Author Archives: JGB

Yikes, upon reflection that blog entry title is much dirtier than I’d intended. Hang with me for a moment; this is a pop culture post, not some repressed childhood sexual fantasy. I have a theory to put out there.I submit that whenever a TV show delves into pregnancy, it’s a “jump the shark” moment, byContinueContinue reading “Jump the…teddy bear?”

…but they all made me do that thing that dogs do: perk their ears up, cock their heads to the side and, if they had eyebrows, raise them quizzically while saying (if they had vocal cords) “eh?”A local TV station is running a “personal paper-shredding” promotion. I really don’t get it. What’s that got toContinueContinue reading “none of these are connected…”

Halloween always amazes. The childlike glee we get at the chance to dress up, play another person, or just make idiots of ourselves, is fascinating. Men in costume are just more interesting than women. For example: a man dressed as a woman is vaguely scandalous and hysterical. A woman dressed as a man? Vaguely creepy,ContinueContinue reading “Post-Halloween musings”

Some days, my job is just better than most. Today was one of those days.It’s bittersweet, of course, since technically, the performance by Chanticleer that I saw tonight was barely half full. I suppose some would call that a failure.I choose to think of it as a special treat for those 600 folks who wereContinueContinue reading “An evening with Chanticleer”

Glory be! At last, I get to write a blog entry about a show that has absolutely and unequivocally nothing to do with my day job.The show: U2’s 360 degree tour stop in Oklahoma, which is winding up the 2009 leg (there are only a few more chances to see the show in the USContinueContinue reading “U2 in the Round”