The ConMan

One of my favorites on Curb Your Enthusiasm(NSFW):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o5m_mXadoU

For some historical perspective, here’s Super Dave, pre-Marty Funkhouser, from way back:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KJiSqKkwOs

As I’ve noted in the past, I’ve been to a decent amount of major league baseball stadiums, many of which were part of summer trips with some buddies each year.  For each stadium on these tours, one of my friends disappears for about an hour to snap all kinds of photos of the field and [...]

I am kind of sick of Billy Crystal these days, as he’s no longer that funny, but I was watching one of his old specials on HBO last night called “Don’t Get Me Started” from 1986. There were some funny bits. I always loved his Sammy Davis Jr. impersonation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnzU1t04sxA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dS4XxdDMCYs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyw-vkyvmtM&feature=PlayList&p=16A8205153C79535&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaUHvHkXqSk&feature=related

Nine years ago, in October 2000, I was sitting in my hotel room in the Ponchatrain Hotel in Detroit, alternating between preparing for a difficult hearing the next day with a client I had just met and who was rather intimidating, and watching the Yanks try to wrap up their 3rd straight World Series title [...]