My Dad, the Boss
My first job outside of summer camp was working fast food with my dad. He had been in the business for several years at that... Read More
21
November
2015
When I worked with Jon Lovitz Five Years Ago
When I discovered Saturday Night Live for myself, “my cast” included Dennis Miller, Dana Carvey, Jan Hooks and the power-duo of Phil Hartman and Jon... Read More
17
July
2015
Superheroes and Sailfish
I had an Avengers birthday once. I don’t mean that we ordered a cake with action figures or that we bought some officially licensed Marvel... Read More
26
May
2015
Lessons in Humility
I would draw caricatures of all of my teachers. Some of these cartoons were done out of anger, but most of them were harmless. I... Read More
16
May
2015
A Mother’s Day Story
Back in 2004, I invited my mother and grandmother to lunch. What they didn’t know was that my wife had also invited her mother and... Read More
09
May
2015
Holy T-shirts, Batman!
I didn’t have many “favorite” clothes growing up. I simply had things I wore and hoped that they blended in enough to not invite ridicule.... Read More
05
May
2015
Walking the Line
I used to watch Walk the Line and see a story I thought I understood. There was a boy…a dreamer. Truly his brother’s keeper, a... Read More
22
April
2015
Why An Album?
Why an album? Why now? I’ve been asked that a few times, and those questions confuse me. I guess there are plenty of reasons not... Read More
12
April
2015
A Rabbi Walks Into a Classroom…
I attended a Jewish private school the second half of first grade through fourth. While my mother’s family celebrated the various Jewish holidays and proudly... Read More
19
February
2015