I was saddened to hear about the passing of my old friend Dolly Parton. I first met Dolly many years ago, back when Chainsaw Chicken was just getting started. I was backstage at the Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre and Alligator Ranch in Florida when Dolly spotted me. She stopped, looked me over for a moment, […]
WOKE 1 ≠ WOKE 2
There seems to be considerable confusion lately concerning Woke 1 and Woke 2. I know because I was confused myself until I did some research, and now I’m confused at a much higher level. Woke 1 is what most people traditionally think of as woke. It emphasizes awareness, inclusion and being sensitive to things you […]
Yogi, is that you?
I was taking a nature walk in the mountains of Idaho during my summer vacation. It was a beautiful day—comfortable weather, bright sunshine, birds chirping, and somewhere in the distance I could hear a small creek happily bubbling along. As the trail wound through the woods, I rounded a bend and spotted a bear digging […]