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The Curse of Nicolle Moreaux

Posted on May 24, 2013

My relationships with women. My friend Johnny’s incontinence. The Chicago Blackhawks. All of which have fallen under the spell of Nicolle Moreaux, a spurned French-American girl from my past. “She won’t turn you into a vampire or anything, but she could cock-up your relationships” Nicolle Moreaux had a crush on me in high school. She was too sweet, cute, gangly. She was new in the area, attended a different school – which I thought was a high school. Turns out she was in eighth grade. I was a junior – so at that time it just seemed wrong. I wanted to date high school girls. The discovery of this came after we hung out a few times (we met at a concert). She was…

Talking Wild with Ariel Tweto

Posted on May 15, 2013

Ariel Tweto became America’s Sweetheart with the popularity of Discovery Channel’s Flying Wild Alaska.  If you didn’t fall in love with her then, maybe it was during her week-long appearance in Scotland last year with The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson that co-starred Mila Kunis, Rashida Jones, and David Sedaris. Ariel’s been on Craig’s show probably more than any other guest. He likes her. So do we. Ariel recently talked with The Dodgy while hanging out near her North Hollywood home. Craig Ferguson “I owe him so much. He believed in me. He watched the show. If it wasn’t for him, I would never had gone to Scotland. I’ve got a new, different fan following because of him.” Ariel’s most recent appearance on…