I Missed the "Humor" Part

Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Laughing and singing for a cure

Question: is it even valid for Morsch to advertise this as a "humor column" anymore? The man has not written about a "funny" topic for months. Out of his nine last posts, Morsch has dwelled on a purely fanciful topic once. The other eight topics?

Morsch goes to a show in Perkasie
Morsch goes to an art show
Morsch goes to an amusement park
Morsch goes to a concert
Morsch interviews a baseball player
Morsch goes to another concert
Morsch goes to a Phillies game
Morsch watches the Three Stooges

If the column was advertised as "a boring travelogue by a humorless dope," I wouldn't have such a problem. I'm guessing that this column will consist of Morsch attending a charity show to which he urges his readers to contribute. He will make one "joke" to keep up the charade.

Bill Apter is one my favorite people in the world. I grew up reading his articles in professional wrestling magazines as a kid back in the 1970s while hanging around my central Illinois town’s news stand. I never knew then that I’d meet him some day, which I did when I moved to this area in 2003.

This could be worse than I thought. This guy was a writer for pro wrestling in the 1970's, when people had special moves like "bearhug" and "abdominal stretch"? I think we should keep track of how many people Morsch "never knew" he'd meet.

I love characters, and Bill is a character. If you’re a fan of professional “rasslin,”

Also, keep a tally of how many times Morsch thinks the word "rasslin" is amusing.

you may remember Bill’s onscreen persona, that of befuddled interviewer and announcer. The one question I always wished he would have asked the wrestlers: Why is it that you’re yelling and spitting into the television camera? I guess maybe that fit right in with the befuddled character he played.

VOOM. "What was that?" "That was the joke, mate." "Oh, that was quick. Do I get another?" "Sorry mate, that's your lot."

So the entertainment value should be high when Bill, a Dresher resident, emcees a night of singing and comedy to find a cure for breast cancer at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, at Poco’s in Doylestown.

Shameless Promotion Alert? I mean, Morsch is using his newspaper blog to promote a show that provides a tangible benefit to someone.

Comedians Chris Rich and Chris Morris will be making guest appearances. And Bill will be yukking it up and doing a little singing himself.

So Bill will be laughing in the audience? Or do you mean he'll be making jokes and such? I believe there's some confusion over what the phrase "yukking it up" actually means.

Tickets are $15 and all proceeds from the evening will be donated to The Susan G. Komen Foundation. For tickets and more information, contact Joe Bainbridge at
610-564-9598 or Debbie Knight at 215-512-0992 or you can purchase tickets in advance at Poco's, 625 North Main St., by calling 215-348-3424.

Time to hang it up, Morsch. You're embarassing yourself.

Labels: Mike Morsch, Montgomery Newspapers, Outta Leftfield

"Hey, I want to find that hilarious post Morsch made about the cancer charity! How do I find it?" "Check the labels for 'cancer' or 'Bill Apter' or 'Susan G. Komen Foundation' or 'Poco's in Doylestown'." "...Nope, none of those things are tagged." "Okay... well then look through every single 'Outta Leftfield' post until you find it."