Well, last night's Johnny Carson rerun on Antenna TV advertised "Comedian Dave Barry" as a guest but it wasn't the Dave Barry I was expecting. It was the funny author, not the funny stand-up. Sorry for the false alarm.
Former Speaker of the House John Boehner was asked about Ted Cruz. He described him as "Lucifer in the flesh" and said, "I have never worked with a more miserable son of a bitch in my life." There's a ringing endorsement.
Donald Trump reminds me a lot of an agent I used to run into — a guy who kept badgering me to leave my agent (who I thought was doing a terrific job for me) to sign with him. He kept telling me that whatever job I had was not good enough for me and whatever they were paying me was "shit money" compared to what he'd get for me. It was his automatic response to everything…and it never struck me as connecting with reality. He had no idea how he was going to get Hanna-Barbera to pay me five times what they paid anyone else for comparable work but he would because he was so tough and such a skilled negotiator. I think one of the wiser things I've done in my life was never to entrust my career to this guy.
Matt Taibbi writes about a big missed opportunity for Bernie Sanders.
Things aren't going well for Bill Cosby. I get the feeling that the whole defense is going to come down to the question, "Do you really want to condemn this poor, sick old man to die in prison?" The answer from many will be yes.
Carl Reiner is being honored this weekend at the TCM Film Festival. Frankly, I think Carl Reiner should be honored every weekend and also on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and even Fridays. Here's a brief recent interview.
I will be back to you when the phone stops ringing and certain deadlines are met.