Jon Lovitz beats up Andy Dick

As you may know, comedian Phil Hartman was shot and killed by his wife a few years ago. Here is why Jon Lovitz blames fellow comic, Andy Dick for the shooting:

http://www.dose.ca/celeb/story.html?id=8c80e1b9-a80b-4fd5-825d-9ea8f4f2c3f9&k=78843

The Ninth of Av

"Tisha B'Av, the Fast of the Ninth of Av, is a day of mourning to commemorate the many tragedies that have befallen the Jewish people, many of which coincidentally have occurred on the ninth of Av."

For some helpful links and info about this day, take a step back into the Shul of Rock archives.

Video: Dancing on Wii

Last night, the gang partook in some Nintendo Wii dancing. Noam failed, but Joey triumphed. Moe and Eli watched from the sidelines. I was stuffed under a desk, clutching a camera. Enjoy the weirdness.

Richler Revisited

Old time 'Shul of Rock' readers will recall that the third post to ever go up here was a five question shoot-out I had with author Emma Richler. It was some extra material from a larger interview I conducted with her at the Random House offices for an article that was published in The Varsity.

I am currently enrolled in the final course of my undergraduate career - it is a fourth year seminar on Mordecai Richler, Emma's father. The reading material is immensely interesting, and I have decided that Mr. Richler is one of my favourite writers. If you ever get a chance to read his collections of essays, such as Belling the Cat, you may be inclined to feel the same way. I love his attitude and comfort with the English language.

I should probably get back to writing an essay. Here's an excerpt for you to criticize or ignore:

["...Rejected by his community, and uncomfortably embraced by the gentile world, Noah realizes that “Only with Miriam did he feel relaxed” (97). His emotional neediness – which is common and decidedly natural, is embodied in his desire to connect with another human being. A selfish lover, Noah abruptly disturbs the Hall’s marriage and neglects to concern himself with the social welfare of a woman ten years his senior as she faces the prospect of living off his cab fares. Noah is inconsiderate, often placing his needs before those of Miriam. This is compounded (unfairly) later when he leaves her in the countryside while he attends to his father’s funeral and shiva. ..."]

A Salute

The image above is supposed to be animated, but I think the Blogger software has disabled it.

This post is a salute to random occurrences, wacky rain storms, good friends, crazy live shows, Honest Ed, ice cream scoops, and chips and salsa in the subway.

Good night kids.

White House Talks Yiddish

From CNN:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- White House spokesman Tony Snow fired back at former President Bill Clinton after Clinton charged that the Bush administration believes the law is a "minor obstacle" in the "Scooter" Libby case.

"I don't know what Arkansan is for chutzpah, but this is a gigantic case of it," Snow told reporters in an off-camera briefing Wednesday.

Webster's New World dictionary defines chutzpah as "shameless audacity; imprudence; brass."

President Bush on Monday spared former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby from federal prison, commuting his 30-month sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to federal agents investigating the 2003 exposure of former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson.

Bush left a $250,000 fine and two-year probation intact, but he left the door open to a pardon, which would clear Libby's record.

A Day in Paradise

The Paradise Comicon is a summer fixture in Toronto. The Moe and I had a great time running around and checking out the deals. There were piles of freebies and funny looking costumed folk. Plus I nabbed some autographs and even a Matt Wagner sketch! Click the pics to enlarge them.