http://blog.joelkeller.com Where a writer decides to write for his own damn self for a few minutes Fri, 02 May 2008 16:16:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Why is it that, after spending twenty minutes poking at your gums, shooting pain up and down your body, making you bleed, and making you wish you never got out of bed in the morning, the dental hygienist then decides it's a good idea to lecture you on how you ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/05/02/heres-why-i-dont-like-going-to-the-dentist/ Ever had one of those days where you buzz around and your mind goes a mile a minute, as if you just spiked your dark roast with some Red Bull? I've been feeling that way for almost a week. I think it's because I'm actually getting some sleep. I've been ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/04/17/like-the-energizer-bunny-only-fatter/ I know... I haven't blogged for a while. Oh, well. I'm a person who really doesn't feel like he should be a slave to his blog. I think it might be that I don't have enough interesting things to say to post that often. But mostly it's because I need to ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/03/19/some-new-stuff-for-your-viewing-pleasure/ The writers' strike is over. Most of my favorite shows will be back next month (except for Pushing Daisies, which has been renewed but won't be back until fall). And the late night talk show hosts actually have good jokes to tell rather than their scattershot attempts to come up ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/02/16/ok-everyone-get-back-to-work/ For the new year, I decided to start a new feature called "Dead Article Theater." This is where I'll put essays and articles that never saw the light of day. These could be essays or ideas that were shopped around forever and ever and given the thumbs down at every ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/01/07/an-interview-with-jackie-the-jokeman-martling/ A few quick items: I have a blurb about NJ Devils' owner Jeff Vanderbeek in the January / February issue of Arrive, Amtrak's in-train magazine. You can read a digital copy of the magazine here; my contribution is on Page 12. On Monday, I'm rolling out a new feature on this blog; ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2008/01/05/amtrak-a-new-feature-and-comment-pork-products/ In my last note, I mentioned that Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens had put a letter on his website regarding his bands' absence from New Jersey Monthly's music issue. Well, it looks like he's taken that letter down. Maybe he felt he said his piece and didn't want to belabor ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2007/12/06/remember-that-letter-from-dinizio-never-mind/ One of my articles that got cut from the New Jersey Monthly music issue was a short one I did on the Hanukkah concerts mounted by the indie band Yo La Tengo. It was cut because we couldn't confirm that the shows were going to take place in time to ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2007/12/01/yo-la-tengo-does-hanukkah-and-a-smithereens-snub/ First, let's get the links out of the way: Here is my New Jersey Monthly article on Robert Randolph. Also from NJM is a brief article I did about Fountains of Wayne. Now, here's the video of my MSNBC appearance, which my boss Keith at TV Squad was kind enough to encode so ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2007/11/28/links-and-my-confab-with-contessa/ Looks like my pundit career is "taking off." Tomorrow, I'll be on MSNBC, around 2:10 PM ET, representing TV Squad. I'll be interviewed for their special "Super Tuesday" political show, discussing a new TV Guide article that finds out the shows the presidential candidates like to watch. They're asking me ... http://blog.joelkeller.com/2007/11/26/msnbc-futurama-and-some-music-stuff/