One of the best things about Boston so far is that Harry Shearer has gotten to reprise his Bill Clinton voice alongside Warren Olney on KCRW. For the Republican convention, word out of the station is that Warren's partner will be TV producer and National Review wit Rob Long, who does a Wednesday segment ("Martini Shot") on KCRW. We'll get to hear whether conservatives can be funny and satirical while observing their own.

Back in Boston: CityBeat has Dennis Romero on the scene, and councilman Eric Garcetti continues to feed thoughts and pictures to the L.A. Independent.