tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post116596789752659579..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: The gifts you can't returnBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-68987974800129961672018-11-09T04:10:42.964-08:002018-11-09T04:10:42.964-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Speedypaperhttps://speedypaper.app/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-3092217165964071882018-10-26T04:08:52.840-07:002018-10-26T04:08:52.840-07:00Count your blessings, I have spent the past 7 year...Count your blessings, I have spent the past 7 years working in the high-tech sector. Do you have any idea what it is like to get bright purple fleecy vests with the corporate logo on them 3 years in a row. At least with a TV show you have the possiblity of selling it on ebay.CoolWriterhttps://coolessay.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-86955143173996838872007-12-18T05:47:00.000-08:002007-12-18T05:47:00.000-08:00I've picked some new Christmas gift ideas here. Th...I've picked some new <A HREF="http://amolife.com/beautiful-things/christmas-gifts-some-lovely-ideas.html" REL="nofollow">Christmas gift ideas</A> here. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166155902359053742006-12-14T20:11:00.000-08:002006-12-14T20:11:00.000-08:00I know about a dozen teenage girls who would kill...I know about a dozen teenage girls who would kill for a KRISTIN fleece.<BR/>Just don't ask how I know them. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166111721802366682006-12-14T07:55:00.000-08:002006-12-14T07:55:00.000-08:00I would think that Solid Gold jacket would be hot ...<I>I would think that Solid Gold jacket would be hot on Ebay.</I><BR/><BR/>I know I'd bid on it!Missy Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04467751106385592393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166065455215272932006-12-13T19:04:00.000-08:002006-12-13T19:04:00.000-08:00My hubby works for Sony Playstation - as we joke, ...My hubby works for Sony Playstation - as we joke, "It's not just a job, it's a wardrobe!" (almost all black, of course...)<BR/><BR/>This year's Christmas gift is a margarita set - with a Playstation logo. Well, at least it's not yet another bag.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166046471081622912006-12-13T13:47:00.000-08:002006-12-13T13:47:00.000-08:00Someone beat me to the podcast of "The Business" a...Someone beat me to the podcast of "The Business" about gift giving in Hollywood. It's insane.<BR/><BR/>I would think that Solid Gold jacket would be hot on Ebay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166037139388168832006-12-13T11:12:00.000-08:002006-12-13T11:12:00.000-08:00Trust me, a LIVING WITH FRAN fleece is not an aphr...<I>Trust me, a LIVING WITH FRAN fleece is not an aphrodisiac.</I><BR/><BR/>So you've tried?<BR/><BR/>Your daughter's Craig's List ad was great. But be careful: Since she's going to school in Chicago, she'll expect to take over your comedy writing buisiness... like the daughter of one alderman appointed to succeed her father yesterady... along with the niece of another former alderman (I guess the late alderperson had no children of her own). This woman was appointed to replace the guy who was elected to succeed his father as County Board President.<BR/><BR/>Living in Chicago, we need a copy of Debrett's Peerage in order to read the newspaper....The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166033815578058902006-12-13T10:16:00.000-08:002006-12-13T10:16:00.000-08:00Correction: TV station. My "I" key is msbehaving.Correction: TV station. My "I" key is msbehaving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166033661901910772006-12-13T10:14:00.000-08:002006-12-13T10:14:00.000-08:00A TV staton I used to work for gave everybody on s...A TV staton I used to work for gave everybody on staff a toaster oven one Christmas. The following January, they were recalled for catching on fire.<BR/><BR/>The next year they gave us really cool Kodak instant cameras. The following January, Kodak discontnued both the camera line and stopped manufacturing the film.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166032176654427312006-12-13T09:49:00.000-08:002006-12-13T09:49:00.000-08:00I am the proud owner of a 1980 Black Satin jacket ...I am the proud owner of a 1980 Black Satin jacket from the Solid Gold TV show. That was our Christmas present back then, and being the show go-fer at the time, I actually ran back and forth to the place that was having it made, so I took a certain pride in its creation.<BR/><BR/>I've worn it about 8 times since then so it still looks brand new. I even bought one for my Mom and Grandfather and I'm sure they wore it more than I did (but then again, maybe not).<BR/><BR/>One thing I noticed, is that the people who worked on the show wore it very rarely, while the ancillary executives wore it all the time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166031550988108882006-12-13T09:39:00.000-08:002006-12-13T09:39:00.000-08:00If you go to the BAlly's in Hollywood, everybody ...If you go to the BAlly's in Hollywood, everybody wears their crew T-Shirt to work out. It lets me know who I want to get next to on the ellyptical.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166030742243706212006-12-13T09:25:00.000-08:002006-12-13T09:25:00.000-08:00The Business on NPR station KCRW recently had an a...<I>The Business</I> on NPR station KCRW recently had an amusing show about <A HREF="http://www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/tb/tb061204gifting_in_hollywood" REL="nofollow">gifting in Hollywood</A>.Batocchiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193752396025012825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166020648199694402006-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:002006-12-13T06:37:00.000-08:00Three Cheers darboards on eBay at the moment. High...Three Cheers darboards on eBay at the moment. Highest bid is $36.00.<BR/>http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=cheers+dartboard&category0=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166018573366024332006-12-13T06:02:00.000-08:002006-12-13T06:02:00.000-08:00I was working on LA LAW in the 80's during the wri...I was working on LA LAW in the 80's during the writers strike, so, we had a short season.. commemorated by a Christmas gift of boxer shorts with the logo and the phrase "the short season." They also gave us a logo beach towel. Never quite figured out the subtle meaning of that... so, what... wear the shorts, but PLEASE cover up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166016782611978512006-12-13T05:33:00.000-08:002006-12-13T05:33:00.000-08:00I know one year the SEINFELD producers gave their ...I know one year the SEINFELD producers gave their whole crew bicycles (as did the MAD ABOUT YOU producers to their crew a couple of years later -- who says there isn't a lot of imitation in network TV?)... Meanwhile, Jerry was out buying himself his umpteenth Porsche... But in keeping in spirit with the season, I think it may have had a menorah for a hood ornament...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166016226100902432006-12-13T05:23:00.000-08:002006-12-13T05:23:00.000-08:00I always love that the fleece jackets (and most ev...I always love that the fleece jackets (and most everything else you get) is black. Hey, thanks! A black fleece jacket to wear in f-ing Los Angeles! We lucked out this year and got bikes. I think they're cool, but a lot of people are ebaying them or giving them to other relatives as gifts. It's much better than last year's "We donated a house in your name" gift.EditThishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08006997151039330328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1166004280229588682006-12-13T02:04:00.000-08:002006-12-13T02:04:00.000-08:00Christmas gifts are a crapshoot. What do you get ...Christmas gifts are a crapshoot. What do you get the man who has everything? Why a lifetime subscription to the one and only BATTLE BOY, of course! Just log that special him or her on to www.TNAOBB.blogspot.com and watch their eyes light up!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609267158793860487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1165992694315635532006-12-12T22:51:00.000-08:002006-12-12T22:51:00.000-08:00I am still waiting for my I Survived Ken special b...I am still waiting for my I Survived Ken special blogging Christmas log.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1165985958377493722006-12-12T20:59:00.000-08:002006-12-12T20:59:00.000-08:00And I'll send you your penny residual, Ken--the Bo...And I'll send you your penny residual, Ken--the Boston SIMPSONS station just aired "Dancing Homer".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1165979466593255492006-12-12T19:11:00.000-08:002006-12-12T19:11:00.000-08:00In January, at the beginning of Adult Expo in Las ...In January, at the beginning of Adult Expo in Las Vegas, the porn industry gathered en masse at their bar of choice. There must have been a hundred male and female performers, plus cameramen, directors, editors, and journalists like myself. <BR/><BR/>There was one guy, standing, aloof from the crowd. Shades, shaved head. Suede jacket that had a tasteful THE ENGLISH PATIENT embroidered on the left chest. He had that studied cool that said the jacket was usually a chick magnet.<BR/><BR/>That night, he was steadily ignored. The person who pointed him out to me said "He probably doesn't know that half this room has [done] the other half."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1165977542148485992006-12-12T18:39:00.000-08:002006-12-12T18:39:00.000-08:00Early in my career, I was the Unit Manager on a lo...Early in my career, I was the Unit Manager on a low budget movie called "God's Payroll" that went straight to video.<BR/><BR/>Of course the massively generous wrap gift was a T-shirt that said "I worked on God's Payroll". I actually wore it once. Walking out the front door of my apartment, a large older woman saw me and said, "Bless you, son". It took a moment for me to realize what she was talking about and promptly went back upstairs to change.<BR/><BR/>-NathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com