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Happy Friday!

1. Poor Chicago…No Olympics. I know a lot of people are upset by this, but I’ve never been a huge fan of being an Olympic city.  Aside from the two week event, aren’t the Olympics a giant money suck hole? And  when it’s over and the rhythm gymnasts have packed their scarves and gone, aren’t you mostly left with a lot of clean up and the nagging knowledge deep withing in you that for two weeks you whored your city out for fans of Rhythmic Gymnastics?  I don’t know, maybe I’m missing the big picture on this and it’s true that Chicago’s Opening ceremonies would have the potential to be inspiring. But it’s also true that they had the potential to be embarrassing. We all know that there was a good chance that the Opening Ceremonies would have featured 500 school children all of whom somehow would have morphed into the Blues Brothers. Whatever, the city by the lake is just as swell as can be. And I don’t need the Olympic committee to confirm this for me. So keep your chin up, Chicago. I still think you’re pretty.

2. Creature Feature, the fully improvised monster movie starts tonight! 1030pm. BNW. $10. This thing has been around for a while now. It is, I dare say an event that world looks to in order to know that Fall has begun. Get your tickets…Here!

3. On Sunday, I’m going to be in my second Rockstar show of the season. Not only is this my second show in a row, but it also marks the the first time in the history of the group that I will have participated in two shows in one season. Go me. My story is pretty funny. I’m quite please I’ve been able to focus on so much solo material in the past few months. That’s really exciting, right?! Oh. Well, it’s exciting to me…jerks…

Rockstar Show:

Sunday @ 7pm. BLB. Call 612-825-8949 to reserve your tickets today!

Happy Wednesday!

1. Great news everyone! The leaves are changing color, a cool air has descended upon our mornings, and my ac unit ha sonce again begun staring at me, wondering if it will remain in my window for another winter. These three things can only mean…it’s once again time for Creature Feature!!!

That’s right kids and kiddos.  Your favorite all improvised monster movie is back along with Survivors Of The Undead Plague.  All your favorite “monstervisers” are back, and for the first time in two years I step away from the director’s chair and back onstage.  I’m not sure that’s actually a selling point, but hey it’s my blog.

The show runs every Friday in October at 1030pm. It’s at the BNW. The first show is this Friday! Get your tickets…here!

Happy Tuesday.

1. I have begun using Rogaine. It’s better to be straightforward about it than hide it until it becomes an unbearable secret. Go ahead, shame me for my vanity. I’ll take those blows in exchange for a thick tuft of hair on the back of my head.

Tonight at 9pm the fun begins again! I can’t wait for the chit chat!

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Dear T-Mobile,

It’s me again. Hi. In the past we’ve bickered quite a bit, whether it was over a billing error, or the fact that you won’t offer me a discount to replace my broken phone. Sometimes it feels like we’re stuck in our own version of “Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf.” Am I right? You and I are like cats and dogs! But somehow we “work”. You and I click, T-Mobile. There’s no denying that there’s a magic there. And I don’t mean fake magic like the kind David Blaine does. I’m talking renegade Criss Angel magic. You know, the dangerous kind of magic.

The main reason I think that we “work” is that we never miss an opportunity to celebrate each of our wonderful qualities. Sure we bicker with the best of them, but we also know how to love each other unconditionally. And a few days ago, you really went out of your way to show your love and I want to say thanks.

For some reason, even a picture of a G-1 affects the battery life on my actual G-1.

So, thank you. Thank you for the gift of the weak ass battery that currently “powers” my G1. I love it. It’s so fun knowing that even with the GPS and Wi-Fi off, I have about half an hour of battery life to sit back and watch while Facebook fails to load. I get goosebumps knowing that if I’m ever lost while driving, I can turn on my GPS and be filled with confidence, knowing that for nearly two minutes, I will be able to navigate my way out of any sticky situation.

I look forward to speaking with you about this, T-Mobile. I am sure that like all of our other conversations, it willed be filled with cooing and sweet nothings.

Thank you. And of course by thank you, I mean to say that you suck with the force of one of those awesome Dyson vacuums.

-Mike