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Category Archives: Television
Next week!!
(of course) is the premiere of this season of American Idol. I no longer have TV – or, I have TV, but no cable – so any participation I may have this year will need to be at the mercy … Continue reading
Maude on DVD
I am thrilled to hear this news. UPDATE THE ENTIRE POST BELOW IS OUT OF DATE. HOLY SHIT. I HAD NO IDEA. NOBODY TOLD ME. I’m so excited. I am buying them immediately. Out-of-date bitching to follow: Now can we … Continue reading
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I believe this will only be relevant to New Englanders …
maybe even just Rhode Island, I’m not sure … I am pretty sure it was on channel 56, although again – I can’t quite remember. but here goes: Okay, anyone who is vaguely my age, do you remember this song … Continue reading
Sam the Eagle
Look at the expression in his eyes!!! And his tufts of hair on the sides of his head! But mainly the flat humorless eyes. Hey look what I found: Sam morphs through the years.
“Santa Is a Racist Motherfucker.”
In college, I was hanging out with Mitchell and a couple of other friends. We were in Mitchell’s beach house “down the line” – a rickety shack where we had some of our most insane cast parties. (“Down the line” … Continue reading
90210 Fug
I know it’s election day and everyone’s all serious and stuff, and yes, I voted – but I just had to link to this. Because I have my priorities straight and there is just too much about that is funny. … Continue reading Continue reading
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Play Ball, Aaron Sorkin
This is hilarious: What it would be like if Aaron Sorkin wrote a show about baseball.
Johnny Carson with the Rat Pack
I watched my Rat Pack DVD last night again – a concert they gave in St. Louis – Dean, Frank and Sammy – with a kind of awkward Johnny Carson standing in for Joey Bishop. Carson, at times, seemed kind … Continue reading
O’Malley Promotion: Brotherhood on Showtime
My cousin Kerry O’Malley has a part in the new Showtime series Brotherhood – which I’ve heard from certain quarters (cough Lisa cough) is really good! Lots of hot pale Irish-y guys too. If you’ve got Showtime, you should check … Continue reading
Springsteen on Conan
This video is one of the happiest things I’ve ever seen. It feels spontaneous … I am seeing life itself – not an imitation of it, not a fabrication – but the real thing. I could not keep the smile … Continue reading