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Best. Sister. Ever.

My sister found some old photos and sent them my way…
I remember that this was my favorite shirt at the time — I think it was the chicken-wire pattern. Apparently, I didn’t understand what the photographer meant by “smile.” But I gave it a try.

I don’t remember this shirt, but I love my hair. It proves I was years ahead of the curve on the whole “New Wave” look. I was doing this hair nearly a decade before Flock of Seagulls and their ilk even existed. And my hair needed no chemical assistance. I was the Babe Ruth of New Wave hair; Flock of Seagulls was the Barry Bonds.

In this one, I look like the obnoxious preppie villain in an 80’s teen movie that culminates in a big skiing competition. Again, I’m years ahead of the ski-race loser curve.

Big, big thanks to my little sister for sending me these pictures. I love my sister — she’s the greatest!

I’ve been a fan of the show “South Park” since the very first episode! So when my pal Lenny suggested we take a road trip out to South Park last weekend, I was all for it! I mean, it’s a long drive from Los Angeles, but with two people to share the driving, it’s not so bad. We left Thursday evening and drove through the night, arriving around noon on Friday.

First we took pictures at a famous local landmark.

Turns out, Lenny had dated Principal Victoria in college, so we were able to visit South Park Elementary and even take a picture in Mr. Garrison’s classroom.

We went for a hike later in the afternoon, but it gets dark very quickly in the mountains.

With the show being such a huge success, we should have expected that the town would become a bit “touristy.” But still, we had a great time at Cartmanland.

We did some evening cross-country skiing out by Starks Pond. Much fun!

Until Lenny got attacked by a mountain lion.

That really put a damper on things.
(I’m not going to say it.)
Take your own South Park photos here.

Fred Willard’s sketch ensemble The MoHos will be doing a show March 25th at The Grove Theatre in Upland, CA. Four of the sketches will be ones I wrote, yippee! Here’s a picture of us:

That’s 8 p.m. Saturday March 25th, at The Grove Theatre, 276 E. Ninth St., Upland, CA. Tickets are $20. For information call (909) 920-4343.