[L.N. Smithee]

Linda Ronstadt was fired by the Aladdin in Las Vegas for dedicating a ballad to Michael Moore Saturday night. It's so sad. Hardly a day goes by that SlimFast doesn't cross another name off the list of possible replacements for Whoopi Goldberg.

I remember Argus Hamilton way back in the glory days of "rock and roll" standup, in the Steve Martin/Robin Williams era. Every so often, he would be quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle by a sports columnist. I had no idea he was such a conservative ("I'm an English Monarchist and a Southern secessionist. Let's see Rush Limbaugh get to the right of that").

Speaking of Southern standup guys -- has anyone seen Ritch Shydner lately? Shydner is the funniest comedian that you can take your parents to see without worrying.

[pookie18]

Here's Hamilton's daily column:

http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0704/hamilton.html