Max Koch Uncorked

Tony Soprano said it best: “Remember When is the lowest form of conversation.” Now as much as I agree with T, I still can’t help but reflect on my 45 years of life thus far…mainly because I am now focusing hardcore on an autobiographical graphic novel-type project I’ve been starting and stopping for years. I don’t […]

My very dear, very generous friend, Nicole, AKA Green Girl, recently hooked me up with a very SPECIAL gift. Turns out her sister works with the great and immensely talented Rolfe Kent, who provided the score…one of my all-time favorites, in fact…to Alexander Payne’s now legendary film, Sideways. I’m telling you, not a trip to California Wine Country […]

Late last year, a writer friend encouraged me to audition for an upcoming game show (?) hosted by Dana Carvey called “First Impressions.” Now listen, I am the first to tell you: I never considered myself to be much of an impressionist. Yeah, I made some videos for YouTube that went viral of me pretending […]

Listen, I don’t wanna hang out with most anyone these days. It’s enough with people already. Especially NEW ones you gotta get to know. I’d rather be home alone, watching horror movies with my dogs. But this dude Jerod Gunsberg had been comin’ at me for a while (he and his wife, like, share ALL […]

My good ol’ buddy from high school (and JPL Media Producer) Stephen Epstein takes me on an extraordinary private tour of the NASA research and development center located in La Cañada Flintridge, California. I was humbled and in awe. Space out and ENJOY. Click the pic of Curiosity n’ me below and GO: WINE PAIRING: […]

Are we here yet? Is it over?? Did we make it??? Phew. What a year.  I’ll be honest: 2015 was another really rough one for me. Sure, it had its perks – my mounting of a giant hook that now holds my hummingbird feeder, for example – but I took a lotta unexpected hits, too. […]

Alpine folklore came to the Highland Park Ebell Club last night, so Kari Wahlgren and I decided to explore the dark side of such seasonal festivities… I immediately crashed into this devil upon arrival. As Kari was seduced by this otherworldly creature. So much creativity…so many cool people. We arrived a little early, so hopefully that […]

Wow.  Remember Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ”? I was 18 when it came out in 1988 and I don’t even remember how many times I saw it, I was so smitten. Countless, countless times. It, like, POSSESSED me. I even dragged poor Jen Friedman to it on our first date. Problem is, I […]

I am a BIG fan of End Times movies.  Especially ones like “Threads” and “When the Wind Blows.”  The Apocalypse has always been a major obsession of mine.  I’m even one of the few persons I know who prefers “Fear the Walking Dead” over “The Walking Dead” and I’ve read the Walking Dead books!  It […]

Andy Rothenberg is one of the finest actors I know.  He’s also a dear old friend of mine.  Seriously, I’ve known the dude for 30 years now.  We used to be in a successful sketch group together called Upstage Comedy.  These days, you might recognize Andy from such iconic shows as “The Walking Dead”, “True […]