A goodly part of my grocery shopping these days is done via Instacart. It's come in handy since I broke my ankle. It comes in handy when I want to go to few places that are not doctors' offices or comic conventions…but actually, I began using Instacart when a lot of us did, which was […]
John Oliver needs to record his show the same day it's broadcast. […]
Here's another lady harmonizing Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time" all by herself. This is Anne Reburn… […]
Daniel Klos sent me this… Following up on your recent Jim Backus posting, you said that you briefly met him at a party. I'm assuming it was a party with other show biz folks? For those of us who have never been (and likely never will go) to a Hollywood party, what are they like? […]
Trump called yesterday's U.S. air strikes on Iran a "spectacular military success" — which, I suppose, it may have been on some level, I dunno. I do know that Trump calls every single thing he does a "spectacular success," even when it clearly isn't. I don't see this move being described as a "spectacular military […]
For those of you who are getting sick of hearing "For the Longest Time" performed by one or two people or four people, here's a whole group performing it. I think these folks are German. At least, the name of their group is Potsdamer Kneipenchor and that sure sounds German to me. Note that the […]
Back when I reviewed this year's Tony Awards (here), I praised the closing musical number sung by Cynthia Erivo and speculated that it was written by Alex Edelman, who was credited for Special Material in the final crawl. Logical assumption…but wrong. According to this article over on Playbill, "Tony-winning composers Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc […]
Graeme Burk sent me this question and I don't think he's going to like my answer… My Ask ME question! I was surprised to find you listed among the contributors in Maurice Horn's The World Encyclopedia of Comics, which was a much loved book when I was a kid (it seemed like every bookstore had […]
Unless I miss my guess, these three ladies are Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo and Jasmine Cephas Jones, and they played The Schuyler Sisters in the original cast of Hamilton on Broadway. You'll never guess what song they're singing here… […]
Here's a pretty simple question from "Karl," who didn't sign his last name. Karl wants to know something about Jim Backus, the actor you may remember from Gilligan's Island or from It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World or from voicing Mr. Magoo or from about eighty thousand other things. Here is Karl's question about […]
You may have noticed that all the music videos I've posted of someone singing solo-four-part harmony on Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time" were all done by men. Until recently, I'd never come across one with a lady singing it in four-part harmony with herself. Well, now I have. Here's Ashley Suppa singing four-part harmony […]
This video runs 35 minutes and I'm recommending it to anyone who is conflicted or baffled or lacking in a basic understanding of what's going on in this country with regards to immigration, legal or otherwise. It's a verbal essay by Adam Ragusea, a podcaster/content creator to whom folks usually look for tips on the […]
Apparently, the surprise package I received was part of what is called a Brushing Scam. I don't think I did myself any damage but we'll see. I did not click on or even see any QR code…so if what I'm learning on the 'net is true, the only thing the scammers are doing now is […]
So this is weird. Yesterday afternoon, I received a package from an outfit called GoFoExpress containing a set of ear buds and a "smart watch" that looks like it would be overpriced if they paid you to take it. It measures what it says is my heart rate but if my heart is really pumping […]
Here's another solo-four-part-harmony version of Billy Joel's "For the Longest Time." This is Zach Timson and since he recorded this during the COVID lockdown, we forgive him for changing the words… […]