Month: July 2001
The show now ends with a a ‘fantasy sequence’ titled ‘Jesse for President’
“Act I traces Ventura’s journey from the U.S. Navy SEALs program, through a career in pro wrestling
He didn’t like the music so he became the DJ and the band booker
“At a show in 1992 by James Carr, for example, it was the soul singer’s first Manhattan concert in 25 years and the club was packed with fans and music critics. But someone had given Mr. Carr alcohol, and after four songs, the singer suddenly went catatonic, panicked and told the audience the show was…
I identified with the fact that it couldn’t feel good to be the ones left behind
“On the subway platform, Miss S. and I waited patiently for our ride home. Four American high school girls came and stood near us. They were impossibly homely, with tacky, ill-fitting outfits, misguided applications of blue eyeshadow, and an abuse of hair accessories the likes of which I haven’t seen since the last time I…
Arty types, top this: Harlan Ellison is outdoing your wacky book readings
“The Man Himself finally arrived, greeted one and all, tried to make sure that everyone had gotten a hot dog and was happy, spent what seemed like an eternity assembling his special podium, signed a few books, then led an assault on the garage door of a house across the alley from Pink’s back patio.…