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18 January 2008

Comedian is living in an Ikea store

I love IKEA so this article on CNN Caught my eye. I guess this is actually true. I've often thought it would be cool to live in one of those "furnished" bedroom setIt also reminds me of one of my favorite books, The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler in which two kids camp out in the Museum of Natural History.


Check out the article HERE.

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PARAMUS, New Jersey (AP) -- When Mark Malkoff thought about where he could stay while his New York City apartment was being fumigated for cockroaches, he quickly ruled out friends' places (too small) and hotels (too expensive).

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Mark Malkoff sits on a display bed in a showroom at the Ikea store in Paramus, New Jersey.

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Instead, the comedian and filmmaker decided to move into an Ikea store in suburban New Jersey, where on Monday he unloaded two suitcases into a spacious bedroom at the store.

At night when the store is closed, he says he'll play laser tag with security guards and even plans to host a housewarming party.

"The fact that Ikea is letting me do this is mind-boggling," said Malkoff, lounging on a bed in his new room. "There's no way I'm going back. I love this way too much."

Check out the rest of the article HERE.

12 June 2007

Welcome Back Kotter on DVD!


God is Good,

....and now we have more reason to rejoice; "Welcome Back Kotter" is now on DVD.

This is a terrific show, great fun, great characters, and some real wisdom shoehorned in between the jokes!

from the Washington Post...

Go Back to Class With 'Kotter'

By JEN CHANEY
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 12, 2007

More than 30 years after the Sweathogs burst onto America's TV screens, are they still funny? You bet that rubber hose up your nose they are.

Fans of "Welcome Back Kotter" -- the '70s sitcom that catapulted John Travolta into the teen-idol stratosphere, gave John Sebastian a hit song and launched myriad infantile catch phrases -- have been waiting patiently for a full season of the show on DVD. Today they finally get their wish, thanks to a four-disc set (retail price: $29.98) packed with all 22 installments from the Buchanan High School crew's first season. ...for the full article, read here.