I’ve been working on a list for my blog of the best hard rock/metal songs to wake up to in the morning. As of now, the top spot is between Helmet’s “Unsung,” Anthrax’s “Fueled” or Sabbath’s “Symptom of the Universe.” Read the rest of this entry »

It just dawned on me that I may be actually starting to enjoy wine. Which leaves me only one conclusion: Read the rest of this entry »

So it’s Thursday, Nov. 5 - five days after Halloween. And I still can’t bring myself to bring down my decor.

I have zombies coming out of the ground, gravestones, pirate skeletons hanging from the porch and other associated bloody things lying about. I also have my favorite bug-eyed dwarf skeleton “Eddie” hanging from a tall branch over the lawn. One of the best moments in my life came Halloween night, when I caught an adult in my front yard, taking pictures. Read the rest of this entry »

Oh, well NOW it all makes perfect sense.
TMZ reports today that the reason that the child involved with the 1993 molestation allegations against Michael Jackson could identify marks Jackson’s penis (LALALALALA don’t think don’t think don’t think) is because Michael had a delightful habit of urinating in front of people.
And, apparently, people would look.

A TMZ reporter spent three hours with Arnold Klein, one of Jackson’s many doctors and closest friends. Klein insisted Jackson didn’t molest the boy … he only peed in front of him. And everybody else.
Klein said Jackson also used to pee at Klein’s office … and his house … in front of groups of people.
Oh, that Michael. He was so eccentric.

A friend of mine has been telling me stories about a ghost at her workplace. I was hoping to get a tour at night and write something, but she flaked. So I have to watch other people’s ghosts. These are sort of fun - a couple are obviously fake. But I don’t care as long as they’re scary and make me wonder, even a little bit.

Happy Halloween.

I haven’t been over the Bay Bridge since August for a reason. That’s right - no one in San Francisco likes me enough to invite me over. But I also told you all, back in a column I wrote when they were fixing the thing, I didn’t trust what was going on and wanted to let many, many other people try it out first. To quote me: Read the rest of this entry »

I believe, if I’m reading this right, you can watch the red carpet portion of tonight’s premiere of Michael Jackson’s “This is It” right here at 4:30 p.m.

If not, well … don’t believe everything you read on some schmuck’s blog.

I know nothing about this game except for what I stumbled upon today by being included in an e-mail between bigger Star Wars geeks than I. I love Star Wars to an unhealthy degree, but stay away from video games like recovering addicts stay away from crack. But … wow. This is incredible. Read the rest of this entry »

East Bay rockers Metallica are offering $50,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of a 20-year-old fan, who went missing Oct. 17 after a Metallica show at the University of Virginia.
It has been more than a week since Morgan Harrington called her friends from the show to say she was outside the arena and would find her own way home. Read the rest of this entry »

Soupy Sales has died at the age of 83. While I mostly remember him being the funniest guy on whatever game show he appeared in the 70s, he had a great career. In reading one of his obits this morning, I came across an account of a gag he pulled on his kids show that got him in trouble. It’s one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard: Read the rest of this entry »