Set the TiVo

Next week is my favorite televised sporting event, the star-studded Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. Sadly, after the old man died, coverage was relegated from broadcast to the Golf Channel. But I'll keep watching.

To whet your appetite, here's a highlight from a previous Bob Hope tournament: A critique of Justin Timberlake's golf swing. Now that's entertainment.

Tricky

And if he were still with us, assuming he's not still with us, today Richard Milhous Nixon would be 94. So put on your favorite tape to remember him by.



P.S. Today I am 36, the perfect square you already knew I was.

Good word

"But when [John Hall] was sworn in as a congressman on Thursday, he became the first bona fide rock 'n' roll musician in the House of Representatives. (Sonny Bono did not play an instrument.)"

-- Kate Stone Lombardi

Uh-huh

If he were still with us, assuming he's not still with us, Elvis Presley would be 72 today. Remember the King.

My favorite Elvis song is "Burning Love," followed closely by "In the Ghetto."

Less than you thought

Here's another pearl I turned up in my Complete New Yorker browsing, this one from the May 20, 1985 issue. Surely this is the most catastrophic marketing plan since the heyday of the revolutionary diet plan Ayds.