From the Michael Richards Incident to George Carlin’s Day in Court, Here’s My Top Five Comic Moments
Not only do I still remember the first comedy show I saw in person — Steven Wright, 1987 –I can actually remember some of the jokes he told. (One of my favorites: “The other day I spilled spot remover on […]
Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Pat
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Steve Martin, Stephen Colbert and a Guy with a Guitar Begin the Top Ten List
My wife was looking at Steve Martin’s book, “Shopgirl,” at the Barnes & Noble in Santa Barbara a few years back when a man walked behind her and said, “I hear that’s a really good book.”
When we turned around, there was Steve […]
Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Pat
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Top Ten Songs With Cow Bell
My wife says whenever she hears a song with a cow bell in it, she has to pee.
I’m not sure what Pavlov would have to say about that. But one thing’s certain: If we go on long trips, we avoid listening to “We’re an American Band.”
The Grand Funk Railroad song is, of […]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pat
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Old Or Not, The Rolling Stones Rock in New Scorsese Movie
When I saw the Rolling Stones in concert, there were a lot of jokes about them being the geezers of rock and roll, who’d probably need walkers onstage and so on and so forth.
That was 19 years ago.
Mick Jagger was 46, which now seems pretty young in retrospect. Because now the Stones […]
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Pat
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Garth Brooks And Michael Jordan Tried Baseball; Master P Tried the NBA. All Three Failed.
Okay, so yesterday I talked a little about celebrities who venture into the world of professional sports. Here’s my top ten list:
10.) Marvin Gaye. Since I already mentioned it, I’ll start out with the Motown legend. According to the “American Masters” […]
Posted on May 9th, 2008 by Pat
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Against Real Fighters, Stallone Got Clocked
When Sylvester Stallone entered the ring with heavyweight champ Joe Frazier, he learned the hard way that celebrities have no business dabbling in professional sports.
Frazier, who was trying out for “Rocky III,” cut Stallone’s eye within 30 seconds of their sparring match.
“You think that you play the role long […]
Posted on May 8th, 2008 by Pat
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Joni Mitchell’s Classic Strikes a Chord
Well, I guess there’s some irony that Joni Mitchell and Mitchell Park share a name.
SLO residents opposed to the city putting a parking lot in the downtown park have been posting signs declaring “Don’t Pave Paradise,” a reference to Mitchell’s 1970 classic song, “Big Yellow Taxi.”
The song gets to […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Pat
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Marvin Gaye the Subject of PBS Special
Marvin Gaye’s breakthrough album “What’s Going On” – consistently ranked one of the top ten albums of all time – almost didn’t happen.
Barry Gordy, the head of Motown, thought the socially conscious album threatened to hamper Gaye’s sex appeal. And Gaye’s sex appeal sold records.
Fortunately, Motown relented, and Gaye’s […]
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Pat
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Saturday & Sunday: Dreary, gray, windy, chilly.
Monday: Sunny and warm!
Yeah, I know — there was sun in the North County. I was there for a bit — had to go to Target. But what I saw of San Luis, Pismo and Morro Bay was pretty dismal. In fact, I looked at the surf report and thought: […]
Posted on May 5th, 2008 by Pat
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One-Hit Wonders Live On (Thanks to YouTube)
The other day I heard the song “Dancing in the Moonlight” by King Harvest, and I blurted out, “Yeah — this song RULES!”
Which is basically what I say every time I hear that song. Because 1.) It’s a great song. and 2.) I don’t really hear it that often.
Because, really, […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Pat
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