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It may be an usual industry practice but I had a strange experience. I bought a navy blazer on 6/22 at Jos. A Bank. It was $450 and it was a little expensive but I needed a jacket so I bought it without hesitation. But my wife told me it is too expensive and she convinced me to return it. They have 90 day return policy. I did not wear it because I did not want them to complain when I go to return. I went to Jos. A Bank on 6/29 and asked for refund. A guy was processing the return but he told me it's on sale and asked me if I would keep it if it were $135. I said if it is $135, I would keep it and I decided to keep it. If I did not go to return, I would have paid $450 full price. Why did not offer me the discount when I first went there? Just going back and trying to return made them discount more than half the price? It's a mystery. Or it happens all the time... A quick visit to their web site reveals that they are having 70% off online. That's exactly the price I ...

That's it! It's over. I deleted Late Show from my DVR timer. Never thought this time would come. For some people this might have been the day Johnny Carson left the Tonight Show but for me it's Dave. Well we knew it will be someday, but did not know this day comes this soon. Dave changed my life, even though he does not know it. Or does he know me? No. He did not change my life the way he did to Ray Romano or Norm MacDonald or many comedians or new music bands. I did not get rich thanks to Dave. I am not rich. He changed the way I see comedies. American comedies. The way Dave sees humor in real life. Not like recent dumb jokes these young people think funny. Intelligent humor. Something you have to think. I remember I was in his audience 4 times during 90's. Never saw his morning show (saw it only on YouTube). I watched Norm MacDonald's emotional last appearance on the show several times. That was exactly my sentiment. I didn't cry but I almost did. Many...

I went to see a Broadway show called "It's Only A Play" starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, F Murray Abraham (Antonio Salieri in Amadeus), and Stockard Channing. I am glad I saw these famous actors but I did not like the play. I am surprised how bad Matthew Broderick was. He was stiff and had no emotion or body movement. Maybe he got too fat to move. I thought it was director's intention and as the story moves on he would become more lively but that never happened. I liked him in "Ferris Beuller's Day Off" and "WarGames." How can you keep doing this stiff acting even after all reviews pointed out how bad his acting is? Obviously, he does not read reviews unlike the characters in the show. Nathan Lane was superb even with this dreadful scripts. I laughed some jokes. The guy sitting next to me left the theater after the first act. And he was with his wife, and his wife stayed till the end. The only real treasure is the newcomer, Micah S...

I have been a big fan of 2 Jazz piano legends, Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea. They performed together at Carnegie Hall last night. It was a great concert. They looked great. The seat was not great. They played about 7 songs. Don't remember exactly. They played Cantaloupe Island, Maiden Voyage and others. In the second song, they started off with synthesizers playing mainly sound effects and avant-garde type song which led to piano duet. Chick played Motif XF and Herbie's maybe Kronos? They played Spain for an encore. Audience played a part of chorus, and humming as usual. I could manage to take pics before the performance from my seat. The theater staff was very serious about stopping anyone taking pictures the entire time. On YouTube, there are two videos showing their performance in San Diego. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUj06Zw8sKM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awCgtaLiew