I’m in Salt Lake City now, a beautiful city in a beautiful state, in a hotel at Temple Square, where the Mormon Temple is. And, folks, that’s a pretty beautiful place, too. I’m working here in a movie called “The Bagboy”, written and directed by Mort Nathan, and I’m telling you because I […]

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I finally finished, last night, the last of the Thanksgiving pies. It took me a full week, and, believe me, I took no pleasure in it.
In fact, every bite made me mad. It didn’t stop me, but it made me mad.
See, every night — after the pie — I’d say to myself, “Okay, […]

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Day, that is.  It’s another fall day here in Los Angeles that’s so pretty it makes your eyes water and cheeks shake like a 9G wind tunnel.
Every time I see or read about some astonishing level of training astronauts had to go through — like wind tunnels — I always think, “Well, if I could […]

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Today is one of those shatteringly pretty days in Los Angeles.  Nuts pretty.  Astonishingly pretty.  Unfairly pretty.  Clear sky, fifties; gentle, cool breeze in your face; surprisingly clean, delicious air.  Really very moving.Â
All over America, we all take our climates a lot more for granted ever since we fundamentally conquered them.  Miami to Minneapolis, those […]

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Yes, yes, I know, it’s been several (six) weeks. I’ve been out and about, and back in, and out again, singing about the book; and frankly, to paraphrase the old saying, if I never hear the words “spoiled” and “rotten” again, it’ll be too soon.
Just being silly. I’m very grateful to have had, […]

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