Charlie Sheen - American Hero

It's finally happened.

South Park "Die Hippie, Die"

The hippies started self-expression

in this country, which led to music

describing the real feelings of teens

through the poems of Morrison and

Cobain alike; finally Eminem created

at atmosphere where anything can be

said and everything must be accepted.

Enter: Charlie Sheen.

Photo courtesy: 20/20

 Major League II kicked ass.

Hot Shots part Deux rocked.

...and 2.5 Men is the hottest

show currently on Jewvision.

(I'm allowed to say that, because I'm black... I mean, Jewish)

"Color-bars" on a cartoon Television

Suddenly we see a man that

just doesn't give a damn.

Nothing is off-limits.

Everything is real.

Honest.

A crazy-person's idea of "honesty"

 Simple.

It's that honestly that people

are having such a hard time

accepting and understanding.

Just because someone doesn't

fit into the mold of modern

consumarist American norms

doesn't mean they're insane

or on drugs or need help.

A bunch of constipated doctors.

The guy is fine.

He's living with pornstars.

... I think he's doing quite well.

Sheen with his "Goddesses"...

His rant on 20/20 reminded me

of seeing Norm MacDonald at

Caroline's on Broadway

two years ago.

Norm: Blacklisted from every Network on TV...

A guy who doesn't give a fuck

about the game or the ladder...

...or whose ass he's supposed

to kiss to keep his job.

I commend this guy for

saying what he believes,

unapologetically.

Even though this is the

5th sign of the apocolypse,

it's worth it to watch

"ordinary people"

get uncomfortable.

Thanks.

- John

Laughter, the Best Medicine...

So I'm planning a tour.

Writing like crazy.

Performing about once a week.

(the most since leaving NYC)

...and writing a bunch of sketches.

It feels good to be creative,

and let the imagination

run as wild as two

escaped chimps

down main st.

in traffic...

Life is good.

The beach is beautiful.

Everything is alright.

Goodnight.

- John

Baba Booey Made the Foo

(my friend "Chainsaw" would say:)

The year was 1997.

Rock music was not doing well.

The Foo Fighters were performing

live on the Howard Stern Show.

As the performance begins,

Stern asks Dave Grohl which

song he will be playing.

Dave responds: For All the Cows.

For All the Cows is a mellow rock

song from the first Foo album that

eventually rocks out heavily.

Stern replies: Play one of your hits.

Baba Booey interjects: Play Everlong.

This was the moment that made

the Foo Fighters a bit more than,

"that band with Nirvana's drummer."

That moment of serenity, with a guy

and a guitar... was almost magical.

Howard Stern got goose bumps.

Adam Sandler used a cleaned-up

(no talking before/during) version of this

very live Everlong performance for his

film (that nobody saw), Little Nicky.

It was the reason everyone wanted

to hear acoustic versions of each

popular Foo Fighters song

from then on...

...but it was never the same.

A Walk in the Park

I went to the dog park with my parents.

We were walking through the woods,

and it let out into this dog paradise.

Suddenly it dawned on me...

People are really out of shape.

They drive their SUVs to the park;

their dogs run laps around them,

free and excited to be loose...

The people stand and watch.

Someone needs to take them

to the nearest "People Park."

There they can run and play

and get some much-needed

cardiovascular exercise...

Last night I had a race with

a pit-bull named Angel.

(my friend Rebecca's rescued dog)

We ran down the beach together,

much like Rocky and Apollo.

I beat her to the finish,

but she beat me back.

It felt nice.

I think she enjoyed it too.

She looked quite happy.

Fîn.

Sessme Fighters...

Today I was listening to

some old recordings I've done.

Namely, my "mantra"...

Then I stumbled on a parody of

the Foo Fighters' "The Pretender"

that I animated when it came out

back in 2008.  It reminded me

so much of the Sesame Street

song, "One of These Things

is Not Like the Others,"

that I just had to...

Here is the original video for

the Foo Fighters' song:

...and my version (sync them up!):

Let me know what you think.

Have a nice day.

- John