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- Olmert Comes Clean
If Ehud Olmert, the prime minister of Israel, were smart (which, according to the latest polls, 97% of we Israelis know he’s not), he would deliver the speech that follows. Yes, this will be public domain and if Olmert does, in fact, want to use it, he’s welcome to it. I can only promise increased [...]
Sun, 13 May 2007 08:01:04 +0000 - Saving The ‘Hood
The doorbell rang last night, which in itself was kind of an unusual thing. I live in Zur Hadassa, which is a suburb of Jerusalem and I don’t get many bell ringers. Especially unexpected bell ringers. The woman at the door was holding a petition. I had heard the buzz around the neighborhood and quickly [...]
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 18:18:41 +0000 - Like A Bat Out Of Hell
When are we going to get a representative government in Israel? I know people that live here laugh whenever someone suggests something so logical. People shrug their shoulders in the universal gesture of powerlessness and say that it will never happen because the people in power would never let it happen. It will never happen [...]
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:19:29 +0000 - Just Some Questions
I don’t understand what the delay is. With my newfound fame from being involved in the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour; having been interviewed by CNN, ABC World News Tonight, NPR, Chicago Tribune, and yes - even The Jerusalem Post, you would think they would have caught on by now. But here I sit, once again typing out [...]
Sun, 11 Mar 2007 08:17:58 +0000 - Unfunny Comedian
Everybody in the world is familiar with MySpace. If you’re not familiar with MySpace, then you probably aren’t familiar with blogs, either, and aren’t reading this. So, therefore, since you are reading this, I’m going to assume you’re familiar with MySpace. The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour, of which I am a part of, has a MySpace page. [...]
Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:10:16 +0000 - Radio Ga Ga
I want my own radio show back. I had one when Radio West was in existence in Jerusalem. Anybody remember Radio West? They were a “pirate” radio station broadcasting from Jerusalem in English. They played all kinds of music, none of which was sanctioned by the RIAA-EI-EI-O because, as I already said, it was a [...]
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:59:36 +0000 - Clinging To Attention
Yesterday I met with Matt from ABC News Radio. He wanted to do another interview with me about the Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour that is going to be broadcast on some show on NPR in the States. We had a good time. I like Matt, and he’s a very good interviewer. I hope he considers me a [...]
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 07:53:38 +0000 - Starved For Attention
So? Are my fifteen minutes up? The picture of Andy Warhol menaces me in the back of my mind. This disturbs me on so many levels I can’t even begin to tell you. I can think of so many pictures I would rather have. No calls from the press all week. I don’t know why there [...]
Thu, 08 Feb 2007 13:29:56 +0000 - The Come Down
It’s Shabbat. And now comes the decompression time. All the excitement and the attention have ceased, at least for the time being. But as The Grateful Dead so aptly put it, “What a long, strange trip it’s been…”. The Israeli-Palestinian Comedy Tour has finished its first leg. To call it a success seems like such an [...]
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:12:00 +0000 - Comedy No Matter What
There was a suicide bombing in Eilat today. Three people were brutally and senselessly murdered. At a bakery. There’s nothing funny there. But I don’t have to tell you that. I received an email from someone in Eilat soon after it happened. She said she wanted to come to our show Wednesday night at Kol Haneshama Synagogue in [...]
Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:16:05 +0000
