Dave Barry's Blog

DORKING?

Crazying might be more accurate.

(Thanks to Horace LaBadie)

MINNESOTA

Land of the Giant Shrimp

SMOOTH CRIMINAL

(Thanks to Rayne of the message board)

CLEARLY IT WAS A FRENCH BIRD

French Bird and the Errant Baguettes WBAGNFARB

(Thanks to diverdowndoc, Becky Diban, Ralph K. and DrJohn)

STRUMPDATE WAYZATA

 
We enjoy thinking of people looking at this blog for the first time, saying to themselves, "What the heck are they posting about? Is a wayzata that thing on the guy's face? And what's with the squirrel?"

(Thanks to Tash)

WHEN BOOK PROMOTIONS GO BAD

A while back Ridley and I went to the Magic Kingdom to make sales videos for one of our Starcatchers books. We shot the videos inside the park before it opened, when the park workers were getting everything ready. The idea of the videos was that we were supposed to come running out of the Peter Pan ride – Peter Pan’s Flight – and yell various scripted greetings to booksellers and book-buyers. Needless to say we kept messing up; also, the park workers kept making p.a. announcements, which ruined some takes. These problems frustrated the video crew but struck Ridley and me as increasingly hilarious, as you can see in these outtakes.

(Many thanks to Pierre Taylor for making it possible to post this.)

STRUMPDATE

Here's an exclusive CrapCam photo of Ridley and me tapping away on our laptops at the airport in (we think) Phoenix. This photo may appear blurry, but in fact it is crystal clear; WE are physically blurry, because we're almost done with our book tour, as you can see by the visible smell rays emanating from the vicinity of our undershorts. Tonight at 7, as we stagger toward the finish line, we'll be at The Bookcase in Wayzata, Minn. (Yes! Wayzata Minn.!)

Thanks to everybody who came out to see us on the tour. Even those of you who dressed as squirrels.

DO YOU SOLEMNLY SWEAR...

"Yeah, I M$^)#$^#&^ do."

(Thanks to Matt Filar)

HIGHER EDUCATION

(Thanks to our former co-worker Ed Fiol)

THAT'S A PROPER WRITER

That's nae yer bloggin' crap.

DON'T FORGET TO TUNE IN TO THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH DAVE

 
...and your host, TV's Craig Ferguson
 

VIDEO STRUMPDATE

There are new videos here.

(Sorry there doesn't seem to be any way to link directly to a specific video. We are certain that heads will roll.)

UPDATE FROM THE SANTA ANA

UPDATE FROM THE SANTA ANA FREEWAY

WHAT TIME IS IT?

No, not Howdy Doody time. It's time for another picture of Craig-in-a-kilt.

And just so Dave and Ridley know it can be done: The occasional guest on Craig's show has been known to wear a kilt.

(Sorry for the quality of the video; desperate times call for desperate measures.)

WHAT A HEENE!

(Thanks to sandik)

Vaguely-relate HEENE UPDATE

(Thanks to jon harris)

IT WOULD BE BELIEVABLE IF IT HAD HAPPENED IN MIAMI

Pedicab driver Kate Altermatt still can't believe the driver of a Mercedes didn't see her pedaling down Northwest Fourth Avenue last Easter. Altermatt, who is 6 feet tall, was wearing a bright orange bunny suit, and the Cascadia Pedicab was lit up with reflectors and a blinking red light.

(Thanks to David Rogers, Jeff Meyerson, and Baron vonKlyff)

BOOOOOOOO

(Thanks to Janice Gelb)

URGENT STRUMPETING NOTIFICATION ESPECIALLY FOR THE LADIES OF THE BLOG

Dave and Ridley are going to be on Craig Ferguson's show Tuesday night, so for the next few days, we will be forced to blog photos of Craig in kilts. 

 

You're welcome.

(KILT UPDATE: In response to trustf8's comment, we beg to differ.)

SAN JOSE STRUMPDATE

 
The Higgy family (and Leetie-head)

WE WOULD NOT STOOP SO LOW

...as to blog this item.

(Sorry, to Allen at Division, Matt Filar, DavCat, and Chuck Cody)