Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger is dealing with a computer crash and a telephone outage at the moment so Guess What. That's right: Not much blogging here today. Regular posting will resume tomorrow.
One of the things I'll be telling you about then is what I'm doing tonight. Many years ago, in a Sunset Strip nightclub called Ciro's, a brilliant comedian named Larry Storch made his Los Angeles debut. Now, Ciro's is the big room at the Comedy Store and tonight, Larry Storch (age 91) is making his farewell (to L.A.) appearance in the same room. Gotta be there.
(And by the way: If you want to be there, I'm hearing there are still tickets left.)
Here's an article about Larry and his appearance tonight. You will also note that among those appearing with Larry this evening is his old co-star from Car 54, Where Are You?, Hank Garrett. Hank is an amazing actor — a former wrestler who could still probably get in the ring and pin anyone reading this. I've worked with Hank a number of times — he's done voices for Garfield and other cartoon shows among the many things he does — and he's a very funny, talented man who's been in dozens of movies. People seem to remember him for a showy dramatic role in Three Days of the Condor but I like to point out that he had one line in The Producers.
I mention Hank because it fascinates me that everyone in my life intersects with everyone else in my life. I meet someone from one walk of life and find they have a connection to someone from another walk of life. I've known Hank for years and he used to be a neighbor of mine. One day when he was here, he saw all the comic books around and said, "Hey, when I was in high school, my best friend was a guy who became a comic book artist. Maybe you've heard of him."
I had. It was our good friend Stan Goldberg.
I have to get back to data recovery and waiting for the phone guy. Back later…eventually…I hope…