THE DODGERS ARE IN FIRST PLACE AND the Angels have clinched their division. (Freeway Series?) Meanwhile it’s seven years since 9/11 and Bush’s threat to Bin Laden
I CONFESS, I BARELY WATCHED THE Republican National Convention. At my age I can’t take too much excitement. Some said it was riveting, inspiring and 40 million Americans saw
IN THE 1977 DOCUMENTARY “WILD Man Blues,” Woody Allen’s Dixieland band tours Europe. Near the end, Woody’s wife, Soon-Yi, asks him if he’s excited about returning
IN RESPONSE TO MY RECENT COLUMN about tennis, I received a slew of e-mails (OK, three). One reader suggested I resume playing, “Use it or lose it.” A second,
AROUND THIS TIME EVERY YEAR IN Santa Monica tennis seems to become more popular. In part it may be due to the men’s pro tour event, the Countrywide Classic
IN 2000, JOHN MCCAIN WAS ON HIS way to the presidential nomination until the South Carolina primary. Days before the election, George W. Bush’s supporters contacted every registered Republican
WITH $5 A GALLON GAS LOOMING, John McCain now admits,“Things are tough out there, my friends.” Apparently not for Cindy McCain. Not long ago on her Amex cards she
ON RARE OCCASIONS IN THE WORLD OF sport an event will be of such high drama it transcends athletics and provides lessons about life itself. No, I’m not referring
LEGENDARY COMEDIAN GEORGE CARLIN passed away a few weeks ago. Carlin often joked about euphemisms we use for saying someone died. “Passed away,” “moved on,” “gone to their final resting
MY MOTHER USED TO SAY EVERYTHING in life has its plusses and minuses. Writing this column each week has two plusses. I get to interview interesting people; and when, in
