(Actually, I think Pat Adriance’s artwork was the big draw for this book. Get it? Draw? Har har harrrrrrrrrrr de har har!) Hey! Remember when I wrote a book? I sure do. It was a creatively satisfying endeavor and to my surprise and delight, I sold some. Quite a few more than I thought! Profitability? … Continue reading You Can’t Sell The Last Six Copies Of A Book By Its Cover
I love to read. And a lot of what I read are biographies of radio and television performers. I have read three such books in a row and each one, in its own unique way, is soul-crushingly depressing. But don’t let that stop you! They’re interesting too. Interesting and depressing. Are you ready? Here we … Continue reading Books Wenty Didn’t Think Would Be This Depressing
It’s been two whole months since I posted something on this blog. I’d like to say that I used that time to stimulate my creative mind….but mostly I just watched the old game show channel and drank Mountain Dew Baja Blast. For my first visit back to blogville, I will tell you about my trip … Continue reading The Long, Long Road To The Hall Of Fame
Throughout this article I am sharing a few of my favorite somgs requested by listeners over the years. Starting on Monday, KCOW listeners will be hearing a promotional announcement revealing that the final broadcast of “Flush-The-Format Friday” will be Friday April 24th. Since you are a loyal (I assume) blog reader, here is a sneak … Continue reading The Final Flush
America is celebrating its Semiquincentennial! It doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, does it? Let’s just say “250th anniversary”. Since early this year, KCOW (that lovable, humble, radiant radio station) has been doing prize giveaways to celebrate this shindig. And in my job as Production Director I made a batch of promotional announcements about the … Continue reading A WORLD PREMIERE: U.S.A. 250–This Time It’s Historical!
I read a book this weekend that got me thinking about spin-offs. Particularly, those spin-offs which take a beloved character from a popular sitcom and plant that character in a new place and situation. The book I read was “Art Carney: A Biography” by Michael Starr. I’m saving Art Carney, and his legendary characterization of … Continue reading Spin-Offs On Parade
Look Ma, No Polyps! Or: Wenty Tries To Tell About His Colonoscopy Without Grossing Everybody Out Did you know that February is National Colorectal Cancer Month? Well, it is. So my timing in getting a colonoscopy is excelllent. (Honestly, I had nothing to do with the timing. My nephrologist (kidney doctor) told me I should … Continue reading Look Ma, No Polyps! Or: Wenty Tries To Tell About His Colonoscopy Without Grossing Everybody Out
I have not been a big fan of AI. It gives me the creeps. In most cases, whether it’s a picture or video or whatever, there’s just enough of it that’s unsettling. The AI I do like is for purely stupid purposes. For example, somebody (or bodys) has been making a series of hilarious and … Continue reading Here’s Artificially Intelligent Johnny!
“Around Dodge City, and into territory on west, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers: that’s with a U.S. Marshal, and the smell of gunsmoke!“ -Opening phrase of the “Gunsmoke” radio series. I have been a fan of radio theater from the day a 4th or 5th grade teacher brought out … Continue reading Gunsmoke!
This is going to be one of those “grumpy old man” essays. Winter tends to gin up the grouch in me, even if there’s no snow. I decided a few weeks back to plan a little weekend getaway. Three days and two nights in the Mile High City, the highlight being a live stage performance … Continue reading Does StubHub Make You Feel Like A Schlub? Join The Club!
