Issue #193: Grand Opening, Grand Closing

I have promised writing about Dave Chappelle this week and I delivered it. For you as a reader, those of you who have been unwise enough to egg me on in this endeavor, this is a real monkey’s paw situation. The essay is long. It has subheadings. It will be hard to read, as it should be. It was hard to write. For many of us who watched the special, I’m s…