Entourage Season 6 Premiere, “Drive”

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Vinnie and the boys of Entourage are back for Season 6.  The Entourage Season 6 Premiere, named Drive, has Vince literally, and figuratively, back in the driver’s seat. After last years doldrums, with the boys hurtin’ after their movie bombed at Cannes, they are back on top as last season ended with Martin Scorsese offering Vince a lead part in …

A Funny, Basic, Well-Presented Best Man Speech (Video)

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The best man speech below has many solid characteristics of a good best man speech. First and foremost, Ollie–the best man, presents himself very well speaking clearly and projecting nicely so that everyone can hear him.  Though most people may not consider this, Ollie finds himself in a somewhat awkward position as he has to do his best man speech …

Worst Best Man: A Speech Gone Wrong

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They say that the Best Man Speech can make or break a wedding.  In the video we see below, we find a Worst Best Man speech that makes everyone uncomfortable and the entire occasion rather unbearable. This speech is very odd in that he, Dave–the Best Man, seems to have cue cards accessible.  What could have been written on them?

Short, But Funny, Southern Best Man Speech

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What is it about a Southern accent that makes stories even better?  In the video below, we see a short, but very funny, best man speech. The best man, with a Southern accent and demeanor to the core, begins his best man speech by saying, “Tradition would dictate that this would be opportunity to bring out embarrassing stories about the …

Best Man Speech: Overcoming Anxiety

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When someone is asked to be the best man in a wedding, the initial feelings of your friend getting married and you being such a big part of it are often quickly thawed by one sobering thought:  I have to give the best man speech. To many people unaccustomed to giving a speech, much less a best man speech, the …

Funny Best Man Speech: Video

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If you would like to see a sample of a funny best man speech, then the one below is for you. A word of caution about your best man speech:  Imitate But Do Not Duplicate. Upon seeing the video below, I recall a wedding I attended this summer.  The Best Man at this wedding did the EXACT SAME SPEECH as …

Deliver The Best Best Man Speech

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I know the feeling that you have before a Best Man Speech because I have been there…several times. In fact, there is a good chance that you are reading this right now on a Wednesday, Thursday, or even Friday and you have to give your Best Man Speech on Saturday. You have something available to you that I did not …

Californication Season II Premiere: The Return of Hank Moody

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All television shows make you some sort of promise. With the first season of Californication, Showtime promised us a show about a struggling writer who beds many women and generally leads an intemperate life all in an effort to escape his true heart, which is with Karen, the mother of his daughter. As I wrote in Californication: Showtime’s Raison d’etre, …

Dave Matthews and Friends: Let’s Cruise Again

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When I heard the news a few weeks ago about the untimely death of LeRoi Moore, it shocked and saddened me.  LeRoi is a founding member of The Dave Matthews Band.  I did not know him personally but, personally, he has given me so much joy. Really, what more can one accomplish in life?  LeRoi and the DMB Band have …

Tom Cruise, Scientology, and South Park

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I try to edify myself in every possible way.  Today’s efforts include watching “30 Celebrity Feuds” on E. The Feud I just watched involved the Tom Cruise “Trapped In The Closet” episode of South Park (watch below).  The episode pokes fun at Scientology, Scientologists, and Tom Cruise’s gaiety.  Tom Cruise apparently threatened Paramount pictures, who own South Park, saying that …

Californication: Showtime’s Raison d’etre

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If you think HBO is the sole proprietor for outstanding, unique, irreverent, edgy material, you haven’t tuned into Californication on Showtime. David Duchovny plays Hank Moody, a once-inspired writer who currently can’t find his voice.  His life, in shambles after the separation from the mother of his only child who he is still madly in love with, is an enjoyably …