The Circus Has Died
The circus is dead. But who killed it? Smokey Robinson sang: Well they’re some sad things known to man But ain’t too much sadder than The tears of a clown when there’s no one around Well, today, clowns are weeping. Trapeze ropes hang still. Elephants are kneeling, tusks bowed. One of the great niche occupations of […]
RIP Brudda
“Macho Man” Randy Savage…”Rowdy” Roddy Pipper…”Superfly” Jimmy Snuka. They’re all gone. The Rock, Dwayne Johnson announced it on Twitter today: Don’t be so fast to dismiss this as another wrestler death. Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka made childhood that much better. He was beloved in my home. My dad and I had seas
CANCELLED: An Open Letter to Air Canada
Listen…I don’t mean to poop all over the airlines during the holiday season, but between Iberia Airlines’ $5 Nescafé and my latest escapade on Air Canada Rouge, I had to open up iPhone Notes and put my grievances to paper… Just who conceived this ad anyway? Dear Air Canada: Okay, I get it. It’s January […]
Eavesdropping at the 2017 Golden Globes
Okay, so where am I? Before I get to that, allow me to go back to my Café Squatters story for just a minute and talk about this woman on the left. The New York style work area table at Starbucks meant to house 8-10 people was relatively full as I try feverishly to finish […]
Ordering Espresso in Madrid
Okay, so where am I? Madrid called me around the holidays (actually Spanish Television called to do a table read in the never-ending journal to get the Media Guy Struggles pilot made into something real – in any language) and I was all in. As is the case back home near Hollywood, I didn’t sleep […]
