You can take the “L,” but it’s far from over when it comes to Martha Davis and the Motels.

Davis and the many incarnations of her band, The Motels have been rocking the airwaves since 1975. Always on the cutting edge and never shying from sticking to her guns when it comes to artistic vision, she embodies the New Wave sound that changed rock and roll forever.

The Motels were part of the music video vanguard and for many of us, defined the sound of our generation.

There is a rich tradition of great American humorists that stretch as far back as Samuel Clemens, Will Rogers, Benny Goodman — to the more recent ilk of Mel Brooks, Bob Newhart, Carl Reiner, Bill Cosby, Lily Tomlin and Steve Martin.

The one thing this motley comedy crew have in common is their certain knack for telling a story: poignantly, sometimes provocatively and often with a touch of self-deprecating humor.

And there is one name that should be added to this list posthaste: a handsome, well-dressed diminutive Southern gentleman by the name of Leslie Jordan.

PALM SPRINGS -- It was a bit of a surreal moment the other day, listening to Taylor Dayne politely give directions to a lost tourist at Disneyworld as we were talking over the phone.

The poor lost woman had inadvertently interrupted our interview and without missing a beat, Taylor promptly pointed her in the right direction towards the Epcot Center, where she had just finished her run through in preparation for her performance there later that night.

“Sorry about that, now where were we,” she asked me, multitasking with aplomb.

Life sometimes offers you an opportunity that you only think you could simply wish for.

As an athlete and former competitor, the thought of driving with my friend, Reidar, to the Malibu beach house of an Olympic Gold medalist was heady stuff. An invitation to lunch with Greg Louganis and his life partner, Daniel McSwiney, added a sense of richness to the adventure.

As we drove down the long, brick-paved driveway I wondered aloud as to what we might encounter. Would I be disappointed? Would this be a tension-filled afternoon? Is Greg as affable as he seems?