Milton the magazine:Yes, that’s the snappy title...

Milton the magazine:

Yes, that’s the snappy title of a new L.A.-based publication named after its CEO--none other than Milton Berle, the 88-year-old comic. The ‘zine, which debuts in February, is targeted at casino patrons, said publisher Lorna Berle, the wife of Milton, the person.

Hence its proud slogan: “We drink! We smoke! We gamble!”

Of course, in the case of Uncle Miltie, a fourth boast could be: “We wear dresses sometimes!” Don’t laugh. Or go ahead, if you want to. One of the gorgeous ensembles that Berle donned on his old TV show was enshrined in the Celebrity Lingerie Museum at Frederick’s of Hollywood.

TALK ABOUT PERSONALIZED SIGNS: At the entrance to Lake Balboa, there’s a caution sign that would lead one to conclude, as Sydney Litwack of Encino puts it, that there’s “one mean bicyclist” out there. It reminded us of a snapshot by Al Kouba that seemed to warn of another eerie individual--a crazed fisherman in Redondo Beach.

LIST OF THE DAY: In our latest contest, we asked readers to think of a new title for the chairman of the Board of Supervisors (one supe, Mike Antonovich, insists on “mayor” while colleague Zev Yaroslavsky vows to keep “chairman”). Our favorite suggestions:

* “Lord of La-La Land,” Beth Marcheschi

* “Pharaoah,” Ken Wilkins (“since our over-taxed constituents are crying, ‘Let my people go’ ”)

* “Crown (or is that spelled, ‘Clown’?),” Gloria O’Donohoe

* “Head Bozo,” Kent Rupel, continuing the clown theme

* “KONG (King of Nothing in General),” Gary Bolen

* “May or May Not,” Bill Robbins

* “Grand Poohbah,” Dr. Janice Nelson and Cheri Lee

* “Count (a county is the domain of a count),” Lee Speth

* “Archangel (an Angeleno of the highest rank),” Geno Perezselsky. Concurring was Marvin Wolf, co-author of the crime book, “Fallen Angels,” a study of the town’s lowest ranks.

And the winning entry:

* “Chairman of the Gored,” from Carol Anne Seflinger, referring to the supes’ constituents (you and us). In addition to worldwide fame, Seflinger wins a prize of a Wayne Newton T-shirt from Only in L.A. Inc.

BAD TRACK RECORD: We’re not sure the supes will adopt our name choice. Only in L.A. has produced numerous contest-winning suggestions that were ignored, including:

* “More Money Than God Inc.,” as a name for the studio headed by Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and Jeffrey Katzenberg.

* “When You Absolutely, Positively Have to Be There Overnight,” as a new MTA slogan.

* And “Earnest Attorneys Trying in Los Angeles (EATLA),” as a new name for the L.A. Trial Lawyers Assn.

Guess there’s just no accounting for taste.

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Radio station KSCA-FM (101.9), pop music home of Dr. Demento, is reportedly on the verge of being sold and transformed into a Spanish language format. An Internet user put out a plea to KSCA fans to write to the station to save the format and staff. Reading the plea, we were struck by the foreboding address of the station--6767 Forest Lawn Drive.