December 2011
17 posts
Some noble YouTube soul not from this earth....
As much as I recommend the LeBron James...
….I recommend this post by the author Scott Raab even more for anyone who wants to write.
Merrill Markoe has a new comic memoir out, "Cool,...
….that may blow the lid off narcissism. It would be doing much better if her publisher had done a bigger initial print run, but they didn’t figure on her selling out after appearing on the Daily Show. Which shows, once again, that even if you’re fortunate enough to sell a book and get on the right show to promote it, the results are not up to you.
But that’s not why...
Reblogged from Pablog, just in time for the day...
On last night's Letterman show....
…we did a reenactment of Jay Thomas’ classic “Lone Ranger” story. If you didn’t see it, it’s available on the Late Show website, along with a phenomenal 10-minute mini documentary about the making of Darlene Love’s yearly rendition of “Christmas Baby Please Come Home.”
But that’s not why we’re here. You’ll see in the...
Happy Holidays (Year 3!) from ABlog the Author....
I have waited the appropriate amount of time. And...
In 1998, I was writing on the ESPYs. Norm McDonald was the host, an old friend from stand-up days. His opening monologue is still lengendary, and the last time anyone was allowed to do anything remotely edgy on the show. That year, the ESPYs were produced by Lorne Michaels company, Broadway Video, which meant you spent a lot of time at the Saturday Night Live offices, mostly just hanging around...
We'll wait a few days before you see me with the...
Keith Olbermann pays tribute to Michele...
Between this and Dave tonight, better than anything I could write or say….
Our makeup lady, the singular Michele...
….lost her bout with cancer yesterday. She worked on our show since just after I started in 1991, as well as dozens of sports shows on every network. She was infectious and blunt. One time, a few years ago, we had this exchange:
“Hey Michele, I read (extremely well-known broadcaster) is getting a divorce.”
“Yeah.”
“Why?”
“Why? Why do you...
And now, the rest of the party....
The Times ran all of its photos from the evening on its website.
Late Show Christmas Party and "Celibrigum" Exhibit...
…I cannot tell you why I’m smiling in this photo by Barbara Gaines, because these things are nothing but awkward when you don’t drink. But I know why I’m smiling now. Just a perfect shot of longtime security chief Bill Delace, one of the great pieces of work of the modern era. I named a cop after him in TIME WON’T LET ME.
Where was I? Or "Lessons in Serendipity...."
A week ago, I met a guy for breakfast. The meeting ended early and I decided to get a coffee at Starbucks, pick up the papers and read in a cab down to my chiropractor. Usually, I walk the mile to the chiropractor, but it was raining.
This is sounding like a parody of every boring blog post ever. Hang in there….
Starbucks is crazy holiday crowded. Screw it. I’ll get the papers and...
My review of PJ O'Rourke's latest, in this...
As always, hope you think it’s something….
Wrong again, but never happier to be wrong....
Bobby Valentine will wear #25, paying homage to former Red Sox star Tony Conigliaro, his old roommate with the Angels. “I will gladly take it off to put it up on that wall,” Valentine said, pointing to the facade where retired Red Sox numbers hang.
If this means nothing to you, maybe I can change that with pps 124-127 of SHRINK THYSELF:
If people remember anything about Tony...