Last night I went to see The Hot Toddies from Oakland at Audie’s Olympic[1] They’re a four-piece, all-girl[2] band that plays 60s girl-group-inspired tunes heavy on irony and tongue-in-cheekiness (“W W W dot whoa-oh-oh-oh dot com”). They were really good and fun and cetera. Great harmonies, too. But that’s not my point. My companion for [...]
I have to say, I’m disappointed in you twelve. I thought at least a couple would take part in the “Conlan’s Great” Challenge. But it looks like you’re all “Conlan’s Great” challenged! Haha… ha… sob… heh… ahem. Well, by their silence, my readers have spoken! You’re not interested in self-congratulatory, metaphorically-masterbatory, audience-participatory schlock. No, you [...]
Recently someone told me this: I think you’re a young Steven Wright crossed with a baby Hodgman, mixed with the casual coolness of Ben Folds, all mixed up in your body. It’s probably fun to be you, or at least to have your brain. It is not fun to have my brain. But neurological anomalies [...]
A few weeks ago I received the 250th comment on this here blog. Floyd wrote: this is a fine blog. … very apropos. In my head, I had promised a gift to the person who left my 250th comment. Then, with my fingers, I promised a gift to Floyd. As a PROFESSIONAL WRITER, you know [...]