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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 Thursday!

1. Heading down to Chicago today for a weekend full of Sketchfest shenanigans. If you live in the area stop on by! To be honest, I’m a little bummed that I’ve done such a bad job of keeping in touch with old friends from Chicago.  Sketchfest seems like a great reason to get together with old buddies. Lesson learned. If I ever leave Minneapolis, I will do a much better job of keeping in touch with folks. On the plus side, I am going to get to see the LCW, so life ain’t too bad.

2. From Chicago, I head to New Orleans for some BNW corporate shenanigans. I haven’t been to New Orleans in several years. I am interested to check it out again. Last time I was there, I didn’t really do much that I wanted to do. Hopefully, I’ll have a little down time to check out anything other than Bourbon Street.

3. My car won’t start. Won’t even turn over. Hope there’s not a snow emergency while I’m gone. Nothing says “move” like paying a towing fine for a retarded and impossible to understand city regulation.

Mike

Happy Tuesday!

1. For some reason, and you may not necessarily see it, but my sight appears to have taken on an all italic flavor. Let me assure you italic haters out there, that there is absolutely NO REASON this should be happening. I’ve checked, double checked and triple checked the site’s design and shouldn’t be happening.

…Or maybe the italics were always there and I just noticed now. Whatever. I hate it and I want it gone.

2. Heading down to Chicago with the mainstage cast of the Workshop (Minus pretty boy Bozic) for some Sketchfest fun on Thursday. Should be a really good time.  We have two shows on Friday and Saturday. Stop by if you want to see some comedy. Like I said,  it should be fun. Unless for no reason whatsoever the entire festival is awash in unwanted italics.

3. Congratulations Ricky Henderson and Jim Rice. You’re both worthy of the Baseball Hall Of Fame. Sorry Andre Dawson. You’re still my favoritest player ever. One day you’ll get in! I just know it! You just have too! Whoa! Sorry about that. My inner 12 year old snuck out for a second…

Mike