In April of 1984 my grandfather Juan Placencia was brutally murdered. Three boys attacked him at his home in the early hours of the morning. After stabbing him repeatedly they proceeded to rob him of $130 cash and a TV they later sold for 20 bucks. According to the testimony of his attackers, my grandfather [...]
Archive for March, 2007
28 Mar
The Big News
It’s very rare you find a job you not only love doing, but also love the people you work with. It’s also pretty rare to get a chance to do what you’ve always dreamed of and, again, love the people you get to do chase that dream with.
Even rarer than both of those situations, though, [...]
26 Mar
A “Helpful” Rhyme
Today I drove past the fire department and they had a sign out front that read
GET OUT QUICK IF THE SMOKE IS THICK
I guess they’re trying to be cute and rhyme and everything but I think an even more effective sign, and wiser advice, would be
IF YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE THEN GET OUT
I mean, [...]
24 Mar
No, No, NO!!
When I woke up this morning, a fishing show was ending on ESPN. After the final credits rolled, a bumper came on proclaiming ESPN the “home of every sport.” Um….
FISHING IS NOT A SPORT!!!!
There are a lot of “sports” out there that really push using the term, but there is nothing you can say to [...]
18 Mar
Up with Whitey. And Men.
This blog may seem a little disjointed and for good reason. I am still in a state of shock and can’t believe what I went through and witnessed last night. One of the only things worse than seeing a major injustice is the feeling of utter helplessness in knowing there is nothing you can do [...]
17 Mar
Recycled Paper
Yesterday Dad took me out for breakfast. When we came in we saw a lady there who said hello to us and she looked really familiar. I wanted to ask Dad who she was, but it’s a small place and it was really quiet in there; she was sitting at the table right next to [...]
17 Mar
Kiss Me, Apparently I’m Irish
One of my stand-up jokes talks about my ethnicity and how people sometimes have a hard time guessing that I am Mexican, American Indian, German, and Dutch just by looking at me. Well, I can now add Irish to the list.
I actually found out a couple of months ago when Mom told me we have [...]
16 Mar
Funky BREWSTER
There was a guy working at Gotee Records while I was there named Brewster and he’s pretty much one of the coolest guys I know. You know the kind of person I’m talking about. As soon as you meet them you wish you were best friends so you could hang out all the time and [...]
13 Mar
Foiled Again!!!
I’m really getting a kick out of all of the extra work I did while in Chicago and New York City…and the fact that there’s no proof of it.
The Break-Up: Two days in Chicago and my awesome roller blading scene was deleted. It was even deleted from the DVD’s deleted scenes!! But like I’ve said [...]
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