This essay, which I originally wrote for my MySpace blog in 2006, has been slightly edited to update it, and to correct some lousy word choices and phrasing. At this moment I am listening to a one-hour internet audio stream of what people were hearing 56 years ago today, on station KLIF Dallas. This is … Continue reading The Big Day In The Big D
Earlier today on Facebook I tapped into my inner wiseacre and discussed this new anti-drug campaign in South Dakota: The internet, as you can imagine, had a field day with it. And I offered my suggestions for alternate state slogans: -South Dakota: Everything you always wanted in a state. And meth.-South Dakota: Great places, great … Continue reading Marketing: Honestly, It’s Not For Everyone
In July I went to Denver and was told by two crack neurosurgeons that my Chiari malformation did not require surgery. It was reassuring…as close to a clean bill of health that somebody as messed up as I am can get. Ah well…America loves a sequel. I started feeling really lousy earlier this Fall. Some … Continue reading Twitch 2: Electric Bugaloo (Part 1 of…)
Kalin Krohe, a couple weeks back said to me, “You know what you should do with that blog of yours? Post all the Christmas shows you’ve done over the years.” I have to admit that’s a good use of this space. What I didn’t realize is how difficult it would be! For some reason, WordPress … Continue reading The Christmas Vault: The Specials
Disney Plus! A streaming service which has scores of animated classics, every episode of the Simpsons, most Muppet movies and a bunch of other stuff. I signed up for this weeks ago, knowing it would be appealing. My greatest hopes for Disney+ were that they would throw a bone to old-school fans like me, and … Continue reading (Walt) Disney+: First Day Thoughts
Not too very long ago I wrote something here on the old bloggerino about people needing to be more civil and kind on Facebook. It’s that whole thing of people being really brave when they don’t have to look a person in the eye. Well, today I got into a little bit of a brou-ha-ha … Continue reading Those Good Old Days
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
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
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!
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”
