It was 15 years ago in the Spring of 1993 when I along with Stan Armstrong created and produced Rebelvision: The UNLV Variety Show, thus began our long partnership and even longer friendship (heaven help me). Back then, we were just the first crop to graduate from the fledging Film Department before it bloomed into what it is today. We knew of each other from seeing each other in the department. But all would changed when Stan got word from Boddy Scallion, who helped run the new… Continue

Found out a little while ago from some MySpace friends' bulletins that Mr. George Carlin died of heart failure in Los Angeles, California, last night at the age of 71.

Already said quite a bit about Mr. Carlin, and his contemporary, Mr. Richard Pryor, in my responses to those bulletins there, so will keep this as short and to the point as I can.

What I came to most appreciate about 'em is that they both started out as more-or-less typical journeyman comedians/actors of their day in the early a… Continue

Just a quick shot here. For those of you out there who think the scheduled Presidential debate should continue on Friday, please head over to Demand The Debate.com and http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/economic_debate/?r_by=944-102472-gyWDVfx&rc=confemail, and sign the petitions urging Sens. Obama and McCain to do just that.

Yes, the economic situation is very bad.

But, at the same time, it's damned important that the American people hear from these candidates precisely what they intend… Continue

From my MySpace friend Rule 22 come this video from Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" and a link to his own site.

Please check out both, but especially check out Jon Stewart's hilarious takes on the Treasury Secretary's bailout plan, and Da Prez's analysis of the current economic situation.

Stewart and his writing staff have got both dead to rights, which, given the grimness of the current economic crisis, is actually quite sad.

Be seeing you.



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Thanks to notices that have received from Democrats. com and TrueMajority.org, have the address and time of one Las Vegas, Nevada-area anti-bailout demo, and said info can be seen immediately below. The spelling in the text below is reproduced from the original post on those sites.




Protest the tax money giveaway to Wall Street
September 25, 2008
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Stand with your neighbors and say NO Bush Bailout!
Directions

AT 7 ELVEN ON SUNSET AND VALLE VERDE NEXT TO LITTLE CAESARS AND AC… Continue