Several weeks ago… Dear Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me: I have a Michael Feldman bobble-head doll that I won on Whaddaya Know. Garrison Keillor read my Valentine’s greeting to my wife on A Prairie Home Companion. Now I’m looking for the perfect Public Radio trifecta. I need Karl Cassell’s voice on my home answering machine. … Read More “Wait Wait…” »
Tag: Entertainment
Long ago, in a cafe far, far away… George: So, what good movies have you seen lately? Steven: You know, the Mummy series was really cool! I loved the way Brenden Frazier… George: Yeah! That was great! Steven: I just rented X-Files. Talk about a convoluted plot. George: Who gives a damn about plots. They’re … Read More “The Indiana Mummy Files” »
A bunch of us went to see the new movie, Iron Man, last night. The movie practically oozes cool, and Robert Downy, Jr. is great as the playboy arms industrialist, Tony Stark. When I was at Furman my roommate and several of my friends were huge comic book collectors. Iron Man was one of their … Read More ““Ahhh aammm Ahhhhron Maaaan!”” »
For my birthday back in December Laura had given me tickets to Spamalot at the Peace Center. It seemed light April 12 would never get here, but finally the time arrived, and we headed downtown Saturday night for the performance. Any time a beloved work of art (if this can be considered such) is transformed … Read More “Spamalot” »