San Francisco Mayor,Gavin Newsome, is taking his show on the road. The improvising puppet ensemble, “John Cage Memorial Marionette Touring Theatre” will take off next week on 135-city U.S. tour of abandoned copier shops. This report came from Gavin Newsome, former pole dancer and mayor of San Francisco. Newsome, recently shamed by an illicit affair […]

Finally, Magic Johnson has surfaced through the sweaty hordes of jackass Non-Angelenos to save the Dodgers. He’s got work to do. But at least he understands the town. This will be my first year in five that I won’t have a Dodgers ticket package. It’s a hassle, expensive and frankly, just not any fun anymore. […]

An Open Plea To Frank McCourt So I dressed up the family in Dodger Blue on Tuesday and drove down to the Orange Curtain to watch us get a disappointing beating at the hand of Los Angeles Angels of  Anaheim last night. As a Dodger mini-plan holder I can take a loss but there was […]

Greg Mills can also be read at the Bastard of Art and Commerce . I'm working on a project for work — a series of comedy shorts — that required the watching of casting tapes. I hate casting. I hate casting because the miles of mildly okay actors thrown before a cheap video camera in […]

 Live and Proud from the Bastard of A and C   1). Wonder if directors chairs fulfill a need, other than historic continuity. 2). Roam for wireless coverage. 3). Pretend you are on a stakeout, a stakeout that requires a staff of 30, including a caterer.

Conrad Romo can also be found here. His series on Scientology can be read here A fable answering the question: how’d you get in and why’d you stay?  What if, without reading any reviews or finding it in a guide, you just wandered into a little restaurant and the place seemed nice so you stayed? […]

Members of the PPPM. Frank Modesto is on the far right. Frank Modesto, between 1969 and 1976, was the official spokesman of the Progressive People’s Peace Movement. The Progressive People’s Peace Movement was started on the college campus of San Francisco State University and wielded a great social impact on the San Francisco Bay Area. […]

We at Crackpot Press have obtained the following document that states huge inproprieties and  hoodwinking by the Church of Scientology in order to get tax-exempt status.  Also check out Conrad Romo's  ongoing series of  in which he reflects on his time as a Scientologist. A new story coming out this weekend. This is from a […]

Yesterday Albert Hoffman, the inventor of LSD, passed away at the age of 102. I think this would be a good time to review this short "LSD A-GO-GO." Its a interesting blend of schlock and doc which which chronicles the roots of LSD. The film was originally tagged on to the front of "Plagues and […]

The Derby Dolls take and shove it  for one more spin May 3 for the Championship of the world.  Don’t miss it.  Bring Cash (no debit cards). The LA Sports scene leaves something to be desired. Kobe Bryant is a spoiled crybaby. Nomar phones it in.  Joe Torre has yet to impress me. I can’t […]