Vegas Trivia
Which are the five oldest hotel-casinos that are still open and operating? This article will tell you all about them. […]
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More on Kirby in The Times
Just noticed that the New York Times piece on J. Kirby is accompanied by a slide show of Kirby illustrations. Here's a link to it. For some reason, it includes a photo of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine, as if Kirby had ever had anything to do with that character. By the way: The self-portrait there […]
Stan the Man
While I'm on the subject of Lee and Kirby, I should mention that I just received my copy of Stan Lee and the Rise and Fall of the American Comic Book, a new biography of Guess Who by Jordan Raphael and Tom Spurgeon. I was sort of afraid to open it because I have way […]
Long Live the King
It is rare when I feel Jack Kirby has gotten too much credit for something. Over the years, I've often felt my friend (and one-time employer) was not properly hailed as a creative genius, and I've winced as he went unmentioned or damned with faint praise during talk of his many co-creations. But this article […]
Pogo's Papa
Ninety years ago today, a family in Philadelphia named Kelly gave birth to a kid named Walter Crawford Kelly, Jr. They probably didn't suspect that he would grow up (to the extent cartoonists ever grow up) to become one of the most honored and loved comic strip creators of all time. It was many years […]
Muchas Gracias
I'd like to thank several folks who sent donations to this website today, specifically to be used in my "battle" against the evil towing company. I'm not sure I'm going to engage in a battle. Unlike too many White House occupants in our past, I believe some wars aren't worth starting, especially if you aren't […]
The Crooked Tow Truck Driver, Part 2
Well, I'm finding out more about the little towing scam that was pulled on me yesterday afternoon. I just had a nice chat with a gent who works for the Van Nuys Police who among other things, told me that this particular towing company was one that has had a long, long list of complaints […]
Recommended Reading
And here we have a conservative writer bashing that justice who insists that he needs that huge monument to the Ten Commandments to "acknowledge God." […]
Martin and Lewis – Together Again for the First Time!
September 20-21 in the showroom at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas: "Martin & Lewis Cannot Appear But Their Sons Can," starring Gary Lewis and The Playboys, Ricci Martin and "The Pack." Hey, I'd pay money to see that. But then I've been up all night writing cartoons so what do I know? […]
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Question Answered?
Why did Fox News sue Al Franken? They must have known they (a) had no chance of winning, (b) would look like laughingstocks and (c) would boost the sales of his book with all that lovely publicity. So why did they do it? Well, according to this article in The New Yorker, it was just […]
The Crooked Tow Truck Driver, Part 1
Every so often, I cross paths with someone who causes me to say, "Boy, I'm glad I don't have to do that for a living." I have just added the following job description to the list: Driving a tow truck that impounds cars that are sort of illegally parked. This afternoon, Carolyn and I went […]
Uh, How Many Is That Again?
Here's one sentence from this AP wire story on the race for governor of California… "He said four words to me — we have to work harder," said Bustamante strategist Richie Ross. One hopes Cruz isn't letting this guy add up his polling data for him. […]
Recommended Reading
Jimmy Breslin on presidential lying. No one gets outraged quite the way Jimmy Breslin gets outraged. […]
E-Mail Etiquette
Got a slightly-angry e-mail from a casual acquaintance who was upset that I hadn't responded to an e-mail he sent me a week or so ago. I am way behind on answering e-mail, so a lot of you are in that category, and I apologize. But I'm not apologizing to this guy. First off, everyone […]
More Recall Madness
A new Los Angeles Times poll has Cruz Bustamante way ahead of Arnold Schwarzenegger, 35% to 22%. Following them are Tom McClintock with 12%, Peter Ueberroth with 7%, Bill Simon with 6%, Arianna Huffington with 3%, and Peter Camejo and Larry Flynt tied with 1%. The poll has a margin of error of plus or […]