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Here's an excerpt from an article I wrote some time ago. It was about the 1973 San Diego Comic Con (or whatever they then called the event we now know as the Comic-Con International)... ...the moment I recall most vividly...
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Tim Story
Recently, much attention was given to the passing of Shel Dorf, who was described as the founder of the Comic-Con International. Not to take anything away from Shel but attention must be paid to another person who, even if...
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Ronald Brownstein takes us through the cost-control elements in the current version of the Senate's Health Care Reform bill. And yes, I know very few people debating this bill from either side seem particularly interested in what's actually in it....
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As I've mentioned here, Frank Welker is the current voice of Garfield the Cat, replacing our dear friend Lorenzo Music, who passed away in 2001. Lorenzo was so identified with the role that a lot of people didn't know he...
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My pal Jim Brochu is in New York, in previews for the off-Broadway opening of his one-man show, Zero Hour. If you're in the vicinity, you will enjoy spending some time with a man who lovingly (but not uncritically) re-creates...
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A fellow who signs his e-mails "youngblood" wants to know... Any idea why a comedian is referred to as a "top banana?" Does it have anything to do with slipping on banana peels? Nope. It dates back to an...
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The Transportation Security Administration will not let you on the plane with cranberry sauce....
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In 1951, the great Phil Silvers starred on Broadway in a musical comedy called Top Banana. It was all about a high-pressure comedian who made the shift from vaudeville to the (then) new medium of television. At the time, Milton...
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This whole little outrage over Barack Obama bowing to Japan's Emperor Akihito is another one of those "whatever he does is a scandal" phony controversies. Even viewers of Fox News and self-identified Republicans don't think it's inappropriate for our president...
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Friday, November 20, 2009 I Post This Every So Often As A Public Service... •Posted at 2:11 AM LINK
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Our buddy Bob Elisberg remembers Rocky and Bullwinkle on this, the 50th anniversary of their TV debut. And hey, wouldn't it be a good idea for me to embed a video so you can watch a little of this fine...
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Bullwinkle
Fifty years ago today, the first episode of Rocky and His Friends was broadcast on ABC Television. The show would later be known by other names and in other permutations — The Bullwinkle Show, The Rocky Show, Rocky &...
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Bullwinkle
Sing. Sing a song. Sing out loud. Sing out strong. Sing of good things, not bad. Sing of happy, not sad. Sing. Sing a song. Make it simple. To last your whole life long. Don't worry that it's not good...
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Did you watch the Lou Dobbs interview tonight on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart? Well, whether you did or not, watch the extended version on the show's website. It's a very interesting discussion...on a level one rarely sees on...
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I've never seen the slightest logic behind the claim that legalizing Gay Marriage will destroy traditional, heterosexual marriage. However, banning Gay Marriage can and has destroyed hetero marriage in the state of Texas....
Dark Horse
A couple of folks have written me to say, approximately, "I think Sarah Palin is awful but let's be honest. There is an accepted definition of 'going rogue' that doesn't quite fit the definitions you posted." They're right. Just for...
Dark Horse
I probably won't get around to reading Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue, for...oh, I don't know. Maybe the rest of my life. I don't think much of the lady and from what I can see, not many people do. All...
Dark Horse
And the day in this case is yesterday. Woke up around 8 AM. Did a little work on an issue of Groo and some last minute prep on the day's recording session for The Garfield Show. Left the house at...
