#dave astor

[beautifulrune]

[oldshowbiz]

Run, Jack, Run.

A sitcom pilot starring Adam Keefe and Dave Astor from the producers of McHale’s Navy,

Keefe and Astor were both highly respected stand-up comics in the early 1960s. 

Each had one foot in the past, one foot in the future, and it’s no wonder they cross paths.

They were among the very first stand-up comics to ever perform at Budd Friedman’s Improvisation in New York.

Both comedians are completely forgotten today.

[oldshowbiz]

Forgotten nightclub comedians Dave Astor and Adam Keefe cast in the sitcom pilot Run Jack Run

[hbnbm]

Retrospective: The Locust Self Titled LP

The 90’s were a weird time in music. Death metal and thrash bands from the 80’s were getting bigger, and  2nd wave Grindcore bands, like Discordance Axis, Phobia and Brutal truth, came to be. A new wave of grind/punk- influenced music, named Powerviolence, emerged  because of Neanderthal, Infest, Man is the bastard and even, some say, The Locust. The Locusthad an aggressive sound on their…

View On WordPress

[deathmask-divine]

Dave Astor 

[oldshowbiz]

FIRST COMEDIAN TO PERFORM AT BUDD FRIEDMAN'S IMPROV - DAVE ASTOR

[booknerdy-blog]

In Praise of the Novella

After just finishing Edith Wharton's great Ethan Frome book from 1911 (100th-anniversary alert!), I thought I'd write an appreciation of the short novel.

And what's not to appreciate? A novella can be read in only a few hours, yet the best ones pack almost the same punch as much longer works of fiction. Keeping track of a smaller cast is very manageable, and there's little delayed gratification in waiting for the book's conclusion.

Also, a novella is easy to carry on a bus or train, and easy to hold when riding an exercise bike without a reading rack. Last but not least, a novella is an excellent way to try an author you've never read before to see if you like her or him. If you do, then it's on to the longer books... Read more.

[seennothingyet]

Psychiaters vertellen ons dat één op de vijf mensen compleet gestoord is. De reden: de andere vier zijn gek.

♣ dave astor