FACELIFT!

Isn't the new header cool?  I just have had a smile on my face ever since good friend and fellow blogger (and all-around mensch) Doug Prinzivalli of dougsploitation sent it to me.  He did it just because he is like that; surprising a girl on a Saturday afternoon with his handiwork and giving me and my blog a much-needed shot of vitality in the process.

Muchas gracias, mi amigo.  I love it.

Have You Visited Dougsploitation Lately?

He's got tons of super-cool stuff over there...be sure to stop over and check it all out!

A Christmas Present From Our Friend Doug Over At Dougsploitation

If there's anything I like more than tacky late-70s network Christmas extravaganzas, it's tacky late-70s network Christmas extravaganzas sponsored by McDonald's!

Now, apparently the gem of a program aired in December 1976. The only way this show could have been possibly improved upon was if then-presidential daughter-elect Amy Carter made a A Very Special Appearance to sing a medley of holiday favorites with a bicentennial flair. And Tony Orlando and Dawn, Rerun, Donny and Marie, and Kris Kristofferson could have joined in the Christmas magic just before the commercial with the Budweiser Clydesdales.

For Doug: A Good Friend In A Graceless Age

December 11, 1976

Which means that Joe just dumped her, in what might have been the single most traumatic event in my childhood. I still get too upset to watch those scenes in one sitting.

My Friend Doug Over At Dougsploitation Strikes Again...

I cannot thank him enough for my cool new header graphic.

My Darling Clementine

Well, the Wicked Witch Of The Wog has struck our house once again.  

Thank heavens, in more ways than one, for dougsploitation...he bravely blogs while I have my head stuck in the toilet, and not in the hilarious "god, I'm sooooo drunk, how'd I wind up here?!?" way.

Here, Doug interviews actress and blonde bombshell extraordinaire Wendi McLendon-Covey. It's great.  For those of you who can actually read and don't just come here for the funny pictures, I say Go And Read It.

And no, she isn't on Reno 911! any longer.  Totally their loss.  I saw five minutes of the season opener without her.  Two words: it sucked.  I changed the channel and watched the last 25 minutes of the Topsy Turvy infomercial instead.  Man, I want one of those!  Talk about gardening with Le Glamour!  It could go right next to our rusting gas grill and my bench that I bought at a foreclosure sale that is now covered with bird crap.  Fabulous fresh homegrown 'maters!

To Wendi, if you ever read this: if there was ever a dame who had A Touch Of Tuesday Weld (the highest of compliments around these parts), you are it.  Best of luck to you in all of your future endeavors. 

Every Trip's A Pleasure Trip Over To Dougsploitation...

...but never more than today, when he presents a tribute to Stuckey's, home of the pecan log and pork tenderloin.  

The one in Indiana that I so cherish has been closed for a while now.

My Friend Doug Over At Dougsploitation...

...is a living doll.

I have had kind of a one-of-a-kind shitty week.  I won't go into any gory details.  

So imagine my surprise and delight when I found the above graphic, along with a wonderful note, in my email inbox.  Doug created it for me...just because.

Just what I needed, folks.  And doesn't it look so cool, so badass?

I'm thrilled.  Thanks again, doll.

Starting A New Year Off Right: You Must Check Out Doug's Game Show Post Over At Dougsploitation

I'm still too jetlagged and sleepy and confused to write anything of substance myself...my body is still on Tokyo time, I am convinced...but do go over to Doug's blog and check it out, if it isn't already part of your everyday reading schedule (and if it isn't, why isn't it?).

Happy 2009, by the way, everybody.

Hey, McScrooge! Still Blue And All Bah Humbug? Well, Let Doug Over At Dougsploitation Put You In The Holiday Mood!

In this installment, Doug takes a hilarious look at Christmas specials from days of yore, including my all-time favorites (and inspiration for my hairstyle since 1975), The Captain and Tenille.

CBS Special Presentation: Dougsploitation Takes A Fascinating Look At The Television Program, "What's My Line?"

Absolutely NOT to be missed. Well, his whole blog is that way, but this post is especially fascinating.