Chris Rock Just Kills Them

I only got through 15 minutes of Chris Rock's newest standup, "Kill The Messenger," before bedtime Sunday night and my stomach already hurt. My God, that dude is off the chain. Here's a snippet from HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, kind of a preview of the special. I mean, it's almost worth subscribing to HBO just for that.

Take that, Sucka!

From MTV's reality show "From G's to Gents," comes a nasty sucker punch. I've never watched the show, vaguely recall hearing about it once. If you don't want to sit through his rap, the punch happens about 1:20 in.

Walt Disney Presents: Head of Skate

Hilarious take-off from Matt Damon's comments on Sarah Palin. He compared the possibility of a Palin presidency to a bad Disney movie. CollegeHumor.com took it from there...

Naked Man, Tasered to Death

Crazy story, for real. A mentally-disturbed man in Brooklyn, NY was perched outside an apartment, naked, swinging a fluorescent light bulb. NYPD Cops tasered him and he fell face first to his death. What happened? Here's the story from WCBS-TV Channel 2.

Letterman Lets McCain Have It

Powerless

What else is there to do when the power goes out? I nap, which messes with my usual night's sleep. So I'm awake by candlelight only to read and fall back asleep. 6 hours of straight broadcasting is draining. It's not labor but it's not a walk in the park. Well, today I started painting a picture suited for a kindergarten class. Actually, that's an insult to the kids. This is also a good time to play with this new iPhone software and try to blog from wherever.

This one long lazy end to the summer. And those of us without power are getting restless.









iPhone post yo!

Besa Me Mucho

All this Ike work is getting frustrating. So, let's lighten the mood with fun live shot spoiler from CNN. For all I know, you've all seen this. You might say, I've been out of the loop for a few days.

After Hurricane Ike

Oink, Oink

Was Barack Obama surreptitiously calling Sarah Palin a pig, or John McCain a cop? Either way I've got this picture in my head of both of them wearing lipstick.

What The Hell Did You Just Say, Randy Cross?

Jon Stewart Killed 'em This Week!

Wonder What Nastia Was Thinking

So you know the Chinese have been heavily criticized for having underage gymnasts at the 2008 Olympics. Considering they won all those gold medals it sounds like poor sportsmanship... until you see the pictures and start reading all the reports of lies coming out of China. On that note -- peep this funny ass "inspirational" picture:

The Start of Something

Sorry to follow-up such a thoughtful, insightful, intelligent performance by Smokey Robinson on being black in America with such a mediocre display of hip hop culture, but it's blog dammit!! And a lot of people have been "talking" about this one. I'm not sure what's worse: the performers or the production. I've heard some amazing freestlyes in my life. And I've seen better cable access productions. Suffice to say, these guys have some work to do... but everyone starts somewhere, to be fair. Anyone recognize the beat?

Def Poetry Jam: A Black American

Smokey Robinson calls it like he sees it: Black.

My Hero is Gone

Don LaFontaine created the modern movie trailer. You should know his voice. If not, you know his trademark phrase, "In a world..." It's been the subject of countless bad jokes, bad radio parodies, and awful impressions. I always wanted to sound like him. But no one could truly capture the sound. The frequencies that came out his throat could not be copied. His dulcet tones were unique, unmistakable, and irreplaceable. The voice of God has been silenced. LaFontaine, dead from a collapsed lung. He was 68.

This is a rare video piece about his life:

Mister Gustav

A friend said the other day, in his best Governator impression, "The storm is coming! Run for your lives! It'll be raining cats and kittens." Good stuff. If Gustave hits New Orleans, it'll happen Monday most likely. If it turns to Houston, a day or two later. Less likely. Either way, Gustave put my TV station, KPRC Local 2, in a bit of a tight spot (think George Clooney in "O' Brother Art Thou?"). We're now juggling a 3hr. morning show Monday and maybe wall-to-wall coverage Tuesday... plus the Jerry Lews MDA Labor Day Telethon to benefit Jerry's Kids... and NBC has the Deutsche Bank Championship... oh, and a few regular newscasts thrown in the mix. Sounds like fun. Except for the 10k-plus folks who are taking their chances staying in New Orleans. Buses got a lot of the sick and elderly out. Others followed the mandatory evacuation notice and left on their own. But some hospital patients have to stay. And, again, some locals wouldn't have it any other way. As the Count of Monte Cristo said, "Wait and Hope." I'm not saying it's the apocalypse, but this ain't no day at the beach, Tony.

Have You Seen The Cork Soakers?