As our substitute teacher read through the attendance list, he paused, laughed out loud, and then read my name. That sort of stuff stays with you.
About Al DeLuise
A Funny Thing Happened on My Way to a Funeral
I felt fine when I left the house that morning.
I felt fine when I left the house that morning.
A Date and a Day in History
There are heroic and horrific stories from that day. This is not one of them.
There are heroic and horrific stories from that day. This is not one of them.
It’s Nice to be Nice to the Nice
Being nice gets you karma points and a table by the beach
Being nice gets you karma points and a table by the beach
With the Rolling Stones, Time Was Not on My Side
For this concert, (I Can’t Get) No Satisfaction was more than a song title
For this concert, (I Can’t Get) No Satisfaction was more than a song title
At This Age You’d Think I’d Know How to Chew My Food
Chew your food thirty-two times should be more than a suggestion
Chew your food thirty-two times should be more than a suggestion.
Bless Me Father for I Have…What?
Will changes in the church chase me away?
Will changes in the church chase me away?
O Brother, Who Art Thou?
On the road with my brother left us with unanswered questions
On the road with my brother left us with unanswered questions.
The Wait(s) is Over for Tom’s Pictures
— My family’s taste in music has always been slightly “off”, and that’s not a bad thing. I think the best music is not out there with Kasey Kassem (R.I.P) and his American Top Forty. My brother and sister played Tom Waits and I learned to love it as it crept through the walls and…
‘Pluto, You Will Always be a Planet to Me.’
They can take your status, but they can’t take your dignity.
They can take your status, but they can’t take your dignity
Olivia de Havilland Is Alive. Are You?
It’s nice to know my friends worry about me when I meet strangers.
It’s nice to know my friends worry about me when I meet strangers.
I’m Still Alive, Why Do You Ask?
My mortality is always in question.
My mortality is always in question.
The True Story Behind That Profile Picture
That’s me in the picture, I swear!
That’s me in the picture, I swear!
Blood Pressure, My Doctors, and Me
Avoid going to the doctor’s office is my mantra.
Avoid going to the doctor’s office is my mantra.
How an Earache Sent Me to the Hospital
When everyone you know tells you to go to the doctor, you go to the doctor!
When everyone you know tells you to go to the doctor, you go to the doctor!
Be Selfish for the New Year: Part Two
Do good deeds, even if someone takes advantage of you.
Do good deeds, even if someone takes advantage of you.