I Don't See The Future As Bright,

In The Main, Ghosts Are Said To Be Forlorn And Generally Miserable, If Not Downright Depressed. The Jolly Ghost Is Rare.

I Did Standup While Still Working For Johnny Carson In The Mid-'60s, Thus Gaining The Advantage Of At Least Getting Laughs From Him About How I Hadn't The Night Before.

I Confess, I Do Have To Remind Myself Almost Daily That There Are People On This Earth Capable Of Reading, Writing, Eating And Dressing Themselves Who Believe Their Lives Are Ruled From Billions Of Miles Away, By The Stars - And, Of Course, The Planets.

I Have A Feeling That About 90% Of My Life Has Been Shaped By My Voice, Both As An Embarrassment And As An Advantage. There Was Always The Terrible Incongruity Of This Deep Voice Barreling Out Of This Little Body. Somewhere In The Back Of My Mind I Was Aware That It Was Ludicrous, That It Took On An Importance That Wasn't Really There.

Chris Matthews Can't Start Any Sentence Without 'let Me Ask You This... ' And I Love Chris Matthews! But Almost Everybody In Journalism Does It. Who's Stopping You? Just Say It!