"Will the real "Maverick" please stand up?" OR "James Garner: Dead or Alive?" You know, all this political malarkey of last evenings "Presidential Debate" got me to thinking about a name we've heard tossed around like crazy the last few weeks. That name is, "Maverick". Both John McCain and Sarah Palin have used this name to describe what they believe they both are going in
to the final days of their 2008 Presidential campaign. Kind of funny, isn't it? Afterall, Sen. McCain was critical of Borack Obama's links to some of the big shots in Hollywood. I don't know if he realizes this or not however, as I recall, there was only one "Maverick" and that guy had his home in Hollywood. The original "Maverick" was none other than James Garner. Oh yes, there was another "Maverick" after Garner, but do you remember how he ranked? When Mel Gibson took it upon himself to reprise Graner's famous role, nobody seemed to notice. The movie was a bust and that was said to be the role that started Mel Gibson's career to tank. Then I got to thinking about James Garner, the man himself. Is he living or dead? I dunno. As I recall, his last job in television was playing the father of Kate Seagal on the late John Ritter sitcom, "7 Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter". I also recall him winning an Emmy for something recently however, he was too sick to accept the honor in person. I tried to find an answer to my own question by going through the proper channels however, no one is able to answer if Mr. Garner is still with us. I'd like to hear his thoughts on the latest attempt to cash in on the "Maverick" name in Washington D.C. Methinks he's hard to get a hold of for a readon. I just want him to realize that he will always be known as the one and only, "Maverick", and that may help sales of the show's DVD's if nothing else.
to the final days of their 2008 Presidential campaign. Kind of funny, isn't it? Afterall, Sen. McCain was critical of Borack Obama's links to some of the big shots in Hollywood. I don't know if he realizes this or not however, as I recall, there was only one "Maverick" and that guy had his home in Hollywood. The original "Maverick" was none other than James Garner. Oh yes, there was another "Maverick" after Garner, but do you remember how he ranked? When Mel Gibson took it upon himself to reprise Graner's famous role, nobody seemed to notice. The movie was a bust and that was said to be the role that started Mel Gibson's career to tank. Then I got to thinking about James Garner, the man himself. Is he living or dead? I dunno. As I recall, his last job in television was playing the father of Kate Seagal on the late John Ritter sitcom, "7 Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter". I also recall him winning an Emmy for something recently however, he was too sick to accept the honor in person. I tried to find an answer to my own question by going through the proper channels however, no one is able to answer if Mr. Garner is still with us. I'd like to hear his thoughts on the latest attempt to cash in on the "Maverick" name in Washington D.C. Methinks he's hard to get a hold of for a readon. I just want him to realize that he will always be known as the one and only, "Maverick", and that may help sales of the show's DVD's if nothing else.Speaking of politics, drug store giant Walgreen's has had second thoughts about some of the Halloween costumes they are selling at their stores. Surprisingly, this has become a "mountain from a molehill" type scenario that stems from the issue of campaigning in the workplace. While the sales of Presidential Halloween costumes has become a big seller in recent years, Walgreen's has decided that displaying masks 
of McCain and Obama next to a mask of a guy with a butcher's knife through his head is a bad thing. WHY? They say that they don't want to sway anyone's opinion of either candidate this close to November. In other words, am I to understand this right??? Walgreen's cheap rubber masks may determine who I vote for? May change my mind? Puleaazzze! As I understand it, this issue has now been placed on the back burner and Corporate has left it up to the individual stores themselves to decide if they wish to continue to sell this stuff. These guys are on the same shelf, so what's the problem? They're getting their equal time! If I want, I can count the number of Joker masks in comparison to Batman that are on display. I'm guessing there would be a surplus of Batman considering Joker's popularity, and darnit! That isn't fair. Just let me ring up my Altoids so I can get the hell out of here! Geez!
of McCain and Obama next to a mask of a guy with a butcher's knife through his head is a bad thing. WHY? They say that they don't want to sway anyone's opinion of either candidate this close to November. In other words, am I to understand this right??? Walgreen's cheap rubber masks may determine who I vote for? May change my mind? Puleaazzze! As I understand it, this issue has now been placed on the back burner and Corporate has left it up to the individual stores themselves to decide if they wish to continue to sell this stuff. These guys are on the same shelf, so what's the problem? They're getting their equal time! If I want, I can count the number of Joker masks in comparison to Batman that are on display. I'm guessing there would be a surplus of Batman considering Joker's popularity, and darnit! That isn't fair. Just let me ring up my Altoids so I can get the hell out of here! Geez!"No need to buy the cow because THIS milk is free. So Take it. Drink it. Please?!" and then in a scen
e straight out of "Cops", the cow was placed into the backseat of a police cruiser and taken to the station to be booked. That's the way it went down in this otherwise sleepy Ohio town when an intoxicated woman donned a cow costume and ran through the streets and local schoolyard taunting adults and kids alike to come suck on her udders. At first, she was referring to the udders sewn into the costume but later, took it one step too far when she pulled out her own breasts and begged the same thing of the school children who ran away in horror. She did get arrested for a number of things that afternoon and the police identified her as the "Town drunk, where it's only a matter of time before she'll be back for something else." Hmmm. No word if this was a random act of drunken stuper or a brilliant way to get Ben and Jerry's attention after rumors of their "Mother's Milk" ice cream was revealed. Thanks, but I'll stick to Sorbet.
e straight out of "Cops", the cow was placed into the backseat of a police cruiser and taken to the station to be booked. That's the way it went down in this otherwise sleepy Ohio town when an intoxicated woman donned a cow costume and ran through the streets and local schoolyard taunting adults and kids alike to come suck on her udders. At first, she was referring to the udders sewn into the costume but later, took it one step too far when she pulled out her own breasts and begged the same thing of the school children who ran away in horror. She did get arrested for a number of things that afternoon and the police identified her as the "Town drunk, where it's only a matter of time before she'll be back for something else." Hmmm. No word if this was a random act of drunken stuper or a brilliant way to get Ben and Jerry's attention after rumors of their "Mother's Milk" ice cream was revealed. Thanks, but I'll stick to Sorbet.
