Comedian George Carlin died yesterday, and while it’s been years since I watched one of his shows, I feel an emptiness. Carlin was, as many have pointed out, a rare genius whose comedy never got stale. His observations of human behavior cut to the quick and made us laugh at ourselves. The Houston Chronicle’s Andrew [...]
Archive for June, 2008
George and George: I miss you both
Posted in The Comp Life, shout out on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Suburban Lawn
Posted in the burb life on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Living in the suburbs in the summer reminds me of that David Byrne/John Goodman film, True Stories, from the 80s. In the film, all of the houses look alike; they have the same driveways, the same cars, the same lawns. Every Saturday, the men/husbands mow their lawns with the same lawnmowers. The women/wives compete in [...]
Drag Queens and Skyscrapers
Posted in around town, love your YO, oakland, shout out on June 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Queens
This Saturday at 7:00, the Oakland Center for the Arts is holding its annual Next Top Drag Queen competition and Chinese Auction fundraiser. I just helped Brooke put together the baskets for the auction (she did much, much more work than I did), and there are some fabulous items up for grabs including [...]
