The Regrettes Rock Bottle Rock 2019! One reason I love going to Napa Valley’s annual Bottle Rock music festival is to discover new bands – and this year I heard The Regrettes! Not only that, they are one of Lin-Manuel… Read More ›
Books / Media
Bourdain’s Books! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Feasts On The Late Great Anthony Bourdain’s Food Writing…
Celebrating The Voice Of A Food Lover And Writer… Every Wednesday, I take my Bookmobile on the road to look at new fiction, classic literature, travel guides, candid memoirs and more…today, I want to share the words of a gifted… Read More ›
“Here’s Johnny!” Wednesday’s Bookmobile Celebrates Johnny Carson And The Battle For Late Night!
“You have to understand,” Ed McMahon once explained. “Every day, no matter what else is going on in his life, he has to come out there and be Johnny Carson.” Wednesday’s Bookmobile has the story of America’s “battle for late… Read More ›
Mt. Everest Traffic Jam! Tragedy On The Mountain! The Origin Of The Mountain’s Name!
The Tragic Traffic Jams On Mt. Everest… Look at this picture – what the summit of Mt. Everest looks like as climbers wait in line to make the last few steps to the summit! In the last few months, many… Read More ›
Sleep Inside A Potato! “What The Friday” Has Your “Spud Life” Air B’n’B!
Behold The “Sleep-In” Potato! “What The Friday” Heads To Idaho For A Night Of “Spud” Life! You know the idea of “What The Friday” – I find something that is so funny, outrageous or just plain strange that I have… Read More ›
Wednesday’s Bookmobile Heads “In Watermelon Sugar!” The Lyrical Brilliance Of Richard Brautigan!
“In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar.” This is the opening line from my Wednesday Bookmobile, from the brilliant Writer and Poet Richard Brautigan: Here is the first page… Read More ›
Hilarious #Stefdies! An Artist “Dies” For Selfies At World’s Greatest Landmarks! “What The Friday!?!?!?!” Internet Art!
“Stefdies” In Corsica Fountain In La Course! What a tragic accident – oh wait, it’s not – it’s ART! It’s another “What The Friday” look at the wild and wacky internet, this time an incredible and hilarious bit of “artistic… Read More ›
“Rocketman” Is Here! New Film Celebrates Elton John’s 70’s Musical Madness! Brilliant Creativity! Outrageous Outfits!
“Rocketman”! How Reg Dwight Became Elton John! I have posted stories about the best-selling Artist of the 70’s before – yes, Elton John! Now, a movie tells the story of how Reg Dwight became a “Rocketman”, and I can’t wait… Read More ›
Bite Down On “Food In History”! Wednesday’s Bookmobile Has The Story Of How We Eat!
Eat Up! Have you ever looked at a picture like this and asked yourself: “How did we get here?” Yeah, so did I. But “get here” we did. As you all know, I post LOTS of stories about mega food… Read More ›
Behold A Massive “FATBERG!” Yes, “What The Friday” Breaks Down An English Town’s Clogged Sewer!
Behold The “Fatberg!” Yes, it’s EXACTLY what you fear it is: this week’s “WHAT THE FRIDAY?!?!?!” journeys to a wonderful seaside down in England called Sidmouth: A beautiful shoreline, right? Well, as every good “WTF” story knows, there’s more than… Read More ›
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