 Coughlin stated that Dykstra, who lived in California, would often call at unusual hours, such as 2 am to 3 am EST, and expect Coughlin to wake up and "go to work" at that hour.These odd many other unusual experiences were documented in an article for the April 2009 issue of "GQ" magazine titled "You Think Your Job Sucks?Try Working For Lenny Dykstra" In 2009, Coughlin appeared as a guest on the HBO program "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel", following up on Lenny Dysktra's questionable business practices.