The obit earlier today for Nick Cuti prompted a friend of mine to say to me, mostly tongue-in-cheek I hope, "Gee, Evanier…maybe you're a jinx. It seems like every time I go to your blog, I find out that someone else you know has died." Well, that's one way to look at it. Another is that I know an awful lot of people. If I knew half as many people, then you'd read about half as many people I know dying.
Back in this message, I recommended a little Italian cafeteria out in Canoga Park, CA called Grandi Italiani. I just deleted a more recent message that said the place was closing due to lack of business. That was true enough when I posted it but the owner changed his mind and it's still open. If you get out that way, give it a try. Here's its website.
Fans of Stan Freberg should be alerted that Heritage Auctions is about to offer some items from his past including script and photos. Take a look. It never hurts to own something from a genuine comedy genius…and for my money, there aren't that many of them around these days.