February 2012
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John Roy on Conan
Local favorite John Roy was hilarious on the Conan O’Brien television program last night.
And making his record-setting seventh appearance at the Comedy Attic in a couple weeks, headlining Feb. 23-25.
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“On some days, you just want to beat the living shit out of somebody and have the...”
– Hunter S. Thompson in The Crazy Never Die
Veal Chop!: My ten favorite soul albums →
jessethorn:
Soul’s not really an LP genre (James Brown particularly was a singles artist - perhaps the most brilliant of all but just not an album guy, and the 60s in general were a great time for soul but not for albums), but by request, my ten favorite soul albums, off the top of my head…
Music is funny. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Jesse’s choices, but I’m...
January 2012
45 posts
“And now I’m looking at you,” he said, “and you’re asking me if I still want you,...”
– Cassandra Clare (via quotewhore)
That Thing where you bring together people of three different tribes and everything goes better than you could have possibly imagined.
Let me say this: if I have one skill, it is surrounding myself with the most amazing people. I pick the Good Ones.
Just saw two sets by Jimmy Pardo, my favorite comedian, at The Comedy Attic, my favorite club. Tomorrow, I get to repeat it with three of my favorite people.
Pretty good weekend by any measure.
Last night: the Roast of Brad Wilhelm, a man I’ve known in some capacity for almost 20 years and someone I’m proud to call my friend. (We drove to Chicago together in July to see Jimmy Pardo. A joy!)
Tonight: Jimmy Pardo with (I’m assuming) my pals the Frys.
Tomorrow night: Jimmy Pardo with Lane, Jessica and Lacey.
Sunday night: Never Not Funny Live at The Comedy Attic.
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“If I have an idea, I try really hard to follow through on it—not because...”
– My pal Steve Dawson, one of my favorite musicians, talks to Joe Henry, another of my favorite musicians, in this Artist on Artist piece in the Chicago Reader.
Remember when you watch Indiana governor Mitch Daniels give the Republican response to the State Of The Union tonight, that’s the motherfucker who literally and intentionally threw dirt on me on September 20, 2005.
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Lyle Lovett’s “Who Loves You...
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I believe.
I believe in getting my hands dirty.
I believe in fixing it myself.
I believe that laughter is the best medicine.
I believe that stand-up comedy is the purest art form.
I believe in holding grudges and letting them go.
I believe in second chances, and thirds and fourths.
I believe in hugs.
I believe in face-to-face, not Facebook.
I believe the strongest bonds are formed at night over...
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no...”
– Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey)
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Alan Freed’s Radio, the second album by the...
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2011: My Year In (The) Comedy (Audience)
All at the Comedy Attic, unless otherwise noted:
1/1: Jimmy Pardo
1/22: Andi Smith
1/27: Todd Glass
3/5: Marc Maron
3/12: Nikki Glaser
3/25: Mike MacRae
4/1: Geoff Tate
4/13: Brendon Walsh, Todd Barry, Neil Hamburger
4/21: Morgan Murphy
4/28: Hannibal Buress
5/5: Judah Friedlander
5/13: Jeremy Essig
5/19: Kyle Kinane
5/28: Josh Arnold, Ryan Singer
6/18: John Evans
6/23: Geoff...
It took five different grocery stores to gather everything I need for a two-dish dinner.
The goat-cheese-stuffed peppers were a hit last weekend, so I’m doing those (I finally found Peppadews at Straub’s), and a hearty Italian peasant dish of chicken thighs with tomato, Cannellini beans and mushrooms.
I was never happy with “Baldwin’s Beans” as a company name. I came up with one this morning that’s *perfect*. Domain secured.
The clackity-clackity noise
Four days into the Writing Something Every Day Of 2012 project, I’m already at 4,000 words. I don’t expect to keep up that pace, because 3,300 of that turned into an email to a friend. Still, I’ve done it every day, and multiple times a day, and I already feel pretty good about it.
“The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else...”
– Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs in Almost Famous
Oh, nothing. Just started summarizing the last 3 months of my life for one of my best friends, and it turned into a 3,225-word essay.
WatchThe Bewitched Hands, “Work”, recommended to me yesterday by Lane. Damned if that fella doesn’t know my taste in music better than I know my own. This band is from France, errybody.
Goal for 2012
Write something every day.
Don’t share it with anyone. Share it with everyone. Record your thoughts. Make it a letter. Do something with it. Never look at it again. Look at it every day. Tell her how you really feel about her. Tell him he’s your best friend. Tell your boss how much you hate her. Get angry. Get happy. Stop living the lie. Start living the truth.
Just bought Day One...
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