a three hour tour

I knew broadcasters would not be happy. My favorite response was from the Hollywood producer Sherwood Schwartz, who named the sinking ship in Gilligan’s Island after me.

Newton N. Minow writing in the Atlantic Monthly of his inaugural public address as President Kennedy’s chairman of the Federal Communications Commission fifty years ago, in which he declared -- to the National Association of Broadcasters -- that television programming in the U.S. was a "vast wasteland".

whatever I touch

For those of you keeping track: The Miser Brothers (Snow Miser, above, and his cranky sibling Heat Miser), from the annually aired The Year Without a Santa Claus, were part of the 'Hoo Girls repertoire.

Give me a ring and I'll be happy to sing it for ya. Maybe we can even get she who aspired to be a mermaid on the line.

still speaking of zombies

The King Of Zombies
Originally uploaded by Cåttberry.

I don't know how Zombies managed to emerge as today's theme, but it seems they're crawling out of the woodwork, so I'm just going to take the advice of a friend of mine to ride it, baby -- and promote a locally-produced TV pilot to boot.

This just in from Gaper's Block:

Zombie Prom
Zombie Prom is a benefit party and world-premiere screening for "Fang!," a locally produced independent TV show about a vampire chick and her spooky, kooky hijinks. Dress up as a zombie (or a vampire -- ooh, or a zombie vampire!) and enjoy cheap drinks and the beats of DJ Casimer Pascal and Scott Masson of Office. At 9pm, watch the world premiere screening of the "Fang!" pilot. Doors open at 8pm at the Heart of Gold, 3036 N. Lincoln; cover is $5, 21 and over. (Creepy costumes and zombie flair encouraged, but not required.)

More Zombies @ detritus »

Or mix your own Zombie over at ExtraTasty -- a social drinking site brought to you by the dreamers and believers behind Threadless.com, the Chicago-based skinnycorp folks.