Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Is Sam Rubin Kidding?

Thumbing through the newspaper a couple of days ago, I came across this little advertisement:

If you look closely, you'll see the quote was written by Sam Rubin, of KTLA News. Is the joke on me? Is he kidding? A google search of "Sam Rubin KTLA" reveals an incident in 2008 in which he was fired as an April Fools joke. Maybe this guy has a good sense of humor? His April 14th KTLA blog entry sounded really sketchy (Title: "Too much body, not enough mud" -- Sam's somewhat sexy spa vacation), but was actually kind of funny. A couple quick excerpts:

My wife and I are celebrating our anniversary; (I know it is an anniversary because she presented me a card with the touching phrase; 'I love you...so deal with it')

And then, in reference to the relaxation of the zero gravity chairs and smooth music of the spa vacation, Sam relays this funny tale:

Later, we went to phase three of this process; which involved reclining in individual zero gravity chairs while we listened to bizarre music and felt the vibrations of the music through the chairs. Oddly enough, I found this especially relaxing and was about to doze off, when my wife somewhat interrupted the flow of the process by announcing; "When was the last time we went to the Bombay Cafe on Pico? We never go out for Indian food."
I like this account for two reasons. One, the comic timing. And two, because I've seen the Bombay Cafe on Pico and wondered about it before. It's over there by Don Antonio's and the Arsenal Bar.

Where am I going with all this? Basically I want to know if Sam Rubin really thought Hannah Montana the Movie was "So Far, By Far, THE BEST MOVIE OF THE YEAR" or if he was kidding. I've sent him an email through the KTLA website and will now wait to hear back.

Stay tuned!


Sunday, April 5, 2009

I Respect This Younger Version of Me


I don't remember this period of my life being one of extraordinary confidence or genius. However, coming across this picture recently made me wonder if it wasn't absolutely the climax of my self expression. Completely radical.