Dispatches from the Trail

On the Road to the Evolution of Happiness

  • The set was on the second floor of the Mascot Hall of Fame and all was being readied for my HBO Real Sports segment.  Mary [...]

    The set was on the second floor of the Mascot Hall of Fame and all [...]

  • Hey you Seinfeld fans! Remember the Opposite George episode? In it, George Costanza realized that he would be more successful in life if he just [...]

    Hey you Seinfeld fans! Remember the Opposite George episode? In it, George Costanza realized that [...]

  • I remember the first time I saw my dad cry. It was right after his father Russ had passed. I was 17 and had just [...]

    I remember the first time I saw my dad cry. It was right after his [...]

  • Release Your Inner Character Brand! “He sucks, I hate him!” the tweet said. I read it after a tap on my shoulder from Joe Heller, [...]

    Release Your Inner Character Brand! “He sucks, I hate him!” the tweet said. I read [...]

  • “Not on my field, you’re not!” was Joe’s response.  The battle cry of the Funkiller… “No!” I’ve heard it so many times during my performance [...]

    “Not on my field, you’re not!” was Joe’s response.  The battle cry of the Funkiller… [...]

  • Finally, through customs, I shuffled over to the cab line. Seeing the long line of British cabs, called Hackneys, reminded me I was in the [...]

    Finally, through customs, I shuffled over to the cab line. Seeing the long line of [...]

  • I am a talented and trained performer! Through my unique performance platform I created a personality that united a city and continues to entertain millions [...]

    I am a talented and trained performer! Through my unique performance platform I created a [...]

  • Wait, what? It’s not really over, right? Short answer is no, it is not completely over, but it definitely looks like we are heading in [...]

    Wait, what? It’s not really over, right? Short answer is no, it is not completely [...]

  • Almost 20 years ago, I was part of core class training for The Freedoms Foundation, a beautiful sprawling campus right in the heart of historic [...]

    Almost 20 years ago, I was part of core class training for The Freedoms Foundation, [...]

  • Puppy Routine Our rescue puppy Flint is going to be 2 this March. Surprisingly, my wife Sandy, was the driving force behind adding him to [...]

    Puppy Routine Our rescue puppy Flint is going to be 2 this March. Surprisingly, my [...]

  • "Hey, how ya doing?"  "Who, me? Well I guess I am okay, except for this COVID thing. Oh, and my revenues are in the tank, [...]

    "Hey, how ya doing?"  "Who, me? Well I guess I am okay, except for this [...]

  • Someone is banging on the van door. I know it is a kid or a parent that wants to see the Phanatic. But the appearance [...]

    Someone is banging on the van door. I know it is a kid or a [...]