Martini Shot
Vegas Throat
Rob Long suffers with a sore throat, which he didn't get from screaming at the production staff -- although it doesn't hurt to let people think otherwise.
This is Rob Long with Martini Shot on KCRW. Or, at least, 50 per cent of Rob Long. As you can hear, I'm a little hoarse. I've been struggling with a sore and scratchy throat since last week, which in some ways has been useful. People think I'm a screamer. No, really. Last week, when I could barely croak out a word or two, an executive I know heard my voice and then asked, in a tone that was a mixture between respect and dismay, "So, um, you been yelling at the writing staff?"...