Tuesday June 8th, 2010 - Chicago, IL

   Last Comic Standing is rearing its ugly head again, and I have mixed feelings about it. I never understood why standup comedy can’t be the ultimate reward for anyone. It’s like a connecting flight in show business. It’s never the final destination, only a plane change.

   Even in the boom years of the 80s, it always seemed like the goal was to get on TV so a sitcom could be developed ”based on the standup comedy... Read More

Sunday January 31st, 2010 - Lake Villa, IL

   What happened to the new year we just started? It seems like just last week we were all jazzed up about new beginnings and wiping the slate clean and everybody was optimistic about everything. We were all going to eat better and exercise and save money and begin living our dreams and nothing and nobody was going to stop us. So who did? Ourselves.

   Maybe I can’t speak for everyone else, but I sure can speak for... Read More

Friday January 8th, 2010 - Hartford, WI

   I finally got my car situation taken care of. I hope. I was wrong about the fuel pump, it’s the distributor, wires and plugs. Apparently that’s one of the few things that seem to be an issue with Toyota Camry models from 1993, or at least that’s what the mechanic told me.

   The bill came to $550, and that seemed quite high for a distributor and wires, but that’s how it is when you’re living the cockroach l... Read More

Friday November 13th, 2009 - Or

lando, FL

   Another Friday the 13th, Mr. Lucky’s favorite day. That’s when everyone else feels for a day what it’s like to be me 24/7/365. Actually I’ve come to embrace it because it’s a good promotional angle. Nobody else I know uses it so I want to make it my own cow to milk.

   There is at least one Friday the 13th in every year and no more than three. This happened to be a ‘three’ year in 2009 but there... Read More

Thursday September 10th, 2009 - Salt Lake City, UT

   There aren’t many Americans in the history of this great country that have seen as much of the lower forty-eight states up close as I have, and that would include Lewis and Clark. And Jerry Lewis. And Roy Clark. And Jerry Springer. And Roy Rogers. And Mr. Rogers. And Mr. T. And Mrs. Olsen. And Miss Daisy. And Boy George. And everybody else too.

   If there’s one thing I’ve done it’s travel across N... Read More