Welcome a TV star from Evil Squirrel’s Nest

Yes, that is a squirrel doing what you think it might be doing. Oh, nuts, I thought after I ripped open my Christmas card from Bill, the wonderful creator over at Evil Squirrel’s Nest. Earlier this month, ESN declared on his blog that he had 20 pieces of his hand-drawn artwork featuring his recurring furry…

Norman Lear startles me on David Letterman

I stayed up later than usual Friday night and caught Norman Lear chatting with David Letterman on CBS. Man, he looked old. Letterman, not Lear. No, the guest in the porkpie hat look positively dapper as he discussed the the period of TV in which he was the undisputed leader in cutting edge comedy. “All…

What is ‘Jeopardy’s’ lost decades?

‘Jeopardy’ has sucked me back in lately. Once every 10 years or so, it seems, my clicker finger stumbles upon America’s great answer-and-question half-hour, and my mind lets it hover … linger … put the remote down … get hooked again. I have to find out if I’m still any good at shouting out correct…

Don’t give me no lies and …

Keep your hands to yourself! So sang the Georgia Satellites in a gritty little ditty that made the Billboard top five when Dan Baird and his mates in the Atlanta band gave it to the world in 1986. You know, younger folks, it’s the catchy song that’s made the playlist of the smarmy date who’s…