August 23rd, 1961 - My first boy-girl party. Tami Peterson's birthday. my first crush. I think she was 8 feet tall. She didn't change my life.
August 23rd. 1964 - Giants vs Mets, double header at Shea Stadium. I'm there with my Dad. Giants win the first game easily; the second game, not so easy. A bunch of odd circumstances; a triple play, Mays plays shortstop, the game goes on for 23 innings! Memorable, but not life changing.
August 23rd, 1968 - I met Pat on a blind date.
Life changing.
Thank you God.
Thank you Pat.
................okay, I 'm probably completely wrong about the first 2 dates, but not the third one.
Absolutely, completely, satisfyingly............ memorable.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Interview with The Cryptic Comic
There's been such confusion and actual trepidation regarding the CC; I thought an in depth interview was appropriate. Unfortunately, Larry King was unavailable. Bob Costas did not return my call. Edward R. Murrow is dead. We settled for Bob.
CC: First, let me offer my sincerest condolences.
Bob: Thanks. As most of you know, my mother's,...my stepmother's aunt died 3 months ago.
CC: Were you close?
Bob: No, not at all.
CC: What was her name?
Bob: Louise.
CC: I worked with a Louise once; no, actually it was Louis. Can't be the same person. Or, at least, highly unlikely. Not close, huh?
Bob: No, not at all.
CC: Still, it must be a difficult time.
Bob: Let's move on. Your idols, your mentors, whose comic genius impacted you the most?
CC: What a great question. Certainly, Bob & Ray, Andy Kaufman, Jack Handey,and Pope Paul.
Bob: Pope Paul?
CC: Hugely under rated. His timing, impeccable; his sense of the absurd,...delicious.
Bob: Any current comics that make you laugh.
CC: Ernest Borgnine is a hoot!
Bob: Your critics say you're not funny. Your jokes have no punchline, your stories are pointless. They say you should call yourself the "Crappy Comic."
CC: I had an avocado for lunch today.
Bob: That's all?
CC: That's all. Ate it right out of its shell.
Bob: Why should I care?
CC: You asked.
Bob: When?
CC: Let's dispense with the symantics, Bob. You're better than that.
Bob: Actually, I'm not. Can we be done?
CC: Sure, Bob. This going nowhere, sort of like my act.
Bob: Well, at least can agree on that. Any last comments?
CC: Just one last word......
Bob: I hope it's "adios?"
CC: No...a. My friend; you are my friend, right? I'll be appearing on Facebook soon. Hope to see you there. You will be my friend, right? I mean, that's what friends are for. As Elton John said to Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Gladys Knight; "mmh, yeah."
CC: First, let me offer my sincerest condolences.
Bob: Thanks. As most of you know, my mother's,...my stepmother's aunt died 3 months ago.
CC: Were you close?
Bob: No, not at all.
CC: What was her name?
Bob: Louise.
CC: I worked with a Louise once; no, actually it was Louis. Can't be the same person. Or, at least, highly unlikely. Not close, huh?
Bob: No, not at all.
CC: Still, it must be a difficult time.
Bob: Let's move on. Your idols, your mentors, whose comic genius impacted you the most?
CC: What a great question. Certainly, Bob & Ray, Andy Kaufman, Jack Handey,and Pope Paul.
Bob: Pope Paul?
CC: Hugely under rated. His timing, impeccable; his sense of the absurd,...delicious.
Bob: Any current comics that make you laugh.
CC: Ernest Borgnine is a hoot!
Bob: Your critics say you're not funny. Your jokes have no punchline, your stories are pointless. They say you should call yourself the "Crappy Comic."
CC: I had an avocado for lunch today.
Bob: That's all?
CC: That's all. Ate it right out of its shell.
Bob: Why should I care?
CC: You asked.
Bob: When?
CC: Let's dispense with the symantics, Bob. You're better than that.
Bob: Actually, I'm not. Can we be done?
CC: Sure, Bob. This going nowhere, sort of like my act.
Bob: Well, at least can agree on that. Any last comments?
CC: Just one last word......
Bob: I hope it's "adios?"
CC: No...a. My friend; you are my friend, right? I'll be appearing on Facebook soon. Hope to see you there. You will be my friend, right? I mean, that's what friends are for. As Elton John said to Stevie Wonder, Dionne Warwick, and Gladys Knight; "mmh, yeah."
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