Recently I had the opportunity to contribute to the It’s All Comedy: In Theory podcast produced and hosted by Dena Ware and Charlie Spink. Their question was, “Who were the comedy game changers?” Now I don’t have any real comedy bonafides, nor am I a comedy historian, and, let’s face it, I’ve barely got an offhand grasp of the English language. But I do have an opinion. And that, matched with the existence of what I’ve referred to as my “blog” and the courage to type in the face of the unlikely threat of carpal tunnel, compel me to offer my own hastily assembled, sparsely researched, yet rigid and willfully arbitrary , definitive list. Behold! The Comedy Game Changers of the Modern Era.
Read MoreSan Francisco may be small. But what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in congestion. With a city as dense and full of (What some have referred to as) fun things to do, you may think that exploring the city independently - applying your free will like a sucker - will get you the most for your time. While understandable, this line of thinking can literally be described as misguided.
Read MoreHow many movies are never considered for acclaim and are all but flawless in their production. The answer is fourteen. Of course, there is a disclaimer for the methodology. These are movies that fall into, at least, one of five categories: Loved but not loved enough; Loved but forgotten; Pre-1990 and therefore dismissed as an oldie; Not so old that they’re in black & white thereby grandfathering in their greatness in the minds of cinephiles; Not rated R.
Read MoreWith Summer just around the corner (Also just around the corner: Winter, Spring, the aforementioned Summer, Fall, Winter again, Spring again, etc. - seasons are cyclical. So don’t get too excited when your team wins the championship) one might be thinking about some typical summer things to do like taking a free factory tour or go geocaching. But some might be thinking about amusement parks and if they are one…or maybe even two. Well this scientific quiz has been scientifically designed to tell you, scientifically, how many amusement parks you are.
Read MoreNow that you’ve read the first five things for Non-Vegan-Hipster-Millennials, here’s another list for you.
Read MoreSan Francisco has become a town of, for, and by youth. But as everyone knows, youth is dumb. Young people are absent experience, wisdom, customer service, cursive, and the virtues gained from very, very corporal punishment. The result? Activities and attractions that, not even they enjoy (With the exception of protests, of course). Any Google search including “things” and “SF” – assuming your parental controls are active - will render thousands of articles geared toward young adults wanting to have fun in the City. I entered, “Fun things to do in SF for God fearing Americans” and was greeted with: “404 Error/Page Not Found”. Well, take one last sip of your wheatgrass IPA out of that mason jar and prepare to be old schooled.
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