A possible descendant of Davey Crockett liked to play with matches. He accidentally set a lot of fires. A humorous memoir.
Archive for January, 2009
Hey, Piven, the Show Must Go On
Posted in I Hearts Arts, tagged actor's equity association, actor's union, AEA, broadway play, david mamet, gossip, hamlet, Jeremy Piven, macy actors actor, macy in speed the plow, mamet, mamet on broadway, mercury poisoning, piven mercury poisoning, Piven quits speed the plow, Speed the Plow, the show must go on, William H. Macy on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Jeremy Piven quit Speed the Plow, William H. Macy took the part. Sounds like a diabolical plot to get Macy into the play, if you ask me. The show must go on…with a better actor.
American Idol: The Saga of Crushed Dreams
Posted in I Hearts Arts, tagged actors, america's got talent, American Idol, american idol bikini girl, American Idol season premier, bad singers, bikini girl, Broken dreams, broken dreams on american idol, crushing a dream, dancing with the stars, no talent, show business dreams crushed, singers, the crusty curmudgeon, want to be a star, watch american idol, what's hot on american idol on January 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday, the Curmudgeon offices were bustling but not tumultuous over the new season of American Idol beginning later that night. I had, in fact, never seen American Idol before, but I did not share this information, for fear of sounding superior and raining on their parade of anticipation and joy.
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Give Me Back My Damn Kidney!
Posted in Skewed News, tagged black market kidney, buy a kidney, divorce kidney, how much does a kidney cost, kidney divorce, Kidney transplant, man seeks kidney in divorce, organ transplant, the crusty curmudgeon, weird news, what does a kidney cost on January 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A man sued his wife for his kidney back during their divorce. So what’s a kidney worth on the black market? The Curmudgeon roams the back alleys of the world to report the full story!
Will Obama Presidency Save the Arts?
Posted in I Hearts Arts, tagged Bush, bush whitehouse, Cheney, cost of Iraq war, future of arts, hamlet, hamlet poster, hamlet quotes, I Heart Art, Iraq war budget, Iraq war disgrace, NEA, NEA budget, Obama, Obama presidency, public art, Rumsfeld, support public art, why have art, why support art, Will Obama support arts on January 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The country faces unprecedented challenges, and so does art. In a new presidency, will the arts go dark? What Obama can do and why he should.
Bailing Out the Porn Industry is Viagra for the Economy
Posted in Skewed News, tagged humor, funny, satire, Porn, sex, porn industry, bailout of porn industry, entertainment, should government bailout porn, bailout of auto industry, bailout of banking industry, stag films, storks, IT guys, enterainment industry, depression on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Should the U.S. Government bail out the porn industry? They did it for the banking and automobile industries. Why not porn? The Curmudgeon says, “You betcha!” Here’s his upright, rock-hard reason that really drives the point home!
A Word a Day: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly…and Oh Yea, I’m Dying
Posted in Wonky Words, tagged absquatulate, and the ugly, avenaceous, candor, death bed, food poisoning, fresh-baked parmesan crusted bread, funny, gudgeon, homemade chicken soup, humor, shilly-shally, the bad, the good, word definitions, word of the day, words on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
From his death bed, the Curmudgeon looks at his piled up Word’s of the Day in his email and explains why some are good, some bad, and some ugly.
I Can’t Stuff Any More Stuff Into My Head or I Expressly Ordered Espresso
Posted in Crazy Culture, tagged absinthe, brain is full, cappuccino, culture, day off, espresso, espresso ice cubes, espresso secret, France, humor, learning computer, make cappuccino, make espresso, programs, recipe for cappuccino, stuff your brain, vacation, work on sunday on January 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My head is full. Really. It won’t hold any more stuff today. My espresso machine brought me back.
Black-Eyed Peas, Good Luck, and Then You Die
Posted in Crazy Culture, tagged a meal with black-eyed peas, Black-eyed peas, black-eyed peas and gas, black-eyed peas and ham hacks, Canuck, cooking, die for black-eyed peas, do black-eyed peas bring good luck, field peas, food, gastronomic, good luck cabbage, good luck on New Year's, humor, no chitlins, no pig's feet, southern food traditions, southern foods, wine to serve with black-eyed peas on January 1, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Black-eyed peas are supposed to be good luck on New Years day. Did they ever bring you good luck. What to serve with them, which wine to drink, other “good-luck” foods, gassy after effects, and then you die.
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