Shark,

I very much enjoyed your not very ordinary year-in-review. I might not agree with everything you have to say (and what fun would that be?) but I dig your original and fresh voice.

Looking forward to more Shark in '05,

Eric Berlin
Dumpster Bust: Miracles from Mind Trash
http://dumpsterbust.blogspot.com

Where the hell was everybody when this came out? Celebrating X-Mas I suppose.

Lots of great reading here, folks.

I need a Shark=BC T-Shirt.

Bennett, did Shark hire you as his press agent? Based on this post he seemed to be doing a pretty solid job of blatant self-promotion. I don't know of anyone else who posted an article with the best of his own other articles. Nice ego.

Dave

That's pretty amusing that the top 12 were all of Shark's own posts. But I suppose ego is a healthy thing.

It's "Shark's Top 12." Get it?

Get a sense of humor, gents. He probably refers to himself as "devilishly handsome," too.

Better yet, (re)read the posts. They're funny.

Duane: Don't get me wrong, I laughed. I was just reading from the top, wondering who Shark would actually give shout outs to... only to find that "catch".

Shark, I don't know why, but I missed most of these when they were posted originally. I almost never laugh at BC posts; sometimes I'll smile, more often just shake my head. But these posts have me laughing. It takes either an enormous amount of effort or an incredibly quick wit (maybe both) to write so intelligently and get the laugh. You could be working for a humor magazine (not that you'd want to necessarily). This stuff reminds me of curling up with National Lampoon back in my college days. Looking forward to more quality stuff like this in the future.

Yours, etc.,
Duane

Dave - Shark didn't hire me, but I'm open for it.

BTW, in trying to remember posts for Aaman's best of list, your Barbeque Review from NYC came to mind.

Aaman already did his list. He picked my Iraq isn't Vietnam article. Tho I might have gone with something else.

Dave

Yeah Dave, I saw the list. Congrats on being picked for it.

In your humble opinion, what are the top three posts you've done for BC?

I like my post on the Care Bears for April Fools, but it's kind of a non-mainstream post. I also like 'My Bathroom is a Shrine' and 'London Eternal' and maybe "Are There No Workhouses'.

Dave

Heh, yeah the care bears thing was good. I was ehhh about the bathroom one though. You got a lot of coments from the ladies on that one if I recall.

Duane, Bennett, Mark, thanks.

Always glad to make others laugh.

As far as working for a humor mag, sorta been there -- done that. I used to write a weekly column for a pinko newspaper. (I've also had 4 musical comedies performed for the stage -- which pays better and is much more fun.)

(But really, I'm at my best after a coupla tequilas!)

Dave, re. ego and Shark's Top 12...

oh jees.. never mind...

PS: Dave, if I had to pick your "best", it would be the one where you posted a photo of yourself in that cowboy hat, y'know... the one where you looked like a gay German tourist who just visited "Southfork Ranch" for some authentic western experiences...?

xxoo & Yeehaw,
S

Re comment #3 by Dave Nalle;
Did anyone else detect a hint of jealousy there, reading between the lines?

MCH: Seeing as how Shark gets in a good dig at almost everyone, it's hard not to be a little jealous wit-wise.

Hey Shark, I guess you couldn't tell us if you've ever written a book, or otherwise reveal your secret identity, right? Heh.