We’re evidently supposed to share this, and I personally wish the couple the best, despite the pain of finally ending my childhood dreams of becoming Mr. Lily Tomlin.
While you were out cavorting this post-New Year’s weekend, perhaps still hung over from your New Year’s Eve revelries at the marriage (after 42 years together of Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner), you may have missed the following stories:
* 4th Supe District: Nobody Can Beat Shawn Nelson (If Nobody Runs Against Shawn Nelson)
An analysis of the 4th District Supervisorial Race, which doesn’t yet look like a race — but could become one!
* Weekend Open Thread: In Case You Missed It, OJB’s Top Sorties (or Stories) of 2013!
A reprint of our Top 27 or so stories of 2013, which may take some time for you to read.
* Religion Making a Comeback in America – Agree? and Government and Symbolism Don’t Mix!
A pair of think pieces on religious and political correctness.
* Fullerton Fails to Block DA’s Access to Police Records in Murder Trial
A Fullerton Rag story on maneuvering in the Kelly Thomas Murder trial.
* Viet Bigotry Melts to Manageable Size, LGBT to March in Tet Parade!
Our celebratory coverage of the weekend’s big political victory. (We almost broke this — damn you, Weekly’s Charles Lam!)
* Talkin’ GMOs with an Educated Cynic and Talkin’ Cynicism with Educated GMO critics
In the wake of the Cheerios announcement, a middle position on GMOs: essentially, “don’t be a jerk.”
About Greg Diamond
Somewhat verbose attorney, semi-disabled and semi-retired, residing in northwest Brea. Occasionally ran for office against jerks who otherwise would have gonr unopposed. Got 45% of the vote against Bob Huff for State Senate in 2012; Josh Newman then won the seat in 2016. In 2014 became the first attorney to challenge OCDA Tony Rackauckas since 2002; Todd Spitzer then won that seat in 2018. Every time he's run against some rotten incumbent, the *next* person to challenge them wins! He's OK with that.
Corrupt party hacks hate him. He's OK with that too.
He does advise some local campaigns informally and (so far) without compensation. (If that last bit changes, he will declare the interest.)
His daughter is a professional campaign treasurer. He doesn't usually know whom she and her firm represent. Whether they do so never influences his endorsements or coverage. (He does have his own strong opinions.) But when he does check campaign finance forms, he is often happily surprised to learn that good candidates he respects often DO hire her firm. (Maybe bad ones are scared off by his relationship with her, but they needn't be.)
I have not missed any of the above story — they missed me.
yawn …. all so very boring – time for another blog war.
Can’t blame me old man. I’ve been trying to incite one for months.
It’s as if I am the thirteenth paragraph in a Greg Diamond post: LOST.
Ah… been looking for my old picture of me and Lily, can’t find it, very sad about that! We met twice at Single-Payer events in LA. The second time, we sat together, both drank a LOT of white wine, and we made fun of everybody who spoke. We were like silly high school kids, it was a blast. Wonder if she remembers me…
{LOL I know nameless hates it when people do that .. but knowing Lily Tomlin — that’s worth bragging about)