First Family

October 23, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

September 1, 2009

Photo: Annie Leibovitz

Runnin' Down A Dream

October 23, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Sorry for the spotty posting - I've been busy running down a new (ad)venture.

Hold You

October 23, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Betty Or Veronica?

October 06, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

I've always wondered what it was that Archie had that kept Betty and Veronica is such constant competition for his affections.

As I've gotten older, I've narrowed it down to a couple of possibilities:
1. Money
2. Knowing what women want

But I guess the speculation is all over now - Archie has apparently made his choice, and it's Veronica.

Girl Scout Cookies

October 03, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Mad Men On Sesame Street

September 30, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Bill Safire

September 30, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Bill Safire died last week.

Although we rarely agreed on politics, I always read him, because he was smart, principled and, more often than not, right.

Maureen Dowd remembers her friendship with Bill Safire as a colleague at The New York Times.

He will be missed.

Only In Boston

September 29, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Scott Zolak, a Boston radio sports host, was on an elevator at Gillette Stadium last Sunday , talking with a bunch of Patriots fans before the game.

I'll let Scott tell the rest of the story:

“Gisele Bundchen gets on, and her hair’s a little damp, because it’s raining out. The guys in the elevator don’t even give her a second look, they just kept talking to me,” Zolak laughed. “And I’m thinking to myself, ‘Only in Boston could a $34 million-a-year supermodel get on an elevator full of sports fans and they don’t give her the time of day!’”

Barbra Streisand

September 27, 2009 by FRED HARRIS

Knowing the Village Vanguard pretty well, I could imagine what Barbra Streisand's one-night-only performance, before only 123 people, must have been like, and what it felt like to be there.

UPDATE: "Here's To Life" - live performance from the Vanguard!

I look forward to "Love Is The Answer," her new album, which was produced by Diana Krall, and being able to see the Village Vanguard performance when it is released on DVD.