Friday Night with Otis

What do you think is more desperate? People who look for attention by doing something like writing a Blog or people who sit around waiting to read a new Blog? I think it’s a very difficult decision. Both people are spending way too much time on the computer and not enough time interacting with actual, carbon based, living creatures. As you stroll through the garden tonight, try to think about the effects of each topic on both the steadfast reader of the Blog and the creator of the Blog.


I recently received a download containing a number of body paint pictures. For those of you that actually don’t surf for porn on the internet, let me explain. Body painting is essentially a naked woman painted to give the appearance that she is not naked. Most of the time lingerie is painted on the woman. Often the model is painted like an animal, normally a cheetah or leopard. However, there is one very nice picture of a woman painted like a cow. She is on her hands and knees in the photo and her nipples are not painted, suggesting the woman has udders. Anyway, body painting has become a very popular, sensual art. Okay, that actually makes it sound classy. Let’s just say that it has become very popular at the Playboy Mansion. And although I have to admit that most of the time the model is a woman, one of my favorites is an elephant’s face painted on a man’s stomach, with the penis resembling a trunk. Just don’t ask if you can feed him some peanuts.


How many of you remember the Happy Days cartoon? I mentioned it recently and got some very strange looks. But there really was a Saturday morning show called The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang. It starred the Fonz with Richie and Ralph Malph, a girl named Cupcake who came from the future, and a dog named Mr. Cool. They traveled in a space-time machine and they went through different travels trying to get back to 1957 Milwaukee. The show was on for two years before the Fonz left and joined the Laverne and Shirley in the Army show. Mr. Cool, the dog, joined the army too. Conspicuously, Potsie was never invited to be in any of the shows.


Okay, so let’s pause here. Up there are two ridiculous topics that I threw out. Now what’s more disturbing? Those of you that have been waiting to read that crap or me, Otis, the one that has that shit on his mind and actually thinks people might be interested in reading it? Think about it. Either way it’s very disturbing.


Today’s trivia question: What do King Ferdinand II, Donald Rumsfeld, Brian Dennehy, Dean Koontz, John Tesh, Jimmy Smits, Tom Hanks, Kelly McGillis, Courtney Love, Trent Green and Fred Savage all have in common?

C’mon, it’s not that tough. Especially for those of you that regularly read what Otis has to say. Have you figured it out yet? What day is it? That’s right. All of those people were born on July 9th. Of course Donald Rumsfeld and Courtney Love have a lot more in common than just that.

And speaking of Brian Dennehy (yeah, he’s on that list) let’s go straight from the birthdays to a poll question. Yes a poll question. You will be expected to respond by clicking on the ‘comments’ link below. The amount of responses will determine how much more time I spend in the Dandelion Garden. (Notice how I am toying with those dorks who can’t wait for the next installment.) So here is a poll question regarding Brian Dennehy. Who is your favorite actor portraying an Alien?

a) Brian Dennehy in Cocoon
b) Robin Williams as Mork
c) Ray Walston as My Favorite Martian
d) Christopher Reeve as Superman
e) Leonard Nimoy as Spock
f) Alf
g) Jeff Bridges in Starman
h) Chewbacca
i) The Green Chick that had sex with Captain Kirk
j) Marvin the Martian
k) Dan Aykroyd as Beldar Conehead

If you don’t like any of those choices, please feel free to submit a write-in vote. And don’t just vote – back up your decision with some good commentary. Tell us why you think your choice is the best alien-actor.