Tragedy

Broadway actor Nelson Reilly dies

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comic actor Charles Nelson Reilly, a lauded Broadway performer and campy game show guest in the 1970s and 1980s, has died in Los Angeles, a representative for the actor said on Monday.

Reilly, one of the few openly gay performers of his generation, died of complications from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital overnight on Friday, Dawn Altyn, a spokeswoman for the actor's one-man show said.

Reilly's health had been declining for about a year, Altyn said. He was 76.

He last performed his autobiographical show, "Save It For the Stage: The Life of Reilly" in 2004, and a filmed version of the show is due to be released to theaters in October.

Reilly won a Tony Award in 1962 for his role in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" and was nominated again in 1964 for "Hello, Dolly!" and in 1997 for directing "The Gin Game."

He also received multiple Emmy Award nominations over his five-decade television career, but it was his lengthy turn as a game show panelist on "The Match Game" and "Hollywood Squares" that made him a pop culture fixture.

The bespectacled, pipe-smoking actor cruised the edge of 1970s TV propriety with his double-entendres about his openly gay persona. He later speculated that being a game show panelist had hurt his acting career.

He also was known for his roles in the 1970s in two children's programs, "Lidsville" and "Uncle Croc's Block" and the TV series "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir."

In the early 1990s, he directed several episodes of the TV series "Evening Shade," and in the past few years performed the voice of The Dirty Bubble for the hit cartoon series "SpongeBob SquarePants."

The Bronx-born Reilly is survived by his longtime partner, Patrick Hughes.

Wooden spoon prank

If you EVER wanted to prank someone, consider this prank, it's awesome.

The J. Peterman Coat

We got a J. Peterman catalog in the mail today (you may be familiar with the company from old Seinfeld episodes, J. Peterman was Elaine's boss. Even though the show was ficticious, the company is real.) I had to read a few of the descriptions of the clothes they offer. I found the J. Peterman Coat to be eloquaintly defined.

"Classic horseman's duster protects you, your rump, your saddle and your legs down to your ankles.

Because it's cut very long to do the job, it's unintentionally very flattering. With or without a horse.

Although I live in horse country, I wear this coat for other reasons. Because they don't make Duesenbergs anymore."

Seriously, who's on their writing staff?

J. Peterman Catalog Online

Internal decapitation

I thought I had it bad...this poor girl.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18841567/

That's so underground

More wasted time

Got back from Boulder last night, er, this morning (got home about 1:00 this AM). ANOTHER crappy flight, but I gotta tell ya, the view at the base of the Rocky Mountains is awe inspiring. You can just look at the beautiful scenery and know there's a God, there's no way this stuff is made by accident. It was AMAZING.

What else is amazing is the flight I had back from Colorado, it went something like this:

5:10 board
5:23 ground stop in dallas
6:05 delayed at least another hour, going back to gate
6:10 We'll know more at the top of the hour
7:05 delayed until 8:36
7:35 we can board, they lifted the ground stop
7:45 we have to change flight crews, they're illegal now
9:55 (time change) - FREE BEER
10:10 we have a reroute and have to come in from the east, this is going to add 30 min to our flying time, we're scheduled to land at 11:10. I can't wait to see how long we sit after we land, if we land at dfw at all...
10:37 bride to be takes shots because she's missing her bachelorette party tonight
11:09 LANDED
11:39 get to gate
11:42 we can't find a gate agent. We called and DEMANDED one
11:46 we have a gate agent, thank you for flying American Airlines

By the way, the picture of the house, that's the facade for Mork and Mindy. It took place in Boulder. Thanks to the one person who anonymously posted a comment guessing what the house was. To the rest of you who didn't bother, you have to tell me you visited my blog every once in a while if you want me to keep posting this gibberish.

My new favorite song

I totally recommend their website. Thanks for my brother alerting me to this quality song.Http://goawayparis.com

We love to fly, and it shows

So, today was my first business trip since I got hurt back in September and it was an incredible journey. Let me take you through my day...

9:00 - show up at the gate for a 9:10 boarding time. They announce that there were some maintenance issues and we may or may not board on time. Time for a McMuffin...

9:10 - boarding starts, on time

9:15 - I board seat 20F, an exit row seat that doesn recline. After you read the rest of my day, you'll understand why I was in such misery. I sat in that seat for HOURS today.

9:45 - captain comes on and announces that the logbook has to be updated (it's real important) and that we'll be leaving in 5 or 10 minutes

10:00 - captain comes on and says that we're still updating the log book and it will be a little longer, we're bringing extra juice and coffee on board to compensate

10:15 - sit down, we're getting ready to leave

10:25 - we pull away from the gate

10:30 - "we're 12th in line for takeoff"

10:32 - "the airport is closed due to weather, feel free to get up, stretch your legs, use your approved electronic devices...)

11:45 - we take off

1:05 - we land (1 hour time difference, land 2 hours, 25 minutes late)

1:10 - "the jet bridge isn't working properly, we're going to have maintenance performed on it and we'll be off the plane in a minute"

1:18 - "the jet bridge is apparently owned by the city, they've been called and we're waiting on them to show up"

1:25 - we get to exit via the rear of the plane, yes, the pic below is from my flight today.

1:40 - I get to Avis to get my car, they gave me a kickin Surburban, leather, wood grain, heated seats I can't figure out how to turn off, DVD player. I was really wanting to use the integrated blue tooth, yeah, it has none. Has ALL that stuff and no blue tooth? Man, those are BIG cars, don't think I ever want something that size.

2:30 - 5:00 - worked at the church and left and went by this house. Who used to live there? Post your guess in the comments section. Hint - The house is in Boulder, CO.

My next vacation

I know where I want to go on my next vacation. Well, that's not true, I'm not sure WHERE I want to go, but I know WHO I want to plan it. Beertrips.com. These people are GENIUS.

Other news... I got my hair cut for the first time today since I shaved it on Dec 29. Yeah, I was WAY overdue. Tomorrow marks my first business trip since I got hurt. You can bet I'll have a night light with me and that my path to the bathroom will be clear.

Have a swell week.