One of the cool things about being a rock star is, you get to spend time with interesting people. For instance, the other day I was hanging out with the former governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger. We were just sitting around in the living room and he said, “plo chops for all!” Then he sat back with a big dopey grin on his face.

Nothing happened. I started to wonder if there was something I was supposed to do. Finally I said, “hey Arnie, how about a game of chess?”

Arnold Schwarzenegger kind of deflated, with a guttural sigh of weariness. “I prefer to play checkers. I’ll be black.“