretz is condemning the recent Republican rule change that will allow Tom DeLay to remain as their leader even if, […]
As most of you know, I am often found at comic conventions moderating panels and interviewing the great and near-great. At the Comic-Con International in San Diego, back in 2000, writer-historian Ron Goulart and I did a tag-team interview of Harry Lampert and Marty Nodell. Harry, who passed away last week, was the artist on […]
If you're a fan of the TV show Taxi and/or Andy Kaufman, you might want to catch/record the Saturday Night Live rerun airing late Saturday night/early Sunday morning on NBC. They're scheduled to air the full, 90-minute version of the show that originally ran on May 15, 1982, hosted by Danny DeVito. At the time, […]
Two additional points on Mr. Berman: Turns out, his out-of-print CD — the one recorded in 1995 — is back in print, after all. At least, they seem to have it over at www.laugh.com, which features a terrific selection of great comedy albums, including many that were originally on vinyl. They also have CD versions […]
Just back from a lovely luncheon in honor of the great comedian, Shelley Berman. Well, I need to clarify that: The lunch part was awful: A choice of turkey left over from the first Thanksgiving or fish caught during the Nixon administration. But the event itself — a function of the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters — […]
Yeah, another damned obit. Cy Coleman wrote the scores for a stunning number of good Broadway shows, including Wildcat, Little Me, Sweet Charity, Seesaw, I Love My Wife, Barnum, On the Twentieth Century, City of Angels and The Will Rogers Follies. Those were all hits but I even like some of his relative flops; like, […]
If you'd like to see a very elaborate website full of some fun stuff, the new Disney-controlled Muppet website is quite amazing…but don't go there unless you have a good, fast Internet connection. And try to track down and play the game where Bunsen and Beaker challenge you to discover their new coffee recipe. […]
Hey, remember I mentioned that the magnificent voice of Norman Rose could be heard on a National Lampoon record called "Deteriorata"? Well, reader Dan Hayes informs me that it is possible to hear it online, right this very minute. For those of you too young or drugged-out to recall, this is a parody of "Desiderata," […]
Sorry to have to report the passing of another great voice…and I wish I could find an audio of Norman Rose to link to, because a lot of you would go, "Oh, that guy!" Mr. Rose had one of the richest, most magnificent sounds of any actor who plied that trade. The obits — like […]
Also here in the Washington Post, it says the founder of the Conservative watchdog group, Accuracy in Media, has died. Sounds like another typical left-wing lie to me. […]
According to this article [Washington Post, registration may be required], the Bush administration has a whole pile of plans to revamp the tax codes of this nation. One involves eliminating the deduction of state and local taxes on federal income tax returns. Okay, would any of the Conservative readers of this site like to argue […]
Anyone with the slightest interest in EC Comics will want a copy of a new documentary produced and directed by Chip Selby. It's called, like that comic company's most famous horror title, Tales From the Crypt, and it features rare old documentary footage plus new interviews with the folks who created EC Comics, important filmmakers […]