The Secret of Cool

Bad News Hughes, whose “Diary of Indiginities” entries are hilarious, tells a story of how he learned that the secret to being cool is knowing when to shut up.

Unfortunately, he learned it the hard way.

Joey deVilla

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  • Blog worlds are colliding. I've read Bad News Hughes for a bit now, and I just added your blog to my tracklist not too long ago for the "My Canada..." campaign.
    On the Internet, it's a small, small world.

  • Even though I was a "Young Adult" in the 80's that was hilarious. Read the comments, too!

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