Hello Again, While listening to the John & Jeff syndicated radio show earlier, they were sending "a shot" out to listeners who had called in earlier and gave their names to the producer, for the sole purpose of having their names mentioned when J&J salute "third shift" workers. It reminded me of a former DJ here in LA, who for many years would take down the names of anyone who called in a request, then as his shift was winding down, he would say their names over a long instrumental piece a...

Hello Again, With football starting up, I thought this would be a good time to list team names that I like. Most are from colleges, some high schools. (drum roll) The List: Hollywood, Ca (HS) Sheiks.....Florida A&M Rattlers.....Boston Univ. Terriers.....Indiana State Sycamores.....Whittier, Ca (college) Poets.....Purdue Boilermakers.....Austin, Tx (college) Kangaroos.....Vanderbilt Commodores.....Ribet (LA, Ca) (HS) Fighting Frogs.....Holy Cross Crusaders.....San Diego Mesa (junior coll...

Hello Again, We've all been there. Someone or something angers, saddens or frustrates us all, and we wish things would be different, and we resort to those tried and true words "Just once I'd like to (see)"..... Clean streets and sidewalks in Los Angeles, like they do in Beverly Hills & Santa Monica.....A heavyweight boxing champion that defends his title more than once a year.....A doctor concerned with patients' well-being first and not payments or malpractice insurance.....Both the l...

Hello Again, I was in New York City a few months ago.....It looked NOTHING like a "Friends" episode.....The show may be out of production, but the criticism keeps piling on.....And it will for years to come.....They brought it on themselves.....It would have been nice if at least one of the cast members had addressed the race issue.....I guess they couldn't be bothered with it.....Zola Budd was interviewed recently, 20 years after her memorable collision with Mary Decker at the LA Olympics...

Hello Again, On this particular Saturday night, I stayed home.....I went nowhere, saw no one.....It was divine.....Lake Wobegon is fine.....Soup, sandwich & Fritos was my dinner.....Also fine.....Yankee Stadium is an awesome place.....I was there in May.....I've been to NYC only twice, but both times it's been a great visit.....I'm looking foward to going again sometime.....Tapestry by Carole King is the greatest female artist album, ever.....Sheryl Crow will be one of the all-time greats,...

Hello Again, I read with great consternation that Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig was just granted a 3-year extension through 2009. This comes less than 3 months after he said that he wouldn't serve past 2006. Previously, he said that he wouldn't serve past 1998. What a politician he would make! In spite of his questionable leadership, baseball is in good, if not great shape. The NFL & NBA have clearly surpassed baseball in popularity and Selig must bear the blunt of the blame...

Hello Again, Just before graduating from high school in 1992, one of my teachers told me that in ten years, I would not be the same person that I was then. I'm 30 nowadays, and the teacher was right. Sooo much has happened since then, both personally and in society. So many people have come & gone. Let's not forget all the experiences, good & bad. We all grow & change, and I'm no exception. What I take special note of is the changes of opinion and perspective that I've experienced. For exa...

Hello Again, I repeat, USC will NOT win the national championship.....You read it here first.....The smart money was on Bernard Hopkins over Oscar De La Hoya.....Result: Hopkins wins by KO in the 9th.....If the vote in Louisiana Saturday is going to be invalidated by a court, and proponents there expect that to happen, just what was the point in having it?.....LSU was upset by Auburn Saturday.....Just coincidence, I'm sure.....The Southeastern Conference is the best league in all of colleg...

Hello Again, Aaron McGruder, creator of the hilarious comic strip "The Boondocks", has it just about right in the strips of the last two weeks.....Kerry's blowing it.....An animated version of "The Boondocks" is being developed by Fox.....I hope it does better than Dilbert did on TV.....Dilbert should have been great, it wasn't.....News item: Heidi Fleiss is closing down her Hollywood Blvd. boutique and plans to open a brothel in Nevada.....Comment: it's legal there.....Federal legislation...

Hello Again, The Angels HAVE to win the AL West or they won't have any post-season at all.....In municipal elections taking place in Washington, DC, there isn't a single, solitary Republican on the ballot.....At halftime of the Stanford-Brigham Young game, the Stanford marching band performed a tribute to polygamy.....Included were one man dressed as a groom, and five "brides" of various ages and sizes.....Officials at BYU were NOT amused.....In past performances, the Stanford band has per...

Hello Again, Once again the forecasted cool down didn't happen.....The weather nerds on LA TV have been telling us for 3 days to expect a cool down tomorrow.....And they're saying it again.....I'll believe it when I feel it.....It was sooo hot today that the only things I had on all day were the air conditioner, the TV and the computer.....That's it.....When you're single and living alone, you can do things like that.....Don't worry, the curtains were drawn.....Got a telephone invite for a...

Hello Again, I can't believe that the same guy who made Porky's, one of the funniest movies ever, also made Superbabies 2, one of the worst movies, ever!.....I also can't believe Howard Stern, as part of his movie deal, will remake Porky's.....Why?.....I've made references in the past to my friend Lorna, who is a budding actress.....She's quite attractive, 5-7, long straight blonde hair, turns many heads when she walks into a room.....She's also about 80% legs.....We call her Gumby.....The...

Hello Again, Earlier, I spent over 2 hours working on a blog.....The whole thing was about baseball.....It was carefully & lovingly written, as I love the game.....I also have slow dial-up service.....You see it coming, don't you?.....A friend calls me, and I lose my AOL connection.....Of course I lose the blog.....I was beyond pissed.....I was sooo pissed that I went to the bathroom & pissed.....I also discovered that my cat had left a dead mouse in there.....Thanks a lot, kitty!.....And ...

Hello Again, In all seriousness, I do enjoy this.....It's a welcome release for someone who works professionally as a writer.....Even if someone disagrees with something I wrote, I take it as a sign they care, and I don't take it personally.....Internet reports are calling last night's WWE SummerSlam SummerSnore.....I'll see a friend's tape of it later.....Vince McMahon should take note, though: An awful lot of people paid an awful lot of money to see the pay-per-view.....And the arena in ...

Hello Again, I've always wondered, EXACTLY how many Cheerios O's does General Mills manufacture in a year?.....Or how many are in a box?.....If I was to buy an old British sports car from the 60's.....Like a Triumph TR3 or an Austin Healy Bugeye Sprite.....Would I be able to get parts for it?.....What's the difference between an Indian elephant and an African elephant?.....Smog devices, required by the State of California, are a big joke.....Where do flies go at night?.....I think the comm...