Rick Overton

I love this guy in Groundhogs Day as a drunk guy. I saw Rick in 1992 in Pasadena at Wiseguys which is gone now. That was back in the day hookers would greet you at your car door and there weren't any parking meters. They had stand up on thursdays. It was a violent crowd of sick drunk pukes but Rick held his own. I think he was the only sober person there. He got heckled alot and most of his bit was yelling back at the drunks. Rick is the guy that made me want to do stand up although I still haven't gotten around to doing it. I like Rick bc he never gives up. He's been working tv/movies non-stop ever since then. 

Tom Wilson

This is Biff from Back to the Future, 1985 baby. Timmy said he saw him in Hermosa and he played the guitar and then spit out a ping pong ball. The crowd went wild. Timmy loves him. He sells his cd on Tomwilsonusa.com and has some kick ass art too. If I had $$$ I'd buy 12 of his paintings. Not bc I have to but bc I want to.

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POSTED: 10:19 am EDT June 19, 2008

UPDATED: 10:08 pm EDT June 19, 2008

A Queens woman was arrested by federal authorities after a JetBlue flight was forced to make an emergency landing because she allegedly lit and refused to extinguish a cigarette on the plane and punched a flight attendant in the face, according to KUSA.com.

The plane was en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday when officials said passengerChristina Szele, 35, lit a cigarette in her seat and starting smoking, theRocky Mountain News reported.

Bill Maher

omedian BILL MAHER has lashed out at critics who have slammed him for dressing up as Crocodile Hunter STEVE IRWIN for Halloween. 

Irwin died in September (06) when a stingray barb pierced his chest while he was filming a documentary in Australia. Pictures of Maher were widely circulated on the Internet and sparked outrage, with critics labeling the outfit inappropriate and insensitive. 

Maher hits back saying, "Stop hassling me about my Halloween costume. Yes, you've seen it on the Internet. "I went as the Crocodile Hunter with a bloody stinger in my chest. People who really love animals understand if you get killed by one, chances are you were doing something to it you shouldn't have been." 

"You want me to apologise for making a joke? Who do you think I am, (former US Presidential Candidate) JOHN KERRY?" 

Norm Mcdonald

I bring up Norm bc he was in Vegas on my 21st b-day before he got real big and decided he had a gambling problem. I think we were at Bally's. I played roulette with him for an hour and he was just a normal guy, very cool. No ego.  I always loved his comedy and hope to see him again seen.

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FOUNTAIN, Colorado (AP) -- A Colorado teenager hired men to kill his mother so he could use her money to get breast implants for his girlfriend, police said.

Nikita Lee Weis, 18, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, said Fountain Deputy Police Chief Mike Barnett.

Weis' mother, Hyun Weis, was attacked Thursday with a small wooden baseball bat at her home but escaped, authorities said. She was released Friday from a hospital.

His girlfriend, Sophia Nicole Alsept, and two men police said he hired, Juan Antonio Velez Gonzalez, 18, and Brandon Michael Soroka, 19, were also arrested on the charge of conspiracy to commit first-degreemurder.

Barnett said Weis wanted to sell his mother's car and use money in her bank accounts to pay for breast implants for Alsept, 21.

Barnett also said the suspects discussed wrapping Hyun Weis' body in plastic and dumping it in the desert in New Mexico or Arizona.

All were being held on $50,000 bail. Officials did not know whether they had attorneys and said they couldn't get messages to them.

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Danny Bonaduce Knocks Out Reverend Bob Levy Fight Video

You may have heard about it here, or you may have heard about it on Howard Stern’s Sirius show. Danny Bonaduce and Reverand Bob Levy fought last Saturday Night.  And as Howard said, Bob Levy got beat bad.  Knockout, I wouldn’t say so, Knock down, yes…  So here’s the actual video footage of the fight and our recap on what happens…

Danny Bonaduce comes out pretty strong throwing some hay makers, while Bob Levy goes on retreat.  Bonaduce continues to throw punches and proceeds to bum rush Levy, once locking up with Levy, Bonaduce throws a barrage of illegal shots to the back of the head, however nothing is said of it.  Bonaduce and Levy back off the ropes and Bonaduce lands a series of nice big body shots followed up with a punch to the head which sends Levy to the canvas.

The second round starts and Levy again received a few hay makers to open up the round and only after about three he once again goes straight to the canvas, Bonaduce starts bouncing around and taunting, only to have the reference drop him on his backside. 

Sacha Baron

VIDEO: Sacha Baron Cohen held by police after outrageous stunt on Milan catwalk

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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen was taken to a police station yesterday after he brought chaos to the Milan fashion show for the second day running.

Despite the increased security after he evaded guards and burst backstage to changing rooms he again managed to get in.

Cohen, best known for his bizarre character Borat, caused havoc after storming the catwalk during the Agata Luiz della Prada show.

Ben Randle

Timmy and I saw Ben at Zapatas and Timmy ignored him when Ben asked him a question although I was surprised when he knew where Pasadena was. Ben was all over the map giving up on his new material to go back to the old and then reading flash fiction like a candle light vigil at a coffee house. I got heckled for wearing a USC shirt about this time too. Ben was too quick but if he slowed down his act it would flow better.

Joe Braza

Saw him at Open Mic night Zapata. He has two things going for him. He's comfortable on stage and he repeats his name so no one forgets it. This is key. Doesn't matter how his act was or his middle name is CASH MONEY he repeats his name so morons like me remember it. Joe says he wants to die from AIDS so people know he banged alot whores and he sleeps all day. Would like to see this guy again. Material wasn't tight but the delivery was good. easy 7 for Joe.

Scott Shimamoto

This guy was the MC for open MIC night at Zapata's in Arcadia. He was funny although he never said he name. Sure he said his first name but National Comedy Correspondent Timmy kept buggin me, "what's his full name?" fuck off, I said, I'm trying to watch the show. Timmy got mad and smashed a beer bottle over my head. I got 4 stitches so I told Timmy, "You hit like a girl, a little girl with a beer bottle. I don't blame Timmy, I blame society. So Scott had one good bit that I recall where he was at the zoo and he asks the monkey's to stop beating off.

Joke Gym

Continue with open MIC. Barry Wisenberg I think was up 4th. they don't give a spelling so sorry Barry. Barry was king of the one liners and although he didn't have a sold act down he had some good one liners and had a good strong voice to keep the crowd going. It looked like a manifesto of notes he brought on stage. easy 100 pages. He had good energy and talked about smoking crack which I always love. Good job Barry.

5th up was Bobby Oliver who teaches the joke gym. She has a good southern voice and stands off stand in the audience so she's comfortable. She talked about Holiday Burger so I had a good laugh. She also teaches at the ICE House. She talks about being fat, stalkers and hating herself.

6th in line was Patrick Hill, a name I can spell! He seemed comfortable but had his head down and read his notes too much. He was the 1st to get heckled by the crowd. His first laugh was 3 minutes into the set. Talked about his dad being drunk. His delivery was too quick and he didn't finish the 5 minutes bc he ran out of material. That day was a "4".

7th up was Rudy Bowmen who says he works at JPL. He looks like David Berkowitz the serial killer. He was very comfortable on stage, had good jokes, knew when laugh, timing was good. Ran out at 3 minutes but free Styled. He was one of the better comics that night.

OPEN MIC NIGHT

Timmy and I hit up open MIC night at the Gym Joke in Arcadia. First up was Andy Ford who looked about 60 and was described as a cross between Jerry West and Pat Boone. He looked like he sold insurance. I would give him a 5 bc he was first up and he had a sold act he just needs to listen for the punchline and when to deliver it. It was his first time up and so I give him props for it.

Jeff Hats was up next and credits himself to bombing on Kimmel 6 years ago. I can understand why. He spent a good minute on polishing rocks and then went on to cribs deaths and humans shedding skins. New material might be in order. sorry but if you were on Kimmel you get a 3.

Batting 3rd was Steve Snider. Hope I didn't spell your name wrong. He said he lived on a boat and joked about sharing a breast pump, abortion, right wing, left wing,relationships and retards. I think this kid will do well if he learns his act and tightens up things a bit. He has the talent. 7.

Joke Gym

The Joke Gym happens at ZAPATA VIVE Mexican Restaurant 101 S. First Avenue Arcadia, CA 91006

Drew Carey

NCC Timmy saw Drew at Caesar's in Lake Tahoe. Timmy loved him. Timmy can't recall what the act was about just that he used a lot of bad words and that always makes Timmy laugh. He saw him playing craps later on after the show and said he was just a regular guy. Timmy says 8 1/2.

Ron White

'Blue Collar' Comedian Arrested In Vero Beach

Comedian Charged With Possession Of Marijuana

POSTED: 2:23 pm EDT September 11, 2008

VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Ron White of the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" was late to a sold-out performance on the Treasure Coast, but he had a good excuse.

Based on an anonymous tip, the Vero Beach Police Department arrested the comedian Wednesday on charges of possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

He was booked at the Indian River County jail shortly after 6 p.m. that day and released about two hours later on $1,000 bail. He's scheduled to attend a second sold-out performance in Fort Pierce on Thursday.

Alonzo Bodden

Ever wonder where National Correspondent Timmy got his national stats from? It was in Montreal when he saw Bodden at the comedy festival. Bodden won last comic standing and has done well on talk shows and tv. Timmy was taking notes like a champ when Bodden mistook him for a scout and kept asking timmy why he was writing things down. Timmy doesn't like to be talked to when he's writing things down so he ignored Bodden. Bodden ruined his act or I should say Timmy got in his head and Bodden bombed.Timmy thinks he's an asshole and won't vouch for him.

Norm Mcdonald

Timmy reminded me that Norm was in Vegas when I turned 21 and I played Roulette with him. I bet about 3 bucks and Norm had about $1000 on the table and a hot chick by his side. I had a bottle of Bud sitting next to me. Norm was cool. Made me look like the loser I was. Thanks buddy. Later Norm admitted he had a gambling problem. He went on to SNL and had his own show. Not to mention upsetting soccer moms who couldn't stand his stand up. I hope to see him in a movie soon.

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Naked man walking dog Tasered by Tallahassee police

BY NIC CORBETT • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER • SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

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A 40-year-old man walking his dog in the nude Friday night in northwest Tallahassee was Tasered by police when he became belligerent and refused to follow an officer’s commands.

An officer on patrol spotted the man about 8:15 p.m. in the 2200 block of Hartsfield Road, said Officer David McCranie of the Tallahassee Police Department.

When asked what he was doing, the man told the officer, “Allah told me to watch a Bruce Willis movie and walk the dog,” McCranie said.

“He was obviously having some sort of emotional distress,” he said. “It was unfortunate we had to use the Taser. … It was the only way we could subdue him without having to hurt him.”

The man was then sent for mental-health evaluation and treatment.

Edwin San Juan

NCC Timmy and I caught this guy at Hermosa Comedy Club. He was good. It was good to see a comedian represent the PI. He looks like he's stoned the entire time he's own stage but that might of been bc I was drinking. Anyway this guy is a good act and I would see him again. I could see him with his own show in the future. He has a good stage presence and gets the laughs.

David Foster Wallace

Novelist David Foster Wallace found dead

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CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) — David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46.

Wallace's wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department.

Wallace taught creative writing and English at nearby Pomona College.

"He cared deeply for his students and transformed the lives of many young people," said Dean Gary Kates. "It's a great loss to our teaching faculty."

Wallace's first novel, "The Broom of the System," gained national attention in 1987 for its ambition and offbeat humor. The New York Times said the 24-year-old author "attempts to give us a portrait, through a combination of Joycean word games, literary parody and zany picaresque adventure, of a contemporary America run amok."

Published in 1996, "Infinite Jest" cemented Wallace's reputation as a major American literary figure. The 1,000-plus-page tome, praised for its complexity and dark wit, topped many best-of lists. Time Magazine named "Infinite Jest" in its issue of the "100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005."

Wallace received a "genius grant" from the MacArthur Foundation in 1997.

In 2002, Wallace was hired to teach at Pomona in a tenured English Department position endowed by Roy E. Disney. Kates said when the school began searching for the ideal candidate, Wallace was the first person considered.

"The committee said, 'we need a person like David Foster Wallace.' They said that in the abstract," Kates said. "When he was approached and accepted, they were heads over heels. He was really the ideal person for the position."

Wallace's short fiction was published in Esquire, GQ, Harper's, The New Yorker and the Paris Review. Collections of his short stories were published as "Girl With Curious Hair" and "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men."

He wrote nonfiction for several publications, including an essay on the U.S. Open for Tennis magazine and a profile of the director David Lynch for Premiere.

Born in Ithaca, N.Y., Wallace attended Amherst College and the University of Arizona.

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LBC Laugh Factory

On 9/20/08 the Long Beach Laugh Factory will open. Dane Cook, Brad Garrett, and Jamie Kennedy will perform. Also is a collection of comedy memorabilia. Check it out home slice. 

Dennis Miller

I've never seen DM live bc I'm too cheap to pay for a ticket and I hate large crowds so I'd only be able to see him if he performed at my birthday. Which might happen if I ever won the lottery or Canadian Lottery. I bring up Dennis bc no one reads this blog and I wanted to get to him early on. Dennis is amazing and makes me feel stupid with the things he comes up with. He has a radio show and has been a strong leader on the right which in comedy is like being the odd man out. Not very many people can keep a career like DM. I haven't really watched SNL since he left. Those years had a strong cast and great writers. So hats off to him and keep making us laugh.

Paul Morrissey

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy and I saw Paul in Hermosa. He was comfortable on stage and made fun of himself for being pale. I think Paul will go far. He looks like a little kid so he has some good years of comedy ahead of him. He has a good act and a good stage presence. Check out his website and his youtube vids too. He's got a cd out. If you can see his act it's worth it. Timmy gives him a 8 1/2. I told Timmy we don't give 1/2's but Timmy don't listen.

Bob Dubac

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy and I were told that this guy is a "smart" comedy guy. Meaning we have to think about his bit. Which really means it's always about politics and religion. Which is what Carlin did for 40 years. So it was nothing new and if I can be Frank and you can be whoever you want, it was boring and made my head spin. Timmy and I don't want to have to think when we go to Comedy. We want to laugh. If I wanted to think I'd go to an insurance seminar.

John Carny

National Comedy Corespondent Timmy and I saw JC in Hermosa. He does slight of hand and I love magic. So does Timmy. Timmy once made an airplane disappear and still can't find it but that's another story. JC is better than me at slight of hand and had Timmy fooled but I caught JC one time folding the bills back in his hand. His gig is getting two people up on stage and counting out 10 bucks. He'll have 13 bucks or 7 bucks but he's always in control. I think he's good enough for comedy magic club and was entertaining. He controlled the room so I would go see him again. Timmy said anything with math will always trick him bc it hurts his brain.

Diane Nichols

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy and I saw Diane at Hermosa. She minded us of Roseanne or the soccer mom bit. She held her own for some hecklers but for the most part didn't do much for us. I would give her a 6 out of 10. She just needs to get more of an edge on her material.

Russell Brand

Most never heard of this guy until the VMA awards where he bombed. Timmy wanted to punch this guy in the throat but I said it's just comedy, Timmy. Timmy doesn't like people who bash America especially when they're British. Timmy and I agree this dirtbag stole his act from Emo Phillips, put on some blush, and didn't comb his hair. It's nothing new. We've seen it before. Timmy and I give him a zero.

Jimmy Brogen

Timmy and I caught Jimmy at Hermosa Comedy Club. Jimmy can be seen on Leno. I know because that's where I've seen him. Also check out his website which is his name. I give Jimmy credit bc his whole act is standing on stage and talking to the audience. He just wings it and admits its. Jimmy could make a grip of cash at corporate events. He has that CEO look. Timmy and I give him an "8" out of 10 for being up there with no material.

Chad Johnson

A Bengal Changes His Stripes

NFL star joins Dick, Schmuck, Queer, Doody in procuring a new surname

SEPTEMBER 5--In time for this week's start of the NFL season, All-Pro wide receiver Chad Johnson has legally changed his surname to OchoCinco, in recognition of his uniform number. A Florida judge last week approved the Cincinnati Bengals's name change application, a copy of which you'll find below. In Broward County Circuit Court documents, the limelight-loving Johnson, who has long referred to himself by the rough Spanish translation for 85, his uniform number, describes himself as a twice-arrested unmarried father of four (his kids include Chad II, Chade, and Cha'iel). Johnson's request was granted August 28, so he will be wearing a jersey with his new surname when the Bengals open their season Sunday in Baltimore against the Ravens. While amusing, the 30-year-old athlete's legal application was hardly as pressing (or warranted) as some other name change filings TSG has gathered. As seen in these additional documents, prior petitioners were born with such unfortunate names like Fuk King, Dick, Doody, Schmuck, Queer, Suckey, Pinas, Porn, Fukova, and Ralph Lifshitz (who changed his name to Ralph Lauren). Yes, that Ralph Lauren. (16 pages)

Joe Rogan

I like Joe. I wish he'd get his own show again like News Radio. His comedy always reminded me of the guy that does a set and then leaves with your girlfriend. He has that edge. Joe goes beyond comedy and has been a fighter all his life. He has a sweet video on myspace where some kid called him out and he choked him out in about 20 seconds. I think Joe saw the potential of cage fighting before it ever got popular. I emailed Joe last year but he never got back to me. SHOCKER! I told him PUCK from The real world 1990 (something) was at the Jack in the Box in Granada Hills bragging to everyone that he challenged Joe to a fight but Joe backed down. I think PUCK still believes he's on that show. Yes, we'd all like to believe that PUCK could some how win a fight by throwing a bike at Joe but Joe will always be one step ahead. Joe is a comedy legend. 

LISA LAMPENELI

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy says she's a riot. He saw her at Punchline in Sactown and some place in Fresno. Timmy says soccer moms who aren't whores and go to church should stay away bc Lisa is dirty, fowl, loud, rude and makes comments that will hurt your feelings. Timmy says she likes to pick on people in the crowd and loves to talk about banging guys. Timmy loves her but feels to has blown up and is too big now because Timmy doesn't like going to Arenas. Timmy likes clubs. You can check her out on Youtube.com

IAN BAGG

Timmy says IB is from Canada but that he stills likes him. Timmy saw him at Hermosa CC and loved him. Timmy says he called some old people in the audience "old hags" and Timmy almost fell out of his chair. Timmy said he laughed his ass off. Timmy is going out on a limb and saying that Bagack.com fans all over the world will love him!

Bill Burr

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy, saw Bill at the Punchline in Sactown USA and at the Comedy Store. Timmy says he was great. Timmy liked how he talks about suicide but would never do it. Timmy says Bill is a strong performer.

Dom Irrera

National Comedy Correspondent Timmy says he's been around for a long time. Timmy got to see him in Hermosa Beach and he tore the place up. Timmy says he's awesome and a must see. Timmy is smitten with Dom.

Judah Friedlander

National Comedy Corr. Timmy loves this guy. He saw him at the Laugh Factory and in NYC and at Carolines. Timmy talked to him after the show, gave him a high-5, and JF said email and I'll get you on the list next time. Timmy did and JF was too to his word. Timmy's heart melted. Timmy said his bit is that he talks to the audience and that he is the greatest at everything. He is great at comedy. JF always has a better story than you bc he is better. Then Timmy saw him at the Punchline and it was OK. Timmy said he's got his groove on in NYC. He is a must see.

ARI SHAFFIR

	2004-10-22 - Weird News Wireless Flash News Meet The 'Amazing Racist'

Los Angeles, CA (WFN) -- You've heard of "The Amazing Race" but a Los Angeles comedian is known as "the Amazing Racist." When Ari Shaffir isn't appearing on stage at L.A. comedy clubs, he gets his kicks by purposely offending members of different minority and ethnic groups to see how they react to his "button-pushing." For instance, he gets his kicks walking into mosques and trying to sell shirts that read, "My parents went to Mecca and all I got was this terrible body odor." Some comedians claim they use racial humor to "break down barriers" but Shaffir says "That's a load. They just want the laugh." Shaffir filmed many of his offensive encounters for a new DVD, "National Lampoon's Lost Reality," and is amazed how many victims of his racial slurs willingly signed release forms. Still, he's even more shocked by the reactions of those he left out. In his words, "I got gays and Asians telling me they're offended that I didn't try and get them -- but they're next."

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Cross-dressing thief leaves fake breast behind

Wed Sep 3, 3:09 PM ET

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Police in Port St. Lucie are on the lookout for a cross-dressing man who snatched a 74-year-old woman's purse. As if that weren't odd enough, they're depending on a strange clue. The suspect left behind a condom filled with water he had been using as a fake breast.

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The woman said she believed the thief followed her while shopping. A witness told investigators he was wearing a short denim skirt and black tube top, and fled in a silver car with two other male crossdressers.

Police are processing the condom for fingerprint and DNA evidence.

Sheldon Keller

ReprintPrint   Email    Font Resize Sheldon Keller, comedy writer, dies at 85 Associated Press Article Launched: 09/01/2008 04:34:55 PM PDT LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sheldon Keller, a comedy writer who collaborated with Neil Simon, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner on the 1950s' sketch comedy show "Caesar's Hour" and wrote variety shows for Frank Sinatra, Sophia Loren and other stars, has died. He was 85. Keller died Monday of complications from Alzheimer's at his home in Valencia, his son, Casey, said. "He was on one of the greatest shows on television," Casey Keller said of "Caesar's Hour." "It created a huge reputation for him that lasted for many years." A son of Polish immigrants who grew up in Chicago, Keller moved to New York in the early 1950s to pursue a career in comedy. He found success in 1955 when he joined the renowned writing staff who worked on Sid Caesar's TV show, which was a spinoff the popular program "Your Show of Shows." Keller was the inspiration for the character Milton in the Broadway play, "Laughter on the 23rd Floor," based on Simon's time working on the shows, his son said. He also wrote variety shows for Dick Van Dyke, Danny Kaye, Dinah Shore and won an Emmy in 1966 for his writing on a variety show titled "An Evening with Carol Channing." Keller also had a successful career as a composer and songwriter and performed in a jazz band with actors George Segal and Conrad Janis. Besides his son, Keller is survived by daughter Jamie Keller and three grandchildren.

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Brought Country Music to a Wider Audience

His Death at Age 71 Is Another Major Loss for Country Music

September 2, 2008; Written by Calvin Gilbert

Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed starred with Burt Reynolds in several blockbuster movies, recorded three No. 1 country singles, wrote one of Elvis Presley's biggest hits and developed a fingerstyle guitar technique that other musicians are still analyzing to this day. When he died Monday (Sept. 1) at age 71, the entertainment world lost a genuine original who helped take country music and the country lifestyle to a larger mainstream audience.

Born Jerry Reed Hubbard on March 20, 1937, in Atlanta, he began playing guitar at age 9 and was just a teenager when he began performing in the Atlanta area on shows featuring Ernest Tubb, Faron Young and others. At age 17, Capitol Records producer Ken Nelson saw him perform and signed him to a recording contract. Although his early records were not successful, he also became a staff songwriter for Atlanta music publisher Bill Lowery. Reed's "Crazy Legs" was recorded by rock pioneer Gene Vincent in 1958. Brenda Lee scored a Top 10 pop hit with Reed's "That's All You Gotta Do."

Following a two-year stint in the military, Reed moved to Nashville in 1962 and began work as a session musician while writing songs such as Porter Wagoner's "Misery Loves Company," a No. 1 single in 1962. In 1964, he joined RCA Nashville's artist roster at the urging of label executive Chet Atkins, one of Reed's biggest supporters.

In 1967, Reed landed his first single on Billboard's country chart. Although the track, "Guitar Man," peaked at a dismal No. 53, the song got the attention of Presley, who recorded the song and wanted Reed to recreate the funky guitar riff he used on his original version.

In a 2005 interview with CMT.com, Reed said he didn't recall being nervous when he showed up for Presley's "Guitar Man" session in Nashville.

"I'd have been nervous if I had to do something I didn't know how to do," Reed said. "Elvis had heard my album cut, and he wanted it to sound like that. His producer was an old friend of mine from Atlanta, Felton Jarvis, who said, 'Well, you're gonna have to get Reed in here to play on it then. He's a fingerpicker, and these guys don't have any idea what he's doing because he does all this weird stuff anyway. He tunes them strings weird.' So I got in there and I turned that E-string down and that B-string up and hit that intro. I wasn't worried about playing that."

At the same session, steel guitarist Pete Drake urged him to pitch another song to Presley.

"Pete and I knew each other in Atlanta, when I was working at a cotton mill and he was driving a Merita bread truck," Reed noted. "He said, 'Have you got anything else?' I said, 'No, man. Listen, this is enough for me, believe me.' Then Elvis said, 'Yeah, have you got any other songs?' I said, 'Well ... uh ... yeah.'"

Bobby Moynihan

NYC Comedian Goes From UCB to SNL

Saturday Night Live has a new cast member--Season 34's new addition is longtime UCB Theater performer Bobby Moynihan. (Many had expected the pick to be a female, due to Amy Poehler's departure.) The Huffington Post reports that Moynihan worked on "The Line," which has SNL cast members involved (watch episodes here), and with others from the SNL troupe at UCB. Also noted is that "one of Moynihan's best-known talents within the UCB community is his repertoire of black impressions- which, if they make it on air, may revive some old complaints about SNL." (Last season the show ended up using Fred Armisen, who is of Caucasian and Asian descent, to play Barack Obama.)

Denny's

Man Attempts To Amputate Own Arm In Denny's

MODESTO - (CBS13/AP) ― Modesto police say a local man who tried to cut off his own arm at a Denny's restaurant thought he had injected air into one of his veins while shooting cocaine and would die unless he took drastic action.

The man, identified by police as Michael Lasiter, 33, rushed into the restaurant on Friday night and started stabbing himself in the right arm with a butter knife he grabbed from a customer's table, police say. When that knife didn't work, Lasiter allegedly took a butcher knife from the kitchen and dug it into his arm.

Lasiter, who was subdued with a taser and taken to a local hospital with severe cuts, told officers he thought he needed to amputate his arm to keep himself from dying from the cocaine injection, says Modesto police Sgt. Brian Findlen.

The Denny's closed for the night after the incident.

Paul Reiser

[as Paul Buchman] Paul Reiser stars as the charming (though not without his faults) and always-loving husband Paul Buchman, a first-time father and multi-talented documentary maker, in TriStar Television's half-hour comedy series Mad About You. The role has brought Reiser several nominations for Emmy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and American Comedy Awards. Reiser also co-created the award-winning series and serves as an executive producer. Mad About You airs in syndication. Born and raised in New York City, Reiser earned a bachelor of arts degree in music, concentrating on piano and composition, from the State University of New York at Binghamton. During his summers, he performed at the local New York comedy clubs Catch a Rising Star, The Comic Strip and The Improv. Reiser made his feature film debut in Barry Levinson's acclaimed "Diner," and soon was cast in a small part in "Beverly Hills Cop" and as the double-crossing company man in "Aliens." Reiser's other feature film credits include "Beverly Hills Cop II," "The Marrying Man," "Crazy People," "Cross My Heart," "Family Prayers," "Mr. Write" and "Bye Bye, Love." From 1987-1990, Reiser starred in the NBC sitcom "My Two Dads." He has also starred in the telefilm "The Tower," and in two comedy specials, HBO's "Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim" and Showtime's "3 1/2 Blocks from Home," both of which he wrote and produced. Reiser, who co-wrote "Mad About You"'s theme song, includes his latest musical accomplishment on the series' recently released CD "Mad About You" -- The Final Frontier." He wrote the lyrics for the CD's "Lullabye For You," with music by Billy Joel and sung by BeBe Winans. His writing talents have extended into the literary world. In his first book, 1994's "Couplehood," he shared his thoughts about married life and love, reaching the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Reiser's follow-up "Babyhood," exploring the joys and woes of parenting, was released in August. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and their son.