June 11, 2008

  • WARNING: Scenes of extreme violence toward producers!

    Time now for yet another episode of that high concept/low-rent reality series editor UN editeddetailing the day-to-day dealings of Rich the New York City Reality TV Editor.

    EPISODE 76: "CHUCK! DUCK! IT'S DOUG!"
    Doug, one of the stars of the Reality TV Show, pays a visit to the office.  In short order, he shows his tattoo, sniffs his partner's shorts, and throws Producer Chuck to the ground.  A successful visit, I'd say.
     
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    Credits:
    Rich: Fairly amused yet ultimately bemused.
    Chuck:  Enthused, then abused.
    Doug: For his behavior, excused.

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June 10, 2008

  • Sunglasses at night...

    The other day I scored a pair cushy seats to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band at Giants Stadium in New Jersey.  My daughter digs The Boss, so she's my lucky date.  Our tickets are on the 138th tier, just above the Goodyear Blimp.  Eddie Leibovitz, are you jealous? 

    Ah, Bruce Springsteen, Giants Stadium...I feel like I've been here before...

    [SLOW DISSOLVE]

    Giants Stadium East Rutherford NJ August 22, 1985.

    Wow. 
    Have I been alive this long?  Unfortunately, I'm not one of those
    folks who can boast "I caught the Boss at Giants Stadium in '85, but I
    was just a little kid."  Nope. In the mid-eighties I was
    already pushin' thirty.  My memories of the show on August 22,
    1985 are slightly obscured by time (I'm old, ya know), but a couple of
    moments still shine brightly. 

    --During the encore,
    Springsteen performed "This Land is Your Land," dedicating it to his
    old friend and mentor Gordon "Tex" Vinyard.  Vinyard, in rock 'n'
    roll lore, was the one cool older neighbor who allowed Springsteen's
    garage band The Castiles to rehearse at his home in Freehold.  I
    wonder if Vinyard envisioned that this scruffy young guitarist picking
    out chords in his living room would be filling a football stadium
    twenty years later.

    --Little
    Steven (at the time a former E-Streeter) temporarily re-joined the band
    for a rousing "Two Hearts."  Mark my words Steve, you'll be back.

    --My
    seats were on the side and at one point I spied a jovial Jack Nicholson
    ambling about backstage.  The area was dimly lit and he was
    wearing sunglasses.  He must be from New Jersey.

    [SLOW DISSOLVE]

    And here we are.  It's 2008 and I'm taking my 18-year old daughter to see The Boss in New Jersey. 

    Life is good sometimes, you know?

                                                                            ---Ed Kaz !

June 9, 2008

  • "Which Radiohead one?"

    Time now for yet another episode of that high concept/low-rent reality series editor UN editeddetailing the day-to-day dealings of Rich the New York City Reality TV Editor.

    EPISODE 75: "HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT"
    It's the busy season, and Assistant Editor Jake is forced to move his office.  James' desk reveals healthy snacks.


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    Credits:
    Chuck:  Helped Jake just to get some on-camera time.
    Jake:  A knish out of water.

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  • A KAZ-O-VISION® classic...

    In June
    2007, the drive-thru box at the Jamesburg New Jersey Dunkin' Donuts
    sustained major damage after a drunk driver crashed into it.  My guess
    is that he was trying to get coffee to sober up.

    The
    unit was completely obliterated, taking on the appearance of a piece of
    suburban modern art.

    Yet, as incredible as it may seem, it remained
    operational.

    The locals called it a miracle.

    The Pope was notified.

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June 7, 2008

  • "Somebody was holdin' out..."

    Time now for yet another episode of that high concept/low-rent reality series editor UN editeddetailing the day-to-day dealings of Rich the New York City Reality TV Editor.

    EPISODE 74: "FIRED / EXPIRED"
    Series Producer Chuck and Assistant Editor Jake discover hidden treasure.

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    Credits:
    Chuck:  Never met a snack he didn't like.
    Jake: Snacker/Slacker

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June 6, 2008

  • By Special Request ...

    After much searching, I have located the Zen Guitar Masters of Central Park.  Sure, it looks like Phil Spector and your seventh grade gym teacher, but hey, Zen is Zen. 

    I'm sure you'll recognize the tune. 

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June 4, 2008

June 2, 2008

  • Yet another moment of Zen...

    Freehold NJ, Corner of McLean and South Streets

    T
    hey pulled back the shingles to reveal a ghost sign
    that is both delicious and refreshing.

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May 30, 2008

  • Worst. Gigs. Ever.

    From Friday's Asbury Park Press...

    WORST. GIGS. EVER.

    Top comics share their horror stories.

    By Ed Kaz !
    Comedy Correspondent

    Sure. You see a comedian on HBO or Comedy Central or on stage at a
    major area club and you think, "Ha ha! Funny! Such an easy life —
    telling jokes and getting paid."

    Well, hold it right there,
    partner. Ask any established comic and he or she will quickly inform
    you that it's not always gales of laughter and People's Choice Awards.
    Sure, there's that spot on Letterman or Kimmel, but there's also that
    all-nude strip club in Western New Jersey.

    Over the past few years I asked several top comics to recount some of their worst gigs ever. Here now are the chilling details:

    VIC
    DIBITETTO:  My worst gig? Wow, there were a lot of those. The one I can
    think of right now is the Beefsteak in North Jersey for 500 drunken
    firemen. They threw beefsteaks and bread at me! (Laughs.) Now it's
    funny!

    COLIN QUINN:  There were so many, but there was a gig
    upstate where they chased me out of town with bats, you know, in the
    middle of my act. That was pretty bad.

    GEORGE CARLIN:  My (former)
    partner and I, Jack Burns. We got a gig in Flint, Mich., at the Palace
    Gardens, which in essence was really a bar with a dance floor that had
    acts some of the time, apparently. And we came into work that night and
    the bar was all lined up with people in their work clothes, like cement
    workers and construction guys and — — — —. And sitting at the tables
    was, like, a softball team that had just come back from practice or a
    game or something. And we had to do a — — — — show with our stuff. And
    during one of the nights, someone went up and turned on the jukebox
    during our act.

    LISA LANDRY: Once I was working at Rascals and an
    audience member got so drunk — and I'm so funny — he actually
    projectile-vomited from his seat onto the edge of the stage. And the
    bouncer didn't escort him out of the showroom.

    KEVIN JAMES:  I was
    hired to do stand-up for a bachelor party. One guy hired me, not
    telling his buddies. They thought they were gonna get a stripper and
    they got me. And I had to stand on a chair in the middle of the room
    and try to do my act. That didn't go over too well. But that's when I
    started my pole dancing.

    GARY MICHAELS: I played a cruise ship on New Year's Eve. Unless my name was Jack Daniel's or Trojan, no one wanted to hear me.

    JACKIE
    "THE JOKE MAN" MARTLING:  I did a show in 1986 at The Ringling Brothers
    Barnum & Bailey Circus Training Camp in Sarasota, Florida. I did a
    show for 200 midgets. I got a standing ovation and I didn't even know
    it.

    ROSS BENNETT: I was doing a bar in Canada about 20 years ago
    and there was a balcony that went around the whole room and there were
    people over my head and they were pouring beer on me. Doesn't get much
    worse than that.

    MITCH FATEL: A girl came up on stage and threw up on my shoes.

    JIM
    NORTON: I used to perform for three consecutive nights — four sets a
    night — in an all-nude strip club in Western New Jersey. And it was
    "bring your own alcohol," which made for an even more wonderful
    performance vibe. I would get lap dances in between sets. There were
    always bikers heckling me. I stole everyone's material that I knew.
    Anything to get through those awful nights.

    DON JAMIESON:  I once
    did a company Christmas party and I did so awfully that they paid me
    double because they felt sorry for me. They also fired the guy who
    hired me.

    ROBERT KELLY:  Outside in the afternoon at a beer fest in the rain after a band next to a skydiving simulator.

    DAVE
    ATTELL:  Worst gig is easy: Any show that ends with you thinking, "I
    just hope I make it to my car." Yes, comedy is one of the few types of
    entertainment that can end with violence. I've had some bottles thrown
    at me and guys who wanted to kick my ass. I do not think that happens
    in the Ice Capades.

    Have a great weekend, and please, go easy on the comics. OK?

                                                                            ---Ed Kaz !

May 29, 2008

  • "It's a pastel thing."

    Time now for yet another episode of that high concept/low-rent reality series editor UN editeddetailing the day-to-day dealings of Rich the New York City Reality TV Editor.

    EPISODE 73: "PINK AND PURPLE"
    For Producer Chuck, a TV show is all in the cards.

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    Credits:
    Chuck:  Sellin' it.
    Rich:  Not buyin' it.
    James: Actually working.

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