Daily Archives: October 12, 2014

Happy Columbus Day, real and observed

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steve

A major reason why Italian Heritage month pops up in October is this event in 1492 (give or take a day, they didn’t have NTP servers or GPS). For the last couple decades, the fair-weathered Liberals (usually college students who … Continue reading →

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RIP: Jan Hooks

Posted on October 12, 2014 by Steve

A belated obituary for a very talented person, someone as flexible as Phil Hartman and Dan Akroyd in all the different roles she filled on the rather inconsistent SNL. I will always remember Jan through the better gigs she had: The … Continue reading →

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