Taking it easy this year – how can you trick or treat with Wilma, Katrina, Scooter and Prop. 77 on your mind?

Oh, let’s not forget our troops stationed around the world preserving THIS way of life.

Pretty good for me – and I drove a Pinto in high school, wasn’t invited to prom and spoke to a sport psychologist about it.

Hot today out in the Valley, high 80’s sounds right – may do some cardia and/or a session with my gravity boots.

Is memory a sense? Should be. Think about it and you’ll understand.

Sorry for getting all Lance Burton on you. But each Halloween I’ve become increasingly more involved in ESP and board games.

Was honored to be on stage last night at the Comedy Store. In the tradition of Sam Kinison and Freddie Prinze Sr., I was the comedian selected to bring in the changing of the clocks – on stage from 1:42am – 1:17am.

Darn, forgot to set back cell phone. Now my voicemail is completely outta whack.

Just like this time themed passage.

For all fans of Windy City Heat, the DVD is coming along and the Ding-Dong Show is in production.

Gonna hook up with Don Barris and crew for the next project, currently we’re in talks regarding creative direction and such.

Also Dragon Boy Suede, this guy is doing stuff – ep just dropped (literally, kitchen floor, promotional copy) and the buzz is out there – play the part and PAY-PAL your dues.

And in non-related news, MTV’s Austin Stories is back and available on EBAY – DVD quality on a DVD! – Relive those afternoons with Chip, Howard and Laura.

And while you’re at it, here’s BS’s profile on MySpace.

Another big win for UCLA, USC and the city of Los Angeles – Oh, not because Washington State was pounded at the Coliseum on ABC with Snoop Dogg in the End Zone.

Also not because the Westwood Bruins came back from certain defeat up on the Farm at Stanford for a HUGE victory.

Nope.

Not at all.

The elation felt today was on behalf of Dodger owner Frank McCourt for finally coming to his senses and canning young punk GM Paul Depodesta.

How dare “Depo” trade my friend Paul Lo Duca, then take whatever Dodger tradition we had left, light it on fire and throw it along the hillside high above Chavez Ravine charring several acres and displacing twenty-six historic families living amongst an ancient traditional migrant settlement.

The nightmare is over.

Penguin, Garvey, Sax, Gibby and Tom Niedenfuer – it’s now safe to come back home.

No major shows thru the Halloween weekend. Taking it easy, handling personal business: gas for car, exercise, set clock back and watch the Laff-a-Lympic marathon on Noggin.

Monday I return to the Fox lot gearing up for the holiday season – 2006 is gonna rock!

Marathoner’s mind with a sprinter’s spirituality – that’s why I have respect, but not much else.

Baseball is fun. Especially catch and pepper.

Tailed off towards the end, busy gotta run.

More nonsense later…

Hate to say it, she was not easy on the eye. And that reason alone should’ve kept her off our people’s court in the first place.

Rachel Dratch at SNL is not taking the news all too well – she’s talented and will come up with another character soon.

Again, Dratch you are funny and will only look like Miers if and when you turn 97.

Dratch? – Jeez, I’m now addressing comedic actresses by their last name.

Have I arrived or what?

Kelly was my friend, met him in Seattle ten years ago, we had LA and baseball in common – he too, played a little hardball after high school down in Orange County.

Last night in his sleep, Kelly passed away, he was only 46. He had been living and working in the comedy business out of Amarillo, Texas with his family for the last five or six years.

Who knows? – his heart had some problems, I’m not a doctor.

But Kelly was funny, a heavy hitter – faces, expressions, words, keyboard and power. Was new to comedy and Seattle when I first saw him around the Underground in Pioneer Square or Crossroads in Tacoma. After a year or so of steering clear (goatees and height frighten me), he said I was funny.

Cool. And that meant something to a young performer. To have a closer, a guy who understands the biz say you’re doing ok and to keep it up.

Then down here in LA around the late-90’s – letting comedians from Seattle hang with him, talking comedy and having solid belly laughs.

Guys like Teina Manu, the late Mitch Hedberg, Chard Hogan, Yoshi, Josh Wolf and myself – we all learned from the master, Kelly.

Years before and never a household name, he played piano at the Comedy Store in Hollywood. Influenced and influencing names such as Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay and Jim Carrey before going solo behind the mic himself.

Read this<--that - Kelly is quoted prominently throughout the piece.

Those years, those nights, those stories were all passed down to guys like me.

Sure he had issues and his share of quirks, just like anybody else. But man, this guy worked the road hard, hell gigs in Montana and deep Canada.

So there you go. Kelly Moran was a solid guy, really got comedy and cared about those who cared about it.

Gonna miss him.

Wham Bam Thank You Mam, Wilma came and left – Now to the hurricane…

Cheap and cheesy, I know – 3.2 million people with no electric, gonna be fine as Jeb Bush goes on the offensive.

We’re just in a bad cycle, that’s all – This is the Atlantic Ocean’s version of El Nino.

The upcoming 50 Cent movie, Get Rich or Die Trying is 8 Mile meets Hustle and Flow.

That’s how it’s done Variety! – if it bleeds it leads!

Sister is back from Europe with a German accent – Madonna Paltrow would be proud.

I’m letting a friend stay with me for a while. I think he was in the Israeli Army. He doesn’t like to talk about it.

He’s training me to be a machine, don’t cross us! – we’ll go after our own. It’s that serious.

Brody: back on Lean System 7!

Biosil works, just ask collagen and follicles – My knuckle hair is back AND in full bloom.

USC wins, UCLA wins and so do the Sox, plus I’m happy with the Dodgers interviewing Kirk Gibson and Orel Hershiser for their vacant managerial position – though I’d be happier if they could entice Bobby Valentine back from Japan.

Thank You, I’ve been Frank DeFord.

Great show last night at Hollywood Center Studios with Paul F. Tompkins and David Alan Grier – we were taping the eventual return of The List to VH-1.

Two soundstages down? – HBO’s first ever single camera sitcom, Lucky Louie starring Louie CK, Jim Norton, Laura Kightlinger, Rick Shapiro and others – Mike Royce is involved, you should know that name and he knows mine!

Saw Norton before, he was in costume – I was sprinting to the old I Love Lucy set, excited to entertain teens from Brea and friends of crew – my costume was Nikes from the Adidas store and lemon based Witch Hazel.

Earlier today, knocked out Bed Bath and Beyond, Sportsmart and The Good Guys all in one parking spot – hand held shower massager, three soft Backyard Gems, plus Dog the Bounty Hunter’s DVD featuring his favorite episodes from season one.