Canned Laughter

I have big news for my Dallas/Ft. Worth area peeps! I’m meeting a certain on-line Superstar this Saturday July18th for dinner and YOU ARE INVITED! Shoot me an e-mail at cannedlaffs@gmail.com and I will get you all the deets.

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The following is an actual article printed in yesterday’s Ft. Worth Star-Telegram newspaper which has a circulation of about a quarter of a million readers.
Thieves give Fort Worth wig shop owner bad hair day

BY DEANNA BOYD

FORT WORTH –
It was an apparent family affair to steal hair.
Police say the owner of the Wigs and Beauty Supply, [...]

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Last night we watched the Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Unbelievable. Awe inspiring. Amazing. Of course there was the one fly in the ointment. NBC trotted out that guy who is guaranteed to make me yell at my television every time: Bob Costas. I hate that man. HATE.
Last night’s scream at [...]

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My Grandfather retired right about the time I was born.   It was his habit to take me for outings at least twice a week.  The only catch was that he had a wooden leg, so wherever we went there had to be plenty of places to stop and rest.  We went to the movies more often than [...]

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On October 21, 1979, I was on the Midway at the State Fair of Texas.  On that day, there was an unusually high wind whipping through the fairgrounds.  I wanted to ride the flying swings, but they were beginning to knock together.  My mother who has a terror of heights not only forbid me from riding [...]

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In 1954 The Statler hotel family was facing an unwanted takeover bid. In response E.M. Statler’s widow accepted an alternative offer from Conrad Hilton to keep the Statler properties with “hotel people”. The $111,000,000.00 deal became the world’s largest real estate transaction and made Hilton the largest hospitality chain in the world. It was [...]

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I am working weird hours at the office and trying to get ready for the launch of my new project and trying to keep up with home and family so I’m not posting as often this week. Bear with me while I shuffle priorities and figure out some sort of routine that will allow [...]

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I thought this little snippet on last night’s local news was interesting: Crazy Water Works. For those of you who’ve never heard of Mineral Wells, TX and it’s famous Crazy Water, it’s the stuff of teenage fantasy and geriatric dreams.

Mineral Wells was once a bustling resort town with a military base and and a [...]

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My world is collapsing. My local Nordstrom Rack outlet store sent me a personal note (because we are close like that) to tell me they are closing January first forever. A few miles away and not to be outdone, The Bombay Company announced that they are in chapter 11 and will close All of their [...]

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This one really gets to me. Here’s the myspace profile of Evelyn Mezzich. In 1996 she was driving drunk going 65 in a 35 mph zone and wrapped her car around a pole. Her two roommates from UT Austin were in the car with her. One was paralyzed. The other was killed. She was charged [...]

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