The Joy Of Vex

I've been really bummed since I decided to Go To The Next Level and stop writing  Chickaboomer.  Some of you are bummed as well.

"Marty, what am I to do. You leave us at a bad time. Please reconsider your decision. Politics won't be the same without your Flavor. If it must be so, Good bye old friend.And whose going to make those announcements when someone leaves the planet? like Tony Curtis, this morning." ?????? Doug

"Maybe you can get that Dick Head Dictionary thing published!"  Guest commenter [In 1993 I co-wrote THE DICKHEAD DICTIONARY:  A Guide To Impossible Men.  Got press even though it wasn't published!  Appeared on CNBC (they asked) to pimp the manuscript.  Anchoress Kelly Lange [wife of "The Exorcist" director William Friedkin) gushed:  "It's so hot it singes my hands!" 

DICKHEAD is in book form with back cover blurbs:  "This is REALLY funny!"  Larry King (I witnessed him read it).  "Blisteringly, outrageously perceptive.  Hilarious!"  St. Martin's Press.  "Very professional . . . quite funny!"  Judith Regan Regan Books.  Then again, Judith ran with O.J.'s "IF I DID IT" confession that was a career killer -- for Judith. "You'll NEVER eat lunch in this town again." Washingtonian editor-at-large Chuck Conconi (Yeah, Chuck, I did eat lunch in this town again with you at The Palm where I entertained the power-packed restaurant with a drunken simulation of Meg Ryan's Katz deli rock the table fake orgasm in "When Harry Met Sally.") In the early 90s.  Before I got sober nearly 15 years ago. 

"This was one of the most original blogs in the history of the internet and if I had Spitzer's in-laws type money I would contribute to keep it going.  What an extra shame that Chickaboomer had to stop on the eve of Christiane Amanpour's ratings being pubiished as all time low for ABC. On the positive side, Westin, Klein and Zucker are out. So you're leaving on a high note."  Raphael

"Marty, I'm so sorry to hear this!!!  You've enriched all our lives and I'm going to miss this romp thru cleverly written and conceived gems of enlightenment.  Good luck to you in all you do, and please let us know what that next level might be.  I still say you should write that book I've bugged you to write for all these years.  What tales you could tell!   And of course, you're invited to appear on my Year in Review program, Friday evening 12/17, 10PM-12Midnight ET. . . . Have you ever considered how well you do, how much you do? Arianna would shit a mousepad trying to a tenth of what you do! . . .  You have such a gift with words.  I do admire you so. . . . Whatever the routine may be, it's your spot-on cleverness which carries the day. Any of us could check the websites.  Only you come up with the creative turn of phrase.  I'm so glad you started CB!  I steal from it!" Jim Bohannon, "The Jim Bohannon Show"

"I love it that your giving the left (especially the media) what it deserves!  Give 'em hell."  Susan Alvarado

"I read all sorts of sources from all over the net...and I've found a number of 'expert sites' in each subject area where I'm sourcing...for media matters I trust your analysis & commentary more than any other I've found...you may think of yourself as a 'pop info' columnist but I see you as a serious media analyst whose opinions & conclusions I trust explicitly.". . . Marty...I read your site daily and any updates you send out...and you know I love your work... It must take hours to compile all those news biz stories, political hits and the links/videos that go with them...and then build your page for posting... But I don't see any advertising...how are you paying for all this? Is there a subscription cost? (whatever it is, I'll pay it) ...do you accept 'operations donations'? (I'll chip in if you do...) If the finances behind your site are none of my business, tell me to just piss-off and I'll be quiet."  Jim Coles (Oh, don't keep quiet, Jim.  Just keep pissing inside my tent . . .)
 
"I am a fan of Chickaboomer."  David Zurawik, Z on TV, Baltimore Sun.

"Your headlines are genius. I wouldn't have come up with that in a week!" Johnny Dollar's Place
 
"I'm embarrassed to say I only found your blogabout a month ago, but I think it's terrific." Michael Malone, Broadcasting & Cable, 2008 email

"It was great contributing to your blog. I had fun. I've always enjoyed your insights into political and media issues. There were three blogs I always read several times a day: . . . I remember you were my therapy when my dog died last year. For that I'll always be thankful to you. Still miss him even though I have a new one. Best wishes always, Marty. Your very loyal fan and friend, Vinney, Chickaboomer's head joke writer

"I am soooooo sad to hear that!  Your commentary and witty remarks usually made my day – by far the most fun I had when reading blogs, various sites in the industry. . . . I justg want to let you know that it’s been a real pleasure working with you.  You have such keen insight and know how to incorporate that in with much humor.  Chickaboomer was a very enjoyable and informative read."  TV industry insider

Here's what I'm thinking:
(A) Turn Chickaboomer into a book in the genre of George Carlin's BRAIN DROPPINGS;
(B) Write that autobio I've threatened for 25 years;
(C) Challenge Joy Behar to a mud wrestling match at Rockefeller Center's ice rink to determine who's the bigger whore:  Joy or Christine O'Donnell.

So I need a publisher.  HarperCollins imprint?