Out of Sight, Like a Pumpkin

It seems serendipitous to me that I finished reading a history of the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 just in time to witness the recent hu...

Dinny of Pee-Wee's Big Adventure is now the spokes-dinosaur of the creationist movement. And I'm not talking Intelligent Design c...

Last night I saw John Wesley Harding perform at an Acoustic Music San Diego concert, and had a great time. He was performing with the Lov...

I've been watching the Season 6 boxed set of The Simpsons , and enjoying it very much, as well I should. Some great episodes in season ...

I went to Sycuan today. I recently went up just to cash in a coupon for $15 they sent me, played a poker tournament, lost, and went home, a...

I mentioned awhile back enjoying the Wonka brand candies I purchased at Target. I just felt I should add that I found myself at a 99 cent s...

I went to Valley View Casino last night for a blackjack tournament. Busted out in about five hands. Lost a mint on video poker, then hit a...

I saw The Aristocrats last week. Good fun. I was uncertain how a film about one joke could be amusing for 90 minutes, but it was. I figu...

An interview with Andy Kindler on the state of the comedy industry.

My latest foray into on-line poker continues to grind on. I'm still playing primarily at Paradise Poker . You've probably seen the...

I chatted with my host at Valley View Casino about my football invitation. Turns out I'm not quite qualified to go to a Chargers game, ...

Bob Moog, dead at 71.

Valley View Casino sent me an invitation to see a football game in their skybox at Qualcomm Stadium. I hate football, but would like to see...

Fiona Apple's new album will be released in October. I downloaded the album when it was leaked on the internet. I don't really li...

Okay, so I've been back from Vegas for some time, and all I've posted here are some obituaries (I thought Barbara Bel Geddes was in ...

Heard of sudoku puzzles? Looks like a crossword puzzle with numbers, but it's actually a logic puzzle, where you have to fill in the n...

Matthew McGrory, dead at 32.

Barbara Bel Geddes, dead at 82.

Ibrahim Ferrer, dead at 78.

Andy Kindler on the state of comedy. I met Andy Kindler once, and I think offended him, when I told him how much I loved Dr. Katz , which ...