Late Show - Regis Philbin on the Marquee

I've watched Regis Philbin countless times on TV and always enjoyed him. That said, I was trying to think of a write up to memorialize him here and haven't come up with anything. He was just a funny, likable TV presence.

This clip is cute because Regis was always trying to get to hang out with Letterman and be friends. It's nice to know it worked at least once.



"Remember Jack Paar took a hike?"

William Shatner Responds

Captain Kirk has responded to RLM's latest video here.

I have to say, I predicted it, pretty much. I said:

Captain Kirk seems to have a habit of seeing the first few seconds of a video, taking it literally, stopping it before it gets good and coming away with the worst take possible. In this video, they start out with moronic Star Trak mistakes before they get to anything substantive.

And he absolutely did that very thing.

The relevant part of the response:

I honestly haven’t watched it but someone sent me ‘the most important part of the video’ as a clip to watch because “Mike is crying because he is so upset.” (Note: I honestly don’t know if this is even in their video or if it’s from some other video of theirs but it is the two of them)

Also:

So what they are doing is using the fanbase they have cultivated into a mob of trolls to get eyeballs on their monetized videos without a care for anyone and nobody has heard of these guys but if all of their videos are getting hundred of thousands of views then they are laughing all the way to the bank!

The one thing I couldn't predict was that there would be a giant medium post "article". And another baffling thing is where Shatner gets the idea that Red Letter Media is connected to Breitbart. Bill creates so many misunderstandings, he should be on "Three's Company".

He wants to complain about online "toxicity" and "harassment"... what is it when you make unfounded accusations in writing? Every principle must apply equally to everyone. He thinks Red Letter Media incited their fans to go after him, what does he think his own fans are going to do in response to this "article"? Is this the dumbest online controversy of all-time? Isn't Social Media awesome?

RLM - A Twitter Beef with William Shatner

Red Letter Media are feuding with William Shatner on Twitter and they explain it in this video.

Actually, I shouldn't say "feuding" - it's more accurate to say that Big Star William Shatner is bullying Everyman Mike Stoklasa.


[Oh nice, it's that thing where blogspot doesn't allow embedding again.]

The two leading theories on this are that Shatner is either an "out of it" old man and doesn't understand what he's saying or that he's a troll who's doing it on purpose. Having watched this video, I think both are completely valid and can't decide. I think I lean slightly toward him not knowing what's going on.

Here's the meta of this video that I enjoy... Captain Kirk seems to have a habit of seeing the first few seconds of a video, taking it literally, stopping it before it gets good and coming away with the worst take possible. In this video, they start out with moronic Star Trak mistakes before they get to anything substantive. Seems like we're on a collision course with wackiness!

A Brief History of Ice

The Fake Chef

A guy fools local news shows into thinking he's a real chef with a real book and gets on the air.

Neil Armstrong Interview

Famously, after walking on the Moon, Neil Armstrong basically became a hermit and retired from all public life. I mean, he still led a normal life - he was a college professor, for example and I wish I had taken that class - but I don't think ever in my life have I ever seen him on TV or in an interview.

So when I saw this modern interview... on youtube, no less... after he's already died, it seemed unreal to me. I watched this interview half convinced that it was a hoax. I haven't seen any photos of Neil Armstrong post-1969 so how can you tell?

Anyways, there's no new information in this interview, I post it simply because its very existence is amazing.