Archive for the 'The Media' Category


The Grammys

Everybody hated them. I did not. But there were no hooks, no moments that drove me to the computer, that made me want to write to you. It turns out everybody’s disappointed that their music wasn’t featured. Or, if it was, it was featured in a bastardized way. They’ve had enough of the “Grammy Moments,” […]

AXS TV Grammy Prediction Special

I had a car accident. An unlicensed driver in an unregistered truck took a wide turn and slammed into me. Oh, I’m okay, just in shock. Well, maybe there’s some soft tissue damage. I can feel it a bit in my neck and shoulder, but nothing life-threatening. And you get as old as I am […]

The Super Bowl

You don’t put the ball in the air and you don’t do your act on someone else’s turf. Huh? The mo changed after the Patriots shut down the Seahawks in the fourth quarter. Seattle did not get the benefit of a pass interference call but then they did get that lucky break with the bounce […]

New Reading Glasses

“The clerk is a jerk.” That’s what Jeff Garlin told Marc Maron. Actually, that’s what Jeff Garlin’s mother told Jeff. That you want to talk to the MANAGER! Maybe it’s a Jewish shtick, but my father was full of these aphorisms. Like you need to see the BIG DOCTOR! Especially in L.A., where they’re available. […]