Friends keep asking me what I think is going to happen with the case against Mr. Trump over the wrongly-retained documents. My answer: I dunno although I'm fairly certain it will not end with him being acquitted, the documents being returned to him and the government apologizing for ever accusing him of anything. It's supposed to be a speedy trial but I think we can expect delay, delay, delay…and by the time it finally does get to court, who knows what other legal troubles he'll be in? It may not even be the biggest worry in that man's life.
Speaking of that man's life: Back when he was running against Ms. Clinton, he and his supporters had no reticence to spread the word that Hillary was in terrible health and could not possibly survive one year, let alone four of Presidenting. Obviously, that was not so and later they said that of Biden. I'm not saying that's the prognosis for Trump but given the way he's looked in recent interviews, it would not be difficult for his opponents to sell that notion to some voters.
The Comic-Con in San Diego is 27 days away. I'm looking forward to everything except the fact that, like last year, the main exhibit hall will not be carpeted. That nude concrete floor is rough on the feet. I am well aware that because of that Pandemic thing you may have heard about, the con has to cut some corners to recoup financial losses…and someone on the committee told me what it costs to rent, lay down and take up the carpeting that was there, pre-COVID. It's way more than you'd imagine and not having it is probably a wise way to save bucks…but I can say I'll miss it. Might I suggest getting your purchases done swiftly and then coming upstairs where there are wonderful panels and presentations to enjoy?
You may be following the news story about the wealthy folks who may have perished in that "submersible" that went down to snoop on The Titanic. It's a horrifying situation. I also see a lot of folks online trying to make jokes about it. I subscribe to the notion that you should be able to find humor in anything…but so far, those I've seen attempt it with this matter are batting zero.
Like anyone who loves old movies, I'm a little concerned by the recent shake-up and layoffs at Turner Classic Movies. That channel is one of the few class acts on cable and it would be very easy to ruin it by inserting more commercials — especially in the middle of films — or aping the programming strategies of some other channels. One hopes wiser heads will prevail at TCM. Matter of fact, it would be nice if wiser heads prevailed everywhere on everything.
If you're in or around Los Angeles on July 25th — the Tuesday after Comic-Con — you might enjoy a new performance of Celebrity Autobiography, an always-hilarious show in which funny folks read actual excerpts from actual autobiographies of famous show biz folks. It's at the Groundings Theater on Melrose, tickets can be purchased here and the readers for the evening will consist of Pamela Adlon, Kathy Griffin, Tony Hale, Laraine Newman, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Steven Weber, George Wendt, Cedric Yarbrough and probably others. We recommend going. We also recommend The Black Version, a wonderful improv show that will be on that same stage on July 17. Always a delight.