This blog is gonna lack substance. Hey...it's after midnight (isn't that a song?), my back hurts from trying to play basketball with people half my age (I just turned the big 4-0), and...well...I don't always have gems, folks. So take what I give ya, and shut up already!!!

On TMZ tonight, they were showing video of Gerard Butler. They seem to get him on that show a lot, and he's always nice and playful with the parazzi -- a great sign for autograph collectors.

Today was the longest footage I had seen of him signing autographs. Lots of people were crowding him, and he looked to be taking care of each and every one.

Then, in an LA Times from a few days ago, I read a great story about Cheers/Becker star Ted Danson. He spotted comedian Dave Chappelle walking by on the boardwalk in Santa Monica, and went over to say he was a fan. Dave looked surprised.

Danson mentioned how he's happy for the success of Cheers, and said something like: To this day, when I sign autographs, I write "Cheers, Ted Danson."

That's kinda cool.

His bartending partner Woody Harrelson doesn't usually sign.