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Chris Z
Bio
My opinion column garnered more reader responses than any other contributor in the paper's 40-year run. As a stand-up comic, I performed in 16 countries & 26 states. I've written 2 one-man shows, umpteen poems, songs, essays & chronologies.
Stories (42/0)
Teenage Lament '94
Teenage Lament ‘94 The year was 1994. Most members of my clique, me included, were still months from turning 18. We were too young to imbibe spirits, and the pool hall we frequented disallowed minors after 9pm. Idle hands are the Devil’s workshop.
By Chris Z2 years ago in Confessions
I'm Here for Rick's Party
"I’m Here for Rick’s Party!" In ‘93, I was 17. I kept a near life-sized cardboard likeness of silver screen “legend” Jean Claude Van Damme in my hatchback’s backseat. First-time passengers would glimpse Jean Claude lurking in the rearview mirror and catch air from fright. It never got old.
By Chris Z2 years ago in Confessions