The Perils of Live TV
Live is better, whether it’s rock and roll, radio or a TV weatherman feeding pumpkins to the polar bears at the Toronto Zoo. …
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Celebrities
Calling It as I See It
Charlie Sheen is at it again. He’s blowing through the mega-millions he makes for Two and A Half Men by spending it on escorts and cocaine in his ongoing share-the-wealth program. …
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Beautiful, Wise Betty
I just finished reading Betty White’s autobiography, Here We Go Again. It was first published in 1995 but because of the recent resurgence in interest in the actress, it has been updated with a colour photo section and a new introduction. …
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The New Ann Landers
Ozzy Osbourne is a lot of things but a health advice columnist probably isn’t one that immediately leaps to mind. Rolling Stone Magazine has hired him to do just that and I have a couple of samples of the wizened old rocker’s wisdom. …
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The Futility of Attempting to Improve on Excellence
Hollywood movie-makers are remaking The Crow. If I could I would stop them in their tracks. …
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One Lucky Couple
Imagine you’re getting your engagement photo taken in a New Jersey park and you notice a guy sitting on a bench who looks familiar. Could it be? Is it? Yup. It’s the Boss. …
Media and the Mixed-Up Message
Pat Burns is not dead. Neither are Gordon Lightfoot or Walter Gretzky. …
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RIP Robert Schimmel
You already know I’m a stand-up comedy nut. And I am a fan of Robert Schimmel who died this weekend from injuries he sustained in a car crash.Â
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A Tale of Two Women
Diandra Douglas and Michael Douglas divorced ten years ago after he went through a Tiger-Woods-lite period of drug and sex addiction. They had been married more than two decades and had wed after dating just six weeks. …
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Must See TV
At a dinner gathering at our friends’ place last night we got talking about television. One of the gang is anticipating a work/life/commute change and she’s excited about actually watching TV shows as they happen. Of course, that’s no longer necessary in these days of PVRs and “on demand” television channels. But it brought me back to the days of ‘appointment tv’. …
Dr Laura’s Flapping Pie-Hole
Dr. Laura has been dishing out judgemental advice on radio airwaves for 30 years and she’s about to hang up her headphones after this latest fracas over something she said. …
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Changing Goals
Years ago when someone would ask me my ultimate career goal I’d say, “to replace Mary Hart on Entertainment Tonight!” Well Mary Hart is finally leaving the show and fortunately for me, my goal of succeeding her was happily abandoned long ago – so I’m not disappointed that I wouldn’t be considered for the job in a million years! …