by Paul Ogata | Mar 24, 2020 | Blog
Things are not fine. The viral meme, This Is Fine, features a cartoon dog sitting in a burning house with his cup of coffee, calmly pronouncing that, “this is fine.” However, the missing panels from the original comic strip, Gunshow, from which this meme...
by Paul Ogata | Dec 23, 2019 | Blog
2019 was a crazy year as a performer, beginning with performances in Cuba and Egypt then ending with shows in a Hong Kong under siege. While 2020 will definitely bring some fun shows on land (including the Vegas strip and a comedy festival back in Hawaii), it will...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
Flying out of LAX today and headed for Hong Kong. Both cities are burning, one literally and the other figuratively (and sometimes even literally). While brush fires plague the City of Angels and the entire state of California, Hong Kong is alight in protest. Hong...
by Paul Ogata | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog
Today, Apple is holding a major event. And at the risk of this post getting swallowed up in the PR flurry, may I please tell you about a different major apple event? *climbs on soapbox* There’s an old saying that begins, “It takes a village…” But what happens...
by Paul Ogata | Aug 8, 2019 | Blog
One thing I learned last week in Alaska is that everyone should play with dogs in the snow. You cannot possibly hate anyone when playing with dogs in the snow. Have there ever been any Eskimo serial killers? No. Because they play with dogs in the snow....
by Paul Ogata | Jul 17, 2019 | Blog
When I moved from Hawaii to California back in 2006, I did it with the intention of being near Los Angeles. You know, for “show biz.” Nowadays, it feels like I’m in Southern California just to do laundry before heading out on the road again. Well, I...
