Thursday July 22nd, 2010 - Milwaukee, WI

   One year ago today, I made my national television debut on “The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” on CBS. Tonight I made my featured festival debut in my hometown of Milwaukee at German Fest in front of three people, and then it rained so hard the festival closed and the grounds were evacuated. This was a downpour of epic biblical proportions.

   All I could do to retaliate was laugh, and the crescendo came wh... Read More

Wednesday March 10th, 2010 - Chicago, IL

   Apparently I have gout. Perfect! That’s exactly the kind of disease Mr. Lucky would get and actually I couldn’t be happier to hear it. For someone with zero health insurance, gout is sweet music to my ears compared to full blown major knee surgery and all that torture.

   I talked to the doctor and after reviewing my x-rays she said after hearing a description of how the pain started and looking at the x-rays sh... Read More

Saturday January 9th, 2010 - Lake Villa, IL

   There’s a disturbance in the show business force, and I don’t like it. Not that it was ever ’normal’, but it seems to be crazier than ever lately. Rumors are all over the place that Jay Leno is going back to his old time slot on NBC in one form or another. Either he’ll share it with Conan O’Brien or Conan will get launched, depending on which articles I read.

   My opinion about any of this means less... Read More

Sunday July 12th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL

   Everything seems to be on hold in my life right now. I feel like I’m waiting for a cosmic red light to change to green so I can advance to my next adventure. Maybe I should smack the GPS and see if it will give me a hint as to where I should go and what path is the best.

   I’ve got a lot of projects not really going anywhere and that needs to change. I think I’d rather risk crashing and burning going somewhere... Read More

Tuesday March 10th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CA

First, the staff of the Late Late Show down to a person could NOT have trea... Read More