a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RfSiHg4gA7I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/o1pf_KoleT8/s1600-h/richardjeni.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/RfSiHg4gA7I/AAAAAAAAAZ0/o1pf_KoleT8/s200/richardjeni.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040832132904125362″ border=”0″ //abr /span id=”intelliTXT” class=”article_text”Richard Jeni, one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 Comedians of All Time, is dead. According to police, Jeni was found dead presumably from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, March 10, 2007. A loaded gun was reportedly found next to his body.br /br /I just saw this news and it made me so incredibly sad. I have a deep admiration for stand up comics. Richard Jeni was a truly love A-list guy who had a most impressive career. I had read once that he was on the Tonight Show more than any other comic dating back to the Carson years. His material was unique, clever and loveable.br /br /It’s hard to imagine that someone so funny and talented could be hurting so bad to take their own life. I just feel for him and the pain he must have been going through to make this decision.br /br /If you aren’t familiar with him, there are some great one man comedy specials he did that are definitely worth owning. The two I remember most were The Platypus Man and A Big Steaming Pile of me.br /br /If you just want a quick fix there are some great clips available on a href=”http://www.youtube.com”www.youtube.com/abr /br /Here are some great quotes from a brilliant comic:br /br //span On religious wars, “You’re basically killing each other to see who’s got the better imaginary friend.”br /br /On relationships, “Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.”br /br /”My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch.”br /br /On dating, “At least Charles Manson has the decency to look crazy from the moment you meet him.”br /br /Richard Jeni, “The way I see life, it’s like we’re all flying on the Hindenburg, why fight over the window seats?”br /span id=”intelliTXT” class=”article_text”br /br /br //span

Richard Jeni, one of Comedy Central’s Top 100 Comedians of All Time, is dead. According to police, Jeni was found dead presumably from a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, March 10, 2007. A loaded gun was reportedly found next to his body.

I just saw this news and it made me so incredibly sad. I have a deep admiration for stand up comics. Richard Jeni was a truly love A-list guy who had a most impressive career. I had read once that he was on the Tonight Show more than any other comic dating back to the Carson years. His material was unique, clever and loveable.

It’s hard to imagine that someone so funny and talented could be hurting so bad to take their own life. I just feel for him and the pain he must have been going through to make this decision.

If you aren’t familiar with him, there are some great one man comedy specials he did that are definitely worth owning. The two I remember most were The Platypus Man and A Big Steaming Pile of me.

If you just want a quick fix there are some great clips available on www.youtube.com

Here are some great quotes from a brilliant comic:

On religious wars, “You’re basically killing each other to see who’s got the better imaginary friend.”

On relationships, “Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.”

“My mother never saw the irony of calling me a son of a bitch.”

On dating, “At least Charles Manson has the decency to look crazy from the moment you meet him.”

Richard Jeni, “The way I see life, it’s like we’re all flying on the Hindenburg, why fight over the window seats?”

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://www.roccodeluca.com/”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_dHmav2z1o1o/Re4UxEZnLfI/AAAAAAAAAZs/Q1c0VeURgRg/s200/raid_image.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5038987866301476338″ border=”0″ //abr /It’s been awhile since I’ve been excited about a new cd. I think many of you have already heard about a href=”http://www.roccodeluca.com/”Rocco Deluca/a. The band has been making quite a buzz since they were adopted by Kiefer Sutherland and he seems to have made it his mission to make them famous. Kiefer shot a special for MTV and this is where the infamous footage came from of a href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMygUGR5eQE”Kiefer, wasted and diving into a hotel Christmas tre/ae. I remember when that story came out and I’m finally putting two and two together.br /Rocco Deluca has come up at the station since we expect an appearance for our annual St. Patricks Day show from Fado Irish Pub. It’s actually going to be a live show on Friday since St. Pats falls on Saturday this year. It’s such a great thing with St. Patricks Day falls during the SXSW Music fest, which it often does. We get to have artists come by who are in town for the festival and play our morning show as we drink coctails in the a.m. In recent past we have had Anna Nalick and OK Go. br /I didn’t want to be clueless when Rocco Deluca showed up so I grabbed the cd at Waterloo Records the other day… by the way, one of the greatest record stores ever. I have been hooked on this cd and I think I’ve listened to it 30 times already. In particular the songs “Colorful” and “Speak to Me”. Incredible stuff. br /I hate when people compare artists to other artists to tell you what they sound like, but I don’t really know if there is a better way to do it. With my limited musical knowledge, I would say it’s something like where Dave Mathews meets Robert Randolph.br /Again, I know a lot of you were way ahead of me on this one, but I anticipate that this band/artist is going to explode. If you like to be in the “I knew them when” crowd, grab it and get to know it now…. what a great cd.br /I’ve been on a music buying binge lately, so if you have recomendations, I’m all ears.br /I also love tnew cd’s from these artists I just recently bought:br /br /Phoenixbr /Raconteursbr /The Shinsbr /Donovan Frankenreiter

It’s been awhile since I’ve been excited about a new cd. I think many of you have already heard about Rocco Deluca. The band has been making quite a buzz since they were adopted by Kiefer Sutherland and he seems to have made it his mission to make them famous. Kiefer shot a special for MTV and this is where the infamous footage came from of Kiefer, wasted and diving into a hotel Christmas tree. I remember when that story came out and I’m finally putting two and two together.
Rocco Deluca has come up at the station since we expect an appearance for our annual St. Patricks Day show from Fado Irish Pub. It’s actually going to be a live show on Friday since St. Pats falls on Saturday this year. It’s such a great thing with St. Patricks Day falls during the SXSW Music fest, which it often does. We get to have artists come by who are in town for the festival and play our morning show as we drink coctails in the a.m. In recent past we have had Anna Nalick and OK Go.
I didn’t want to be clueless when Rocco Deluca showed up so I grabbed the cd at Waterloo Records the other day… by the way, one of the greatest record stores ever. I have been hooked on this cd and I think I’ve listened to it 30 times already. In particular the songs “Colorful” and “Speak to Me”. Incredible stuff.
I hate when people compare artists to other artists to tell you what they sound like, but I don’t really know if there is a better way to do it. With my limited musical knowledge, I would say it’s something like where Dave Mathews meets Robert Randolph.
Again, I know a lot of you were way ahead of me on this one, but I anticipate that this band/artist is going to explode. If you like to be in the “I knew them when” crowd, grab it and get to know it now…. what a great cd.
I’ve been on a music buying binge lately, so if you have recomendations, I’m all ears.
I also love tnew cd’s from these artists I just recently bought:

Phoenix
Raconteurs
The Shins
Donovan Frankenreiter

I have been meaning to tell you about this all week, but things got a bit crazy. I couldn’t help but realize something watching the Academy Awards. I realized that the most popular, most famous and richest people have fragile if not more, sensitive egos than the rest of us.br / I had this personality profile done this past fall and one of the things I learned is that I’m far more sensitive than I thought I was and I’m also a bit needy and need the ego stroked more than I thought. I was embarrassed to find that out. It’s been hard to come to terms with that. I never thought I was that needy guy, totally self-confident and in no need of praise. I felt bad about this.. at least until I watched the Academy Awards.br /Think about it. These are some to the richest, most talented and most famous people on the globe and they are reduced to blubbering when the world points at them and says “you are the best”. It was a valuable lesson to watch this go down.br / You take someone like Jack Nicholson, who has accomplished more than 1,000 people can in a lifetime and there he is, every year, on the front row, just giggling when Ellen Degeneres refers to him by name. br / We all have these fragile egos that need to be fed by the people that mean so much to us… friends, family, co-workers.br / First things first… accept that you are among those that need praise. Don’t wait around for the praise to come to you, that’s no way to live. Start handing out the praise and ego boosts to those around you that impress you and make your life better. Sort of a “pay it forward” deal.br / If the biggest and best of Hollywood need it… and I assure you they do… it’s not too much for you to want it and accept it gratefully.

I have been meaning to tell you about this all week, but things got a bit crazy. I couldn’t help but realize something watching the Academy Awards. I realized that the most popular, most famous and richest people have fragile if not more, sensitive egos than the rest of us.
I had this personality profile done this past fall and one of the things I learned is that I’m far more sensitive than I thought I was and I’m also a bit needy and need the ego stroked more than I thought. I was embarrassed to find that out. It’s been hard to come to terms with that. I never thought I was that needy guy, totally self-confident and in no need of praise. I felt bad about this.. at least until I watched the Academy Awards.
Think about it. These are some to the richest, most talented and most famous people on the globe and they are reduced to blubbering when the world points at them and says “you are the best”. It was a valuable lesson to watch this go down.
You take someone like Jack Nicholson, who has accomplished more than 1,000 people can in a lifetime and there he is, every year, on the front row, just giggling when Ellen Degeneres refers to him by name.
We all have these fragile egos that need to be fed by the people that mean so much to us… friends, family, co-workers.
First things first… accept that you are among those that need praise. Don’t wait around for the praise to come to you, that’s no way to live. Start handing out the praise and ego boosts to those around you that impress you and make your life better. Sort of a “pay it forward” deal.
If the biggest and best of Hollywood need it… and I assure you they do… it’s not too much for you to want it and accept it gratefully.