Author: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez

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Grey’s Anatomy, Comics and Girls…Oh my!

It's a perfect (if somewhat rambling) storm featuring three of my favorite pasttimes! I Know What Boys Like I’m a big fan of Grey’s Anatomy, and while it can arguably be categorized as being the epitome of “chick TV”, I highly doubt it would be the ratings smash it is if it didn’t have a similar, if not necessarily equal, appeal to men. ABC didn’t give it the premium post-Super Bowl spotlight last year — when it finally caught my attention and immediately seized it — to attract more women, and they were rewarded for their gamble with a ratings boost that…

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Reunion (2nd Draft)

First draft here, this is the edited version I read on the open mic last night. Felt like a total newbie -- it's not at all like riding a bike! -- but it was very satisfying once I stepped off the stage. I wouldn't call it a comeback, necessarily, but it certainly won't be the last time. BITTERSWEET REUNION C-130 rollin down the strip Airborne Daddy gonna take a little trip Mission top secret Destination unknown He don't know if he's ever coming home...An old Army buddy emailed meout of the blue a few weeks ago.Found me on the Internetamongst…

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Reunion

BITTERSWEET REUNIONAn old Army buddy emailed meout of the blue a few weeks ago.Found me on the Internetamongst too many "friends" I barely knowand wouldn't take a bullet for.Fills me inon the guys we used to run with,some in, some out,some completely off the grid,some names I recall,and some don't ring a bell at all.Puts me in touchwith another buddy,--also out, married with kids--and I'm surprised to hearthat everyone's alive,and for a split secondhave this whitewashed flashbackand I miss the life.We were all old enoughto have enlisted with clear eyes,young enough to believewe were invincible.More practical than patrioticwe terrorized the…

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QotD: Luxury Wish List

If money were no object, which five luxury items would you rush right out and buy?  Submitted by lorilyn.   Mini Cooper S 1) A 4BR detached house somewhere in the Bronx that my wife would be willing to live for at least another 5 years. 2) A 3BR cottage in the Poconos, Rhode Island or Cape Cod. 3) A two-week family vacation somewhere in the Caribbean or Mexico. Every summer. 4) A Mini Cooper S, British Green with black roof and bonnet stripes. 5) Season tickets to Mets & Jets games. Read and post comments | Send to a friend

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Bittersweet

The following is very loosely based on an Oulipo writing exercise, via my friend Oscar, in anticipation of my hitting the Open Mic on Monday with something new for the first time in a couple years. "Very loosely" meaning I went with the general concept of the exercise he gave me and rolled with it as the "poem" wrote itself. The end result is actually kind of Oulipian, I guess, based on Monica de la Torre's definition: "Every word that you jot down brings to mind an onslaught of other words and ideas that lead you further and further away…

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Spider-Man 3 Review

My Buddy Dan(TM) scored passes to [last night's] 5-borough premiere of Spider-Man 3 and we caught it at Bay Plaza here in the Bronx with approx. 100-150 other lucky winners. We’re hoping to do a joint review in the next couple of days, hopefully as a podcast, but real quick, I give it a solid B; maybe B+.More here: http://www.popcultureshock.com/spider-man-3-quick-review/41639/ Technorati Profile Read and post comments | Send to a friend

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Walk Now for Autism

India at Shea Stadium Two years ago, our daughter India was diagnosed with PDD-NOS - an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After two years of intense therapy and lots of support from organizations dedicated to families of children with Autism, India still has some trouble with speech and language but no longer presents with the symptoms associated with Autism. Please help me give other children the same opportunity by supporting me as I walk with Team 352X in this year's Autism Speaks Walk Now for Autism fund-raising event. Walk Now for Autism is the signature fundraising event of Autism Speaks and is…

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