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SO Clever!
My main email account is on AOL. This shameful fact probably brands me as an official old-timer, but… well, so be it. I’ve had the account for over twenty years. I well remember buying my first modem, plugging my home phone line into it, hooking it up to my computer, then connecting to AOL for the first time. I’d installed AOL off of a floppy disk ( Read more... ) -
Freak Show
We didn’t go to the state fair every year, but we went a lot of years. Being from Detroit, and with a dad who worked for Chrysler, we always had to stop at the pavilions of the various auto companies and collect brochures. On several occasions, we were there because my sister and/or brother were playing the guitar at one of the performing venues. ( Read more... ) -
On the Beach
I want to tell you about an awful place. A place where masses of humanity are crushed together in sweaty, noisy misery. Think of how a fevered Medieval painter might have depicted Hell, and you’ll be on the right track. I am speaking, of course, of The Beach - or rather, The Beach as it seemed when I was younger. My views on the subject nowadays ( Read more... ) -
Elton & Me
This essay is years overdue. If my blog represents some sort of extended self-portrait, then the absence of this topic is a huge patch of missing canvas. This is all about my relationship with Captain Fantastic, the Rocket Man himself, Elton John ( Read more... ) -
Crossword Solutions
This year, I prepared two separate crossword puzzles; one for coworkers and one for family and friends. Here is the solution for the coworkers’ puzzle:
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The Village
My first show at the Village, Belvedere. That's Joe French, Luke Huber, Irene Schweyer Hublick (a.k.a. The First Lady of Greenfield Village Theatre), and me as the nosy next-door neighbor. For more about this show, keep reading. For more photos, scroll down to the end of this post.
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Crossword Puzzle Solution!
If you haven't given this year's puzzle a fair shot yet, just stop right here! ...
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... or don't stop. Heck, it's all up to you. I hope you enjoyed this year's edition and that you were able to work it out. Here ya go:
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How to Suck Without Really Trying
It was early 1992, I think. I was happy to be playing the role of Bud Frump in a production of the musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. For me, the highlight of the run was the night my brother Frank was in the audience, since he had played the same role several years earlier. But I’m not here to talk about that; the lowlight ( Read more... )
