November 2010
25 posts
A Few More Things I'm Thankful For
Friends who are like family and family who are like friends
Best Show Fans A.K.A. - Friends of Tom
WFMU
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
The Jets prospects for this year
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Some People I'm Thankful For
For part 3 of my series of thankful posts I’d like to step away from the family for a moment and talk about a few people in the entertainment business that make my life better.
Tom Scharpling - As I write this I am listening to Tom host his weekly radio show, The Best Show on WFMU, which is bar none my favorite show of any kind. If you’ve never heard me talk about Tom or The Best...
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Another Thing I'm Thankful For
Here is the second post in my semi annual series of things I am thankful for. This is an old story about my great grandmother, holidays and food. Of all of the stories I have to tell about my family, this may be my favorite one. I’m grateful to have a story like this to tell.
A Reason to Give Thanks
Until I reached my 30’s I had eaten turkey Thanksgiving only a few times in my life....
022 - Ben Acker & Ben Blacker (Thrilling Adventure... →
shakeytownradio:
Ben Acker and Ben Blacker are the co-creators of the Thrilling Adventure Hour, a live radio-style comedy production at The Largo in Los Angeles. They discuss their writing projects and tell stories about putting on their star-studded stage show. They also quiz Gene to see if he actually likes anything, heed Brodie’s warning about the dangers of Jamba Juice machinery, and debate...
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One More Word On The Last Word →
This blog post was written by my wife about a prominent member of the Philadelphia Eagles who is currently being lauded for his performance on the field and for turning his life around. Many of the people applauding this player today are the same people who called his actions inhumane and unforgivable; it’s amazing what people are willing to forgive to be entertained. If only O.J. was young...
I Have Solved the TSA's PR Problem.
slackmistress:
All the TSA needs to turn it around is to discover a lump in someone’s scrotum.
YOU’RE WELCOME, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
HODGMAN COMMANDS IT. →
slackmistress:
Y’know how I tell you to follow people who I think are awesome and you’re all “but I don’t waaaaaaant to!” and then I respond “you gotta!” and then you’re all “I HATE YOU AND YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME AND I WISH I WAS NEVER BORN!”
Well, maybe you’ll listen to John Hodgman.
Yes, you should listen to John Hodgman because I as I learned the hard way he is not afraid to slap...
021 - Nina Bargiel →
shakeytownradio:
Nina Bargiel (ninabargiel.com, theslackdaily.com, @slackmistress on Twitter) is a writer and “transmedia storyteller” whose work includes “Lizzie McGuire,” “Woke Up Dead,” “The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy,” “Valemont,” and “Savage County.” We discuss alternate reality games, zombie apocalypse ethics, crafting narrative and pitching jokes, the surliness of Jim Carrey’s...
A Question of Faith
As I’ve gotten older I’ve been asking more questions about the things I was raised to believe about God and religion. Like many people I was brought up believing in an all knowing god and a devil who went down to Georgia. Now, in my mid 30’s, I’ve begun to ask the questions and things just don’t add up. Well God still checks out, after all it’s in the Bible and...
On November 13th..... →
From the way, way back archives of my blog, the true story of November 13th 1999.
professionallush asked: What's your favorite snack? Mine is plantain chips dipped in Trader Joe's spicy hummus.
