I have been asked by some readers to put up a schedule of my comedy dates. Here it is through May. All the dates listed are headlining shows (50-60 minute sets) except for the ones with Frank Caliendo.
February
2 Spring Lake, MI
3-4 Merrillville Star Plaza (Chicago area)
9 [...]
In late 2004, I picked up an audiobook at my library by an author named James Frey. Generally, I don’t pick up a book from just looking at the front cover, but the artwork was interesting. I proceeded to read the back cover which had a blurb that intrigued me.
A Million Little Pieces [...]
Will’s post below, “Hip Hop, Bloggers, and The Voice of a Generation (Remix)” created some interesting discussion. One of the comments, by Knuckles, was a great point.
I think blogs are like rap in that we’re nearing the point where the bloggers stop commenting on actual events, and simply start linking to each other’s noncontent, [...]
So do you think Doug Eddings was sleeping a little more soundly last weekend, after watching the NFL Playoffs? Even if you were in the large camp that thought Eddings blew the Josh Paul catch/trap, one could see how he might have missed it. This is unlike NFL official Pete Morelli who actually [...]
KARMA def. The total effect of a person’s actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person’s existence, regarded as determining the person’s destiny.
I’m not a believer in Karma. It just has never rung true for me. I have many stories of how karma failed me. This one is my favorite.
Early on [...]
The World Series Champion Chicago White Sox have signed Chris Singleton to join Ed Farmer in the radio booth. After a great off-season, the White Sox made their first bad move. Singleton was a protégé of current Sox TV announcer, Darrin Jackson, when he came up with the team and I’m guessing will [...]
Over the weekend, the “Open Season” column by The San Francisco Chronicle’s Tom Fitzgerald included three lines from my NFL Resolutions 2006 piece. “Open Season” is a widely syndicated weekly column, which compiles the best sports quotes of the week. The column’s quotes mainly come from great comedians such as Leno, Lettermen, Long, etc., [...]
Never in television history have there been so many high-quality programs. I would argue that the top TV shows have overtaken theatrical movies as the better overall product. The major film companies have become slaves to marketing, most concerned with how their movies will be able to open to their target audience (12-25 [...]
