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Tag Archives: chico
The Dork
(Hockey Player Magazine, December 2016) Every team has one. Whether its baseball, basketball or badminton, there’s always that one guy who doesn’t quite enmesh locker room society. Maybe it’s his or her lousy jokes, bad breath, or that they wear … Continue reading
Posted in Sports
Tagged beer league hockey, chico, dorky guys, hockey, old friends, teammates
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Hockey Mom Gives Best Excuse to Miss Games
(Hockey Player Magazine, October 2014) The five of us frowned as we tied our skates. We were down two players and knew the next 45 minutes would test our lungs and legs. “Where’s Blaze?” Swifty asked. “At a Raider game,” … Continue reading
Baby-Boomer Will Durst is a Comedy Innovator
“My wife and I are trying to live within our means. We went from a $750,000 house to a $350,000 house and didn’t even have to move.” Will Durst, American political satirist He’s a superstar comic and satirist with a … Continue reading
Posted in Humor Project - Interviews, The Humor Project
Tagged boomeraging from LSD to OMG, borowitz report, cagle cartoons, chico, chico hotel diamond, David Brooks, durst journal, eric miller etcguy, eric miller freelance writer, etcguy facebook, etcguy twitter, Gail Collins, huffington post, lyon books, sierra nevada big room, Sierra Nevada Brewery, will durst, willdurst.com
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You’re Never Too Old to Not Tell Mom
Whether you’re seven or seventy, there are secrets you simply don’t tell. My brother and I, free range boys who bored easily, exercised the “Don’t Tell Mom” rule well into high school. Our pact survived a multitude of sins, including … Continue reading
Posted in Parent and Kids
Tagged american whitewater, Blazing Saddles, Blazing Saddles cowboy farting, chico, Chico Enterprise Record, Donner Party, eric miller freelance writer, eric miller hockey player magazine, etcguy, etcguy facebook, etcguy twitter, growing up chico magazine, Mel Brooks
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Writer Thanks Chico for a Great Book Launch
I almost wore a sandwich-board sign, hired a clown, and rented a U-Haul® to import a truck load of cousins. I expected an audience of 15—but was delighted that over 40 people attended Lyon Books last week for the official … Continue reading
Posted in The Humor Project
Tagged amazon books eric miller let me tell you a story, california, chico, Chico Enterprise Record, eric miller freelance writer, eric miller growing up chico magazine, eric miller hockey player magazine, etcguy, etcguy facebook, etcguy freelance writer, Let Me Tell You a Story, lyon books, norcal blogs
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A Visit to the Hair Stylist
Category: A visit to the hair stylist Anxiety Level: Depends Level of Difficulty: Also Depends Result of Blowing It: Really Depends My daughter, Kate, and I visited the hair stylist. Guys visits barbers, gals go to “stylists.” I need … Continue reading
Dad’s Promise Leads to Butt-Kicking
I haven’t trudged like that since my walk to the principal’s office. My shoulders sagged and my head drooped. The parking lot seemed a mile wide. I called my wife, Hun. “We’re loading up.” “How’d Maggie do? You sound beat.” … Continue reading
Posted in Parent and Kids
Tagged Boreal Ski Area, breckenridge ski area, Burton snowboards, chico, Copper Mountain, eric miller free lance writer, etcguy, etcguy facebook, Monarch Ski Area, Olympic snowboarding, promise keepers, promises, Queen, Sugar Bowl, USA Snowboard team, We Will Rock You
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Words of Wisdom – W.C. Fields
I’ve had a dose of writer’s block this past week. After spending many hours, and seven drafts, on a particular piece I decided to round-file that story. This quote seems to fit: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try … Continue reading
Posted in Words of wisdom
Tagged chico, eric miller etc guy, etcguy, etcguy facebook, vaudeville comedians, w.c. fields
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Even Hockey Coaches Have Hearts
Published in the Chico Enterprise-Record, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph & Hockey Player Magazine (2012) “I thought this may interest you,” the email said. In the subject heading was a name, Wayne Marshall, my high school hockey coach. I expected the … Continue reading