Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 13, 2009
The Daily Buzz And Yogi
Thursday November 12th, 2009 - Orlando, FL   In typical Mr. Lucky fashion, the weather in Florida is absolutely horrendous. Of course it is. I wouldn’t be me unless it worked out like that. It’s chilly and cloudy and drizzly and everyone has been complaining about it since I...
Tags: The Daily Buzz, Mitch English, Andy Campbell, Yogi Mueller, Zubaz, Screaming Yellow Zonkers, Craig Ferguson, Token Fat Guys, Marquette University

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 20, 2009
Quiet On The Set
Saturday September 20th, 2009 - Menomonee Falls, WI   I’m still feeling lower than a piss ant’s pecker. The hardest part of this whole time is not letting it show in public. Usually when I get like this I try to stay away from everybody so I don’t bring them down too b...
Tags: Leons, Jay Leno, Craig Ferguson,

Arts & Entertainment - July 21, 2009
The Undisputed Tooth
Monday July 20th, 2009 - Chicago, IL   What’s THE absolute last thing I want to deal with in my complicated life right now? Is it a violent uncontrollable outbreak of explosive diarrhea? Nope. How about a case of the cooties? Sorry. Maybe it’s a blind date with a transvestit...
Tags: CBS, David Letterman, Craig Ferguson

Arts & Entertainment - July 13, 2009
Red Light Reroute
Sunday July 12th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   Everything seems to be on hold in my life right now. I feel like I’m waiting for a cosmic red light to change to green so I can advance to my next adventure. Maybe I should smack the GPS and see if it will give me a hint as to where I shou...
Tags: Craig Ferguson, Jeff Foxworthy

Arts & Entertainment - March 11, 2009
BLAST OFF!
Tuesday March 10th, 2009 - Los Angeles, CAWHOOOEEEE!!! And I mean that with a capital WHOOO and an even bigger EEEE! I can barely feel my toes or anything else as I hover over the bed at my hotel room directly across the street from the CBS Studios on Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles. Today was my b...
Tags: Craig Ferguson, Tom Green, C. Cardell Willis,

Arts & Entertainment - March 8, 2009
Four...
Friday March 6th, 2009 - Vernon Hills, ILIt’s getting down to crunch time now and I can feel the pressure starting to build. I have always liked challenges and this will be a big one for sure. Can I pull off the scorching set I’m hoping for on Tuesday? I won’t know until then an...
Tags: Uranus Factory Outlet, Zanies, Craig Ferguson,

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 17, 2009
Time To Prepare
Monday February 16th, 2009 - Chicago, ILStill plugging away on my set for the Craig Ferguson show. The talent booker has been super nice in allowing me extra time to go over it and get a flow that I can work with and I really appreciate that. This is all new to me and I don’t want to blow m...
Tags: Craig Ferguson, Zanies

Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 11, 2009
Four Weeks To Ferguson
Tuesday February 10th, 2009 - Chicago, ILT-minus twenty-eight days on the nose and counting until I make my national television comedy debut on the Craig Ferguson show in Los Angeles. Actually that’s only when I’m recording it in front of that good old ‘live studio audience&lsqu...
Tags: Craig Ferguson, Gurnee Mills

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 29, 2009
A Hollywood Hiccup
Wednesday January 28th, 2009 - Lake Villa, ILI hesitated to write yesterday about getting an email from the talent booker of the Craig Ferguson show because I didn’t want to jinx it. I hadn’t heard from her in a while and the thought did cross my mind that I’d been overlooked bu...
Tags: Craig Ferguson

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 29, 2008
Me On TV?
Sunday September 28th, 2008 - Kenosha, WI/Lake Villa, ILBig news. I heard from the talent booker of the Craig Ferguson show and she approved my set! Now it’s down to one more hoop to jump through - picking a date that works for us both to fly to L.A. for the taping. I sent her my avails and...
Tags: WLIP, King Of Uranus, Mothership Connection, Craig Ferguson

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 17, 2008
I Guess I'm Back
Wednesday September 17th, 2008 - Lake Villa, ILI guess I’m back again. I have been receiving calls and emails from people I don’t even know telling me to keep going with my diary so I am going to do it. I appreciate all those who took time to pass along a good word but that’s re...
Tags: Craig Ferguson, Uranus, comedy class

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 13, 2008
Little Big Stuff
Friday September 12th, 2008 - Muskego, WII’ve said it before and it’s still true - little things please me but they also drive me nuts. Big things don’t really shake me either way but the small stuff does it big time. I know it shouldn’t be that way at least according to t...
Tags: Spirograph, Craig Ferguson, Steve DeClark

Arts & Entertainment - July 28, 2008
A Dream Monday
Monday July 28th, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI/Lake Villa, ILToday was abnormal but in a very good way. Most Mondays I’m up extra early and on a train headed for Chicago to be on WLS with Jerry’s Kidders. Jerry Agar is on vacation for a week so we had the day off. It felt good to let it rest ...
Tags: Famous Daves, Brian Tracy, Craig Ferguson, WLS, Zanies