tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post2164914780502214508..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Some random blogservations...By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-58779225824246150952011-06-12T19:18:35.304-07:002011-06-12T19:18:35.304-07:00I second Anonymous's Ringo Love!I second Anonymous's Ringo Love!D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49853462631842968852011-06-10T18:11:59.519-07:002011-06-10T18:11:59.519-07:00Thank you! May wife saids I'm full of crap whe...Thank you! May wife saids I'm full of crap when I said this, "Dirk Nowitzki even looks like Bill Walton."Chetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91064961939071634832011-06-10T14:35:06.118-07:002011-06-10T14:35:06.118-07:00Ringo sorta looks Jewish, but, of course, he's...Ringo sorta looks Jewish, but, of course, he's not. Ringo is such a great, great human being - so kind and loving...who doesn't love Ringo? And he's always okay with talking about...The Beatles...he loves to tell stories about "the band." It's Paulie that doesn't like talking about..."them." But Paul always was and always will be a Beatle. In the end, he was the only one who wanted to keep it going, the only one still enthusiastic about going forward. Even though Ringo quit the band for two weeks, he came back, playing his drum-kit even stronger. He, too, wanted to keep the band going into the '70s. Ringo was always an underrated drummer, but listen to his great style that truly was his on Strawberry Fields, Rain, I Am The Walrus, Tommorrow Never Knows and of course, the ending drum solo - his first and only on any Beatles' album - on the jam at the end of Abbey Road. May he live on forever, rock on Ringo, and don't let the Nazi bastards get you down. Well, with your affable, smiling personality, no one can bring you down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18434330870306925072011-06-10T13:26:37.539-07:002011-06-10T13:26:37.539-07:00Ringo's real last name was Starkey (his full r...Ringo's real last name was Starkey (his full real name was Richard Starkey). I don't know if that's Jewish or not. I know I thought that he and Paul McCartney were the only Beatles who looked comfortable on camera (Richard Lester obviously thought so, too--Ringo dominates the last act of <i>A Hard Day's Night</i> and he was at the center of the plot for <i>Help!</i>Matt Pattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-42757062966031281502011-06-10T03:38:39.960-07:002011-06-10T03:38:39.960-07:00Congrats on your Time recognition!!
But I thought...Congrats on your Time recognition!!<br /><br />But I thought I was the only one who thought Lady Gaga looked better in a mask!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-64852592615478897602011-06-09T15:21:38.529-07:002011-06-09T15:21:38.529-07:00Laurie - I can tell you that "Starr" is ...Laurie - I can tell you that "Starr" is already by itself a Jewish surname, at least on the east coast.gottacooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44047250870503562322011-06-09T11:10:25.236-07:002011-06-09T11:10:25.236-07:00Re: Ringo and the Nazi's, was your Jewish comm...Re: Ringo and the Nazi's, was your Jewish community back in 1964 one of the ones (like mine) seriously speculating that Starr was really short for Starstein?Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60212373170629371212011-06-09T09:32:51.473-07:002011-06-09T09:32:51.473-07:00COVERT AFFAIRS? Really, Ken. You must love Piper...COVERT AFFAIRS? Really, Ken. You must love Piper Perabo's perpetual pout. (how's that for alliteration.) But seriously, I gave up on the show last season because it was just too stupid. The cast is great but the writing? Oy. Thought I'd give it a try again, watched the season premier where Piper and her lover boy, whose been shot are in a naval hospital in Guam. Suddenly, the entire hospital staff disappears and three machine gun toting terrorists chase Piper and her boyfriend out of the hospital. What happened to the entire military hospital staff? Were they in cahoots with the terrorists? Is it that easy to get onto a US Naval base, dressed in basic terrorist black, toting submachine guns? Oh, and the final nail that make remove this from my DVR... She's a trained agent. She manages to incapacitate one bad guy, disarm the other one and knock him down. But instead of grabbing the guy's weapon and blowing him away, she grabs the wounded boyfriend to hobble out of the hospital while the terrorist regains his weapon and chases them down. He's about to shoot them just outside the entrance when the lone guard at the front of the hospital shoots the bad guy just in time. I'm sorry if my heroine is too stupid to breath, I can't hang.Michael Zandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43169032833056647422011-06-09T04:23:53.102-07:002011-06-09T04:23:53.102-07:00Ken, will you have any thoughts on the passing of...Ken, will you have any thoughts on the passing of Leonard B. Stern, whose credits include THE HONEYMOONERS, GET SMART! and McMILLAN & WIFE, as well as creatpr of Mad Libs. and author of A MARTIAN WOULDN'T SAY THAT! MEMOS TV EXECS WISH THEY HADN'T WRITTEN, which includes this one...<br /><br />TO: Larry Gelbart and Gene Reynolds<br /><br />FROM:: V.P., Current Programming<br /><br />SUBJECT: M*A*S*H<br /><br /><br />Please clear your calendar for lunch on Friday. I need to explain how you guys keep screwing up M*A*S*HPaul Du canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60644101471924820512011-06-08T20:40:02.451-07:002011-06-08T20:40:02.451-07:00Not only can you return a book to Kindle, they can...Not only can you return a book to Kindle, they can take it back once you've bought it, without consulting you. (They issue a refund.) This happened some years ago due to a dispute with the copyright holder. Creepily, the book that vanished was "1984".<br /><br />If the congressman's name was Anthony Schwartz, do you think this would have come up? I mean, arisen? Oh, never mind.Buttermilk Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430011403223875192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49862761886079150532011-06-08T18:19:27.534-07:002011-06-08T18:19:27.534-07:00"Weiner apparently had a relationship with po..."Weiner apparently had a relationship with porn star Ginger Lee. "<br /><br />This is easily explained.<br /><br />WEINER: (to Political Consultant) I'd like to run for the Senate.<br />POLITICAL CONSULTANT: I think that's great, but you need to approach this gingerly...<br />WEINER: I'm on it!Brian Phillipshttp://ultrasonicremote.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90930365675871412122011-06-08T16:59:26.235-07:002011-06-08T16:59:26.235-07:00And by Kindle you mean Amazon. I want to buy it on...And by Kindle you mean Amazon. I want to buy it on my Kindle but it's not available.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-78416865665214022842011-06-08T16:01:20.968-07:002011-06-08T16:01:20.968-07:00Congratulations on the Time mention. No surprise ...Congratulations on the Time mention. No surprise to your loyal readers, but it's good to see the establishment pointy-heads woke up.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-60063163443519004732011-06-08T15:37:46.538-07:002011-06-08T15:37:46.538-07:00American Pie 4 with the original cast - reminds me...<i>American Pie 4 with the original cast - reminds me of Peter Scolari's Newhart line - "When they went to revive What's Happening the original cast were all available"</i><br /><br />Good actor who deserves more work. I've been catching reruns of the "Honey I Shrunk The Kids" TV series on the Hub (a new family-oriented channel, which I believe is from the Disney folks), and he really did a fine job as Wayne Szalinski. That series was clever, well-written with some nice in-jokes (the family lived in Matheson, Colo., an obvious homage to the great Richard Matheson), but since it was an hour long and didn't have a laugh track, I think many people didn't know what to do with it.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41867498661099711682011-06-08T15:25:57.577-07:002011-06-08T15:25:57.577-07:00I remember a time when even Today seemed more like...I remember a time when even <i>Today</i> seemed more like a real news show. And that was when Barbara Walters was the co-host. Also, there are now lots of female anchors and reporters on news all over the country and the world who come across as brisk and professional.<br /><br />Somehow, Katie Couric never really did. Neither, it should be be said, did her co-host, Matt Lauer. They seemed like a pair of <i>P. M. Magazine</i> hosts who got something on the bosses at NBC and got kicked (sort of) upstairs. (for those who don't remember, <i>P. M. Magazine</i> was a syndicated show where local hosts linked pre-filmed segments--the hosts had a high quotient of fluffiness--Lauer's always seemed higher than Couric's--and she did a nice take-down of Sarah Palin).Matt Pattonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-77553572165950757652011-06-08T15:16:51.888-07:002011-06-08T15:16:51.888-07:00oh awesome, how I miss using you when I am actuall...oh awesome, how I miss using you when I am actually awe struck! If only the wait staff would listen to you.<br /><br />My summer guilty pleasures are Eureka and Warehouse 13. SciFi with a comic edge.... and no "gooey gore-y" stuffSharoneRosenhttp://www.sharonerosen.com/people.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28531730369662848052011-06-08T15:09:53.770-07:002011-06-08T15:09:53.770-07:00American Pie 4 with the original cast - reminds me...<i>American Pie 4</i> with the original cast - reminds me of Peter Scolari's <i>Newhart</i> line - "When they went to revive <i>What's Happening</i> the original cast were all available"Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41888614750113189852011-06-08T14:58:45.927-07:002011-06-08T14:58:45.927-07:00There's a huge ad on the cineplex near or main...There's a huge ad on the cineplex near or main train station in my town here in Germany with January Jones on it and I've been waiting since they put it up for you to comment on her in that movie.<br /><br />You Sir, always deliver!<br /><br />Now say something funny.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936042470523695383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2759679109580281772011-06-08T14:43:07.609-07:002011-06-08T14:43:07.609-07:00Loved the slam at Katie. I think she was a glowing...Loved the slam at Katie. I think she was a glowing example of the Peter Priciple (and there is no weiner joke intended). <br /><br />It's not only waitresses. I bought a bag of dog food at the pet store yesterday and when I set it on the counter the clerk gave me an "Awesome!" <br /><br />I returned a Kindle purchase (unread). There is a place to do it on the Amazon Kindle site. I suspect the two that returned Ken's book read it first, and are just cheap bastards. I knew a woman who used to return clothes after wearing them once. She justified it by saying everyone does it, although she was the only one I ever knew who did. It's called dishonesty.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-11063335618419344442011-06-08T12:46:02.224-07:002011-06-08T12:46:02.224-07:00Ken, now that your home from Seattle, the Sun stop...Ken, now that your home from Seattle, the Sun stopped shining and the Mariners stopped winning. Get back here!Mike Barerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447874605833321732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-41872614718154164812011-06-08T12:35:53.517-07:002011-06-08T12:35:53.517-07:00You can "return" Kindle books? What abou...You can "return" Kindle books? What about that mysterious stain on page 18? Well, I'm not returning mycopy of the real book, though I did order it with a sufficent number of additional purchases that the shipping was free. I'<br />m not <i>throwing away</i> another $2.98 on shipping!<br /><br />@BDodd, your joke presupposes that Roseanne would <i>BUY</i> a copy or two in the first place. She's a <i><b>STAR!</b></i> If it ain't sent to her free, f*#k it! It's not like it's Salmon Pizza for Christ's sake. ("For Jehovah's sake" for all you Jewish white female-hating writers!) (But seriously BDodd, you made me laugh.)<br /><br />@MAry Stella. I'd "F" Scott Caan long before that stick of flesh-covered wood McLoughlin.<br /><br />Also, as every outfit I've ever bought gay porn from sends me pictures from new releases, I've been getting "Junk Mail" in my junk mail for years. And my mailman wonders why I smile if there's a lot of junk in my mail.<br /><br />@"Sally creeping down the alley" So will Ken be getting a Roseanne-friendly you-hate-woman "joke" from you every time he makes a joke about a woman until the end of time? Here's a rule of thumb to apply to yourself and future postings: if you're about to make a Roseanne-was-right, Ken-hates-women "joke", that means you are actually too stupid to post here, but Roseanne will welcome you, until she decides at random to hate you.<br /><br />Someone had to "defend" Pam Dawber from a joke. Yes, we were all wishing they'd have gotten rid of Robin Williams, and instead shot <i>The Mindy Chronicles</i>. Thank you, Mark Harmon, for keeping Pam off of TV. Though, in fact, I hadn't noticed Pam Dawber had disappeared from acting, as the hard part was noticing when she <i>WAS</i> acting.<br /><br />This just in: Paul Revere hates strong women, which is why he told a strong woman that he rode around ringingbells and warning the British that they'd never take away Bostonian's guns, and then arranged for that "Gotcha" question of "What have you seen so far today, and what are you going to take away from your visit?" Strong-Woman-Hating <i>BASTARD!</i>D. McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4949551350272490502011-06-08T12:34:15.729-07:002011-06-08T12:34:15.729-07:00Pelosi hates Weiner! Go figure. Personally, she ...Pelosi hates Weiner! Go figure. Personally, she always looked like she enjoyed the Weiner!!!Chrishttp://skeechmovie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-17505695018678670252011-06-08T12:27:34.888-07:002011-06-08T12:27:34.888-07:00I had no idea about the Time honour until you ment...I had no idea about the Time honour until you mentioned it. Congrats. You are always on my short list of daily readings.<br /><br />You know, the most interesting part of the whole Weinergate thing is watching Jon Stewart try and walk the line between what he knows he should do, and trying not to criticize his friend, too much.Tim W.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-39716844733710366772011-06-08T12:07:02.421-07:002011-06-08T12:07:02.421-07:00Ken, I bought your book for my Kindle. Added to th...Ken, I bought your book for my Kindle. Added to the commenter above, you're even now.<br /><br />Also, no guilt needed where the Beach Boys are concerned. They're the bomb.<br /><br />PatGLex: I used to go to Sand Gnats games all the time when I lived there. Made fun of Travis Hafner, who couldn't hit anything. Now look at him.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />JasonJason Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16378703004144129880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-67681361821664339852011-06-08T10:56:50.366-07:002011-06-08T10:56:50.366-07:00"Dawber hasn't worked much since marrying..."Dawber hasn't worked much since marrying Mark Harmon, apparently by her own choice."<br /><br />Gee, I hope no one forced her to marry him! :)jbryantnoreply@blogger.com