Even More Silly Headlines
Part 3 in a series that will go on well beyond any demand for it. These are headlines I wrote for AP wire entertainment stories we used on Panhandle Post in its earliest days. Continue reading Even More Silly Headlines
Updates On Life
Today I am posting a few things to the ol’ blog because it’s been a month (?!?) since I last wrote something. It’s one thing to let a free WordPress blog go dormant for long gaps, but since I’m actually paying good cash-type money for “wentyworld.com” I need to get back at it and get … Continue reading Updates On Life
Anatomy Of A Silly Commercial: Flu Shot Time!
It’s getting to be that time of year when many clients want to promote the availability of flu shots. One such client, Alliance Community Pharmacy, let me try a humorous approach. We’ve done two spots for them, and each one uses humor to peel away the resistance one might have to getting their flu shot. … Continue reading Anatomy Of A Silly Commercial: Flu Shot Time!
“The Ghost And Mr. Bestos”
Last year I decided to create a full-length radio thriller for our KCOW Halloween Special. Typically we just do little vignettes that air in-between vintage radio programs like “War Of The Worlds” and “Sorry Wrong Number.” That’s what we did this year. But in 2018 I decided to do something a little more elaborate. I … Continue reading “The Ghost And Mr. Bestos”
“Handle With Care!” (Or, “Pay The Damn 18 Dollars”)
Kalin Krohe is one of my best friends. He makes every creative endeavor I attempt better; he is my lunch buddy; he has helped me through some of the hardest times of my life and shared in my greatest achievements. But sometimes, as friends do, we get into a good old fashioned donnybrook. Yesterday at … Continue reading “Handle With Care!” (Or, “Pay The Damn 18 Dollars”)
The Kindness Of Strangers
Each morning as I make my way to Radio City for another morning broadcast, I am accompanied by passing vehicles, the occasional dog bark, and…that’s about it. Sometimes a jogger or dog-walker will greet me and I will croak out a “Good morning.” But mostly it’s just me and what Paul Harvey referred to as … Continue reading The Kindness Of Strangers
Music Cities USA!
I have been enjoying Ken Burns’ “Country Music” series on PBS quite a bit this week. It’s a tremendous deep dive into every era of country music…the chapter I watched last night included sections on Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis as “rockabilly” challenged traditional country music in the 1950s. As I’m sure you can … Continue reading Music Cities USA!
Hot Dog Goes To A Concert!
I promise I will go back to actual…you know…writing. But I just had to do one more of these. Continue reading Hot Dog Goes To A Concert!
Hot Dog And Wenty Ride The Choo-Choo
Two years ago this week I was doing something that I had always wanted to do: I was taking the California Zephyr train from Denver to Chicago. I got a genuine sleeper car and everything, and it was truly one of my all-time favorite travel adventures. Just for the heck of it, I brought along … Continue reading Hot Dog And Wenty Ride The Choo-Choo
Donny, Marie, and Partial Nudity
Today on CBS News “Sunday Morning” they had a profile of Donny and Marie. The legendary sibling duo has been selling out dates at the Flamingo in Vegas for years, but this November they’re drawing their Vegas residency to a close. Marie, it seems, is becoming a panelist on the CBS daytime series “The Talk.” … Continue reading Donny, Marie, and Partial Nudity