tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6296736744000229555..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: My commencement speech to the Class of '11By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-14521863931472111682011-06-07T19:35:13.159-07:002011-06-07T19:35:13.159-07:00We should poll the class of '08 and see if Ken...We should poll the class of '08 and see if Ken's words have helped them in their beginning steps through life--especially these ones:<br /><br /><br /><br />And finally -- Be careful when you say you want your generation to change the world. My generation said that and did – we made it worse.Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50488606248291877922011-06-07T16:42:19.669-07:002011-06-07T16:42:19.669-07:00"Make your mistakes now (short of prison). Th..."Make your mistakes now (short of prison). They make great stories when you're older, and you won't be able to afford them then anyway."Blair Iveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428917942590969429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46989735999447826002011-06-06T16:57:06.424-07:002011-06-06T16:57:06.424-07:00Hahaha! I wish someone had said this to me when I ...Hahaha! I wish someone had said this to me when I graduated!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08228392500337768165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-46827248862259932272011-06-06T11:41:51.759-07:002011-06-06T11:41:51.759-07:00LOL!LOL!Sojourner Marable Grimmetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15995200041688185032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-38006933766555536342011-06-06T07:17:50.213-07:002011-06-06T07:17:50.213-07:00Actually, it should be "Have safe and frequen...Actually, it should be "Have safe and frequent sex...just not on the equipment"<br /><br />(still more useful than "Wear sunscreen")Paul Ducanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-91545198814937023362011-06-05T05:20:18.917-07:002011-06-05T05:20:18.917-07:00My tip:
Take more road trips because the journey i...My tip:<br />Take more road trips because the journey is usually more pleasurable than the destination.Jonah Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03307743575731853498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-26378611613071620102011-06-04T21:46:14.441-07:002011-06-04T21:46:14.441-07:00Possible Friday Question: I've been re-watchin...Possible Friday Question: I've been re-watching a lot of "Frasier" recently and I'm impressed by how genuinely timeless it is. Both in content as well as visually. Other than the size of Niles' cell phone, there's very little in the show to peg it as being from the 1990s.in that sense it's almost the polar opposite of "The Simpsons." How deliberate was this? Was there an edict in the writers room to stay away from all topical references? And as a writer, how frustrating was it to not make Clinton jokes or OJ jokes or jokes about whatever was in the news that particular year?Steely Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48403457838772893392011-06-04T16:38:24.724-07:002011-06-04T16:38:24.724-07:00Now that I'm retired I can look back on my spo...Now that I'm retired I can look back on my spotty, miserable career and see what I did wrong.<br /><br />I was never a suckass.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-35079874406562846342011-06-04T16:28:43.313-07:002011-06-04T16:28:43.313-07:00May just say that any commencement speach that'...May just say that any commencement speach that's longer 5 minutes long is unbearable for the students and the parents alike.Nazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316554604305098721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55380209856294292482011-06-04T16:16:23.868-07:002011-06-04T16:16:23.868-07:00Were I come from, May is graduation time, so this ...Were I come from, May is graduation time, so this is a little late for me.<br /><br />Even moreso, considering I graduated four years ago.Joseph Scarbroughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851086150240380366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-70274236499530562722011-06-04T14:15:00.240-07:002011-06-04T14:15:00.240-07:00And always...if you can't be with the one you ...And always...if you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with! Hey, it got me through the 60s and 70s...why NOT today!?Art Fergusonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30997923173183892992011-06-04T14:03:13.612-07:002011-06-04T14:03:13.612-07:00Excellent advice, but no reason to tell them not t...<i>Excellent advice, but no reason to tell them not to buy SUV's. Only married people with kids buy them.</i><br /><br />And people with multiple dogs. People who live on islands and need storage room in their vehicles if they have to evacuate ahead of a hurricane<br />Women who fish and need to tote long or bulky stuff but don't want to drive pickup trucksMary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-34157863828126233022011-06-04T11:36:29.382-07:002011-06-04T11:36:29.382-07:00And get off my lawn!And get off my lawn!Markusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-73291903502551340442011-06-04T10:44:30.545-07:002011-06-04T10:44:30.545-07:00Don't be afraid to ask a question.
Don't ...Don't be afraid to ask a question.<br /><br />Don't stop thinking for yourself.<br /><br />Always remember: You're the one who has to live with the repercussions of decisions. In other words, live for yourself, not to please other people.<br /><br />Don't let yourself get pressured into doing things.<br /><br />Don't ever let yourself drift into complaining about the "kids today". If you find yourself doing that, you know you've lost touch with the world around you.<br /><br />And... Yes, that music you love so much will be uncool and outdated in 10 years time. Sorry, but it's true.Johnny Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302545167970532080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-48906154374978576612011-06-04T10:35:01.903-07:002011-06-04T10:35:01.903-07:00Excellent advice, but no reason to tell them not t...Excellent advice, but no reason to tell them not to buy SUV's. Only married people with kids buy them.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18069609038372731362011-06-04T10:32:28.466-07:002011-06-04T10:32:28.466-07:00This is a little odd, but I teared up at the fact ...This is a little odd, but I teared up at the fact that there will come a time in my lifetime that new Simpsons episodes aren't made. My entire life new episodes have been coming out...You never know...it could last forever!Ashleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-69373691601014769922011-06-04T08:41:19.954-07:002011-06-04T08:41:19.954-07:00This would have been so much more interesting than...This would have been so much more interesting than the speech I actually heard at college commencement. I can't even remember the name of the speaker. He was so terminally boring I blocked it out. (Either that or it was the hangover messing with my memory.)<br /><br />The college gave Jean Stapleton an honorary degree. My graduation speech could have been delivered by Edith Bunker. A better choice, obviously, since at least I remember her!Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-6928263573068355022011-06-04T08:32:49.139-07:002011-06-04T08:32:49.139-07:00I'm a 70 year old ex-radio disk jockey, radio ...I'm a 70 year old ex-radio disk jockey, radio and TV newsguy, press guy, PR person and California bureaucrat who is now a History Major working toward my degree. God, I wish you had been our commencement speaker back at good old Riverhead High. I may just have the whole essay tattooed on my left buttock and ask to be buried face down.<br />Mike BotulaMike Botulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03280479229678291508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-5830269939590268482011-06-04T07:03:06.021-07:002011-06-04T07:03:06.021-07:00On tattoos, a friend of mine would add - don't...On tattoos, a friend of mine would add - don't get a forearm tattoo that says "Live Fast, Die Young."<br />He's no longer young and can't wear short sleeves.Macnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54420408237754235572011-06-04T06:02:13.439-07:002011-06-04T06:02:13.439-07:00I would add "think long and hard about whethe...I would add "think long and hard about whether you want to go to college, and what you're going for." If only someone in high school had cautioned me that perhaps training for a career working for someone else might not be the most fulfilling route to take...Aaron Hazourihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09106694976443389309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2627784414356945382011-06-04T05:48:30.387-07:002011-06-04T05:48:30.387-07:00May I add, "and if you hope to be a writer, g...May I add, "and if you hope to be a writer, get a job in Contemporary Hit Radio, take an air name from a famous TV character, hone your craft, learn how to be original when it counts and when to stay faithful to the greatness of your predecessors when its appropriate, work well with others, develop a great reputation for being a team player, don't be afraid to take a job outside of writing once in a while, like maybe baseball play by play, and some day, you might be as great as Ken Levine, a man who uses Emmys for doorstops and Oscars for bookends. ;=)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com