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To My Dad on Veterans Day 2013

My dad was a second-class seaman. Wait. That doesn’t sound right. My dad spent several years working with seaman. No. That’s not right either. My dad was in the Navy in World War II. That’s much better. He sailed on the pastry-puff sounding USS Botetourt, an Eddie Haskell-class attack transport. Appropriately enough, given the name of the ship, my father was a cook. SC2. Ship's Cook 2nd Class. The USS Botetourt Fortunately, my dad didn’t see much action during his [...]

To My Dad on Veterans Day 20132017-02-11T05:49:33+00:00

Blood Sucking Monkeys from West Mifflin, PA!

From Count Floyd's Monster Chiller Horror Theater comes the ridiculously scary film Blood Sucking Monkeys From West Mifflin, PA. Happy Halloween!  

Blood Sucking Monkeys from West Mifflin, PA!2017-02-11T05:49:34+00:00

Tap Dancing Toddler

This tap-dancing preschooler is either a future Broadway star/diva or plastered beyond belief. And I love the dubiousness of the little girl on the right as she attempts to ignore the girl and do the choreography.

Tap Dancing Toddler2017-02-11T05:49:34+00:00

Obama Catches Fainting Woman

During a speech this morning abut the Affordable Care Act, a women behind President Obama appeared to faint. Obama was able to help catch the woman before she took a header to the platform. It's Obamacare in action: He's there to catch you if you're not feeling well. Or the details of the Affordable Care Act made her woozie. Or -- and most likely -- she's a zombie who needed to feast on fresh brains. Whichever scenario, she'll most likely be [...]

Obama Catches Fainting Woman2018-07-23T05:42:34+00:00

Springsteen Thanks Fans With Dream Baby Dream Video

As Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball tour comes to an end, he posted a lovely thank you note to his fans on his website. And he posted a new video: an uplifting cover of Suicide's song "Dream Baby Dream." This ain't no Chinese Food.

Springsteen Thanks Fans With Dream Baby Dream Video2017-11-03T19:07:20+00:00

Alison Gold’s Cataclysmically Terrible New Single – “Chinese Food”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWLhrHVySgA   Oh my god! Ark Factory Music, who brought us Rebecca Black's preadolescent crap song "Friday," have outdone themselves with the release of Alison Gold's single "Chinese Food." I don't really know where to begin. The "Chinese Food" video is so cataclysmically terrible it's hard to stop watching it. Every second that goes by you're thinking "Oh my god, they didn't just do that, did they?" In the video, Gold, after a night of balling and clubbing [...]

Alison Gold’s Cataclysmically Terrible New Single – “Chinese Food”2023-11-16T00:56:12+00:00

Marvels & Monsters Preview Reception

This Thursday come on down to the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles to see the amaze-balls Marcus Choi and Jon Jon Briones sing my song Evil is a Yellow Face for the Preview Reception for Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986. Marcus, Jon Jon, and I rehearsed the song today and they made me laugh pretty hard. Marcus is playing the arch-villain Ming the Merciless and Jon Jon is playing the insidious Fu Manchu. Marcus [...]

Marvels & Monsters Preview Reception2017-02-11T05:49:34+00:00

It’s Time For The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge

October is here and that means theatre companies are gearing up for their holiday shows. And what better show to prepare for than The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge, that "hilarious sequel to A Christmas Carol" that is "worthy of Dickens' approval?" The Southeast Alabama Community Theatre in Dothan, Alabama just announced the cast for their production of The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge -- that "inventive and delightful play that is a worthy new entry into the holiday canon." Congratulations to one and all. [...]

It’s Time For The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge2015-02-26T19:35:13+00:00

Around the World in 80 Days Closing Oct. 13

If you were thinking of seeing the Off-Broadway production of Around the World in 80 Days, you better drop what you're doing and go see the show NOW because I just received word that the show is closing Oct 13, 2013. I'm sad it's ending. I thought it was a fun production and it seemed word about the show was building. The show started previews on May 9th and opened on May 30th. So all in all it will have run [...]

Around the World in 80 Days Closing Oct. 132015-02-05T08:01:00+00:00

Evil is a Yellow Face in Marvels & Monsters Preview

My song "Evil is a Yellow Face," from my musical China - The Whole Enchilada, is going to be part of the "Marvels & Monsters Unbound" showcase at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Oct 10th. The showcase is part of the preview reception for the Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 exhibition. What is Marvels & Monsters, you ask? Marvels & Monsters: Unmasking Asian Images in U.S. Comics, 1942-1986 October 12, 2013 – February 9, 2014 [...]

Evil is a Yellow Face in Marvels & Monsters Preview2017-02-11T05:49:36+00:00
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