by Paul Ogata | Feb 3, 2015 | Blog
If you were following my schedule and also following the news, you have likely deduced that I am smack dab in the middle of a brewing maelstrom of WTF. However, as the memes say, remain calm. I am not allowed to post photos of where I am. That pic of me and the camel...
by Paul Ogata | Mar 8, 2013 | Blog
My job here in Afghanistan is done. I’m in the cockpit of an Air Force C-17, leaving Kandahar and riding off into the sunset. It’s like an old Western movie, except in this case the heroes are not the ones making the cinematic exit, they are staying...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 31, 2012 | Blog
Everything in Afghanistan is a reminder of the past. One of the most important things you will see at Bagram Air Field is an actual steel girder from the World Trade Center. This is why we are here. Aside from the regularly scheduled shows, we took every...
by Paul Ogata | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, Shows
There are some really fun shows coming up to close out the year, and I hope to see you at one (or more!) of these. First up, I leave this week to entertain the troops in undisclosed locations (or “parts unknown” in wrestling parlance) with Comics On Duty...
by Paul Ogata | Jun 18, 2012 | Blog
Just back from entertaining the troops in the Middle East, and morale is high despite the heat and the imminent danger all around them. In Tina Turner’s song “One of the Living” from Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, she says, “In the desert sun...