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Forty-two hours to go. Holy crap, we just might make it.
ETA: Holy frijoles. Somethin' just happened -- in the past hour, they've gone up over $10,000, to a current total of $95,938. I think we're gonna do it!
ETA: Holy frijoles. Somethin' just happened -- in the past hour, they've gone up over $10,000, to a current total of $95,938. I think we're gonna do it!
A Few Kickstarters Of Note
Apr. 14th, 2013 11:46 am- One I wanted to do well was the First Annual All-Girl Chess and Science Festival in Tucson, AZ. It happened yesterday. Take a gander at these totes adorbz pix. SCIENCE! CHESS!
- For the rasslin' fans: The funding for Scott Hall's hip replacement surgery was completely successful. So was the surgery (which took place Tuesday morning). Still waiting for more updates besides Scott's Twitter feed.
- Under the Smogberry Trees, the Dr. Demento documentary, is still pluggin' along.
- I have the feeling that the eJay Pure project isn't gonna make its funding, which would be a damn shame. It was a good product, and an iOS reboot would serve it very well.
- Just started last night, and already almost 1/3 of the way there: Marc Gunn's new album.
- And today's the last day for the live-action kids' show Adventure Sandwich.
Farewell, Jonathan Winters
Apr. 12th, 2013 01:56 pmDamn, damn, damn.
Great sadness -- one of the funniest men alive has passed. Comic actor Jonathan Winters has passed away at the age of 87.
If you don't know of Winters and his work, I'm not sure where to start. Comedy movies, variety shows, dramatic roles... but he was best known for his stand-up, and especially his improv. The only performer I can think of who came close to him is Tim Conway. Robin Williams and Jim Carrey were inspired to comedy by Winters, and you can see it in almost everything they do. (My idle fantasy of the ultimate Whose Line Is It Anyway? pay-per-view with Winters, Conway, Williams, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Mike McShane is now ashes. Sigh.) Winters hammered out funny lines, odd voices, and various sound effects faster than anybody. He was a hero of mine, and I hope a little of that shows in my stage work.
For longer than many of us have been alive, Jonathan Winters made us laugh. That's a pretty damn good legacy.
Rest well, sir, and thanks.
Great sadness -- one of the funniest men alive has passed. Comic actor Jonathan Winters has passed away at the age of 87.
If you don't know of Winters and his work, I'm not sure where to start. Comedy movies, variety shows, dramatic roles... but he was best known for his stand-up, and especially his improv. The only performer I can think of who came close to him is Tim Conway. Robin Williams and Jim Carrey were inspired to comedy by Winters, and you can see it in almost everything they do. (My idle fantasy of the ultimate Whose Line Is It Anyway? pay-per-view with Winters, Conway, Williams, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles, and Mike McShane is now ashes. Sigh.) Winters hammered out funny lines, odd voices, and various sound effects faster than anybody. He was a hero of mine, and I hope a little of that shows in my stage work.
For longer than many of us have been alive, Jonathan Winters made us laugh. That's a pretty damn good legacy.
Rest well, sir, and thanks.
Farewell, Phyllis Diller
Aug. 20th, 2012 07:00 pmGreat sadness. Comedienne Phyllis Diller has passed away at the age of 95.
A force of nature with a cigarette holder and a mad cackling laugh, Ms. Diller was a mainstay of variety television, quite a good actress, and most of all outrageous. You know how Don Rickles mocks everybody in his vicinity? Diller mocked herself (and "her husband Fang") with the same energy and snark.
And, to a lot of us who grew up in the 60s, she was best known for being in Mad Monster Party.
For more than sixty years, Phyllis Diller made us laugh. Thank you, Ms. Diller, and rest well.
A force of nature with a cigarette holder and a mad cackling laugh, Ms. Diller was a mainstay of variety television, quite a good actress, and most of all outrageous. You know how Don Rickles mocks everybody in his vicinity? Diller mocked herself (and "her husband Fang") with the same energy and snark.
And, to a lot of us who grew up in the 60s, she was best known for being in Mad Monster Party.
For more than sixty years, Phyllis Diller made us laugh. Thank you, Ms. Diller, and rest well.
GenCon Indy
Aug. 16th, 2012 04:27 pmThis very weekend -- right this moment, in fact. There's a fair amount of comedy music going on, including some by me:Friday: Saturday:
You can find many of these acts in the Entertainer's Spotlight area of
the Exhibit Hall Dealer Room. It's located in the back of the room
behind the Art Show, next to the Media Guest of Honor area. Please
come visit us, and pick up some of our CDs and other merch!So, who is gonna be there (or is there already)?
- Thursday:
- 7 pm - The Damsels Of Dorkington: "Le Dorke d'Arthur: The Humpening"
$4 ticket ENT1229381 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
The Damsels give the Bard a break and set their sights on some of the
most recognizable figures in literature, none other than King Arthur
and his Kingdom of Camelot. - 8 pm - Marc Gunn: Firefly Drinking Songs
$2 ticket ENT1232212 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Are you a Browncoat? Do you love Joss Whedon's Firefly? Sing-along
with Gunn as he presents songs from his popular CD Firefly Drinking
Songs.
- 7 pm - The Damsels Of Dorkington: "Le Dorke d'Arthur: The Humpening"
- 6 pm - Soup Or Villianz
$0 ticket ENT1238762 - Westin Grand Ballroom II & III
A nerdcore hip-hop group from Scrub Club Records, Soup Or Villainz are
here to control the minds of the youth with mindless music. - 7 pm - The Damsels Of Dorkington: "Damsels at Dusk" panel
$0 ticket ENT1229383 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Attend an evening panel with 100% disclosure in which we swear to
honestly answer any question you ask. We may even have a guest
moderator, just crack the whip and force us to give up the secrets.
Moderated by the great Luke Ski! - 9 pm - FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE!
$2 ticket ENT1232317 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
"Friday Night Live" is a comedy & music concert featuring many of
GenCon's favorite regular entertainers! Come catch some funny fannish
tunes by the great Luke Ski, the Damsels of Dorkington, Marc Gunn, Tom
Smith, Mikey Mason, & Dan the Bard!
- 2 pm - Mikey Mason
$2 ticket ENT1230766 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Mikey Mason, geek rock comedian ("She Don't Like Firefly," "Best Game
Ever") performs his unique brand of original musical geek comedy. - 4 pm - 27th Annual GenCon Costume Contest!
$0 ticket ENT1229999 - Indianapolis Convention Center 500 Ballroom
The Costume Contest is where the best and most creative costumes will
be on display for all to see and enjoy. You don’t want to miss it!
Judging time entertainment by the great Luke Ski! - 5:30 pm - Sci-Fried
$4 ticket ENT1238738 - Westin Grand Ballroom II & III
Sci-Fried is a 6 Piece rock band from Florida that writes and perform
original songs about video games, comic books, zombies, Star Wars and
RPG's. We will be performing our new album "CO-OP MODE" - 7 pm - The Damsels Of Dorkington: "Comic Book Comedy"
$4 ticket ENT1229382 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Party up and accompany the Damsels of Dorkington for another adventure
into the depths of Improvisation-land, in celebration of all things
Geek, Dork and Nerd. - 8 pm - Marc Gunn: Sci-Fi Drinking Songs
$2 ticket ENT1232214 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Star Trek. Join Marc Gunn for an evening
of raucous fun drinking songs from long, long ago, in a convention
near you! - 9 pm - the great Luke Ski
$2 ticket ENT1232218 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
Back for his 18th year, "the great Luke Ski" will be performing his
nerdy comedy music, latest parody hits, and original fan favorites on
the topics of TV, movies, pop-culture, and stuff geeks love! - 10 pm - Tom Smith
$2 ticket ENT1233888 - Crowne Plaza Grand Central Ballroom
A fantastic night of comedy music finishes with The World's Fastest
Filker, bringing gaming, computers, movies, dark fantasy, silly
Cthulhu stuff, and a bloody awful lot of puns.
You can find many of these acts in the Entertainer's Spotlight area of
the Exhibit Hall Dealer Room. It's located in the back of the room
behind the Art Show, next to the Media Guest of Honor area. Please
come visit us, and pick up some of our CDs and other merch!So, who is gonna be there (or is there already)?
April Fool's Day
Apr. 1st, 2012 08:31 amBy far the best joke is the one pulled by Google: If you check out any Google Map, in the upper right corner you'll see a button marked "Quest". This turns your world into an 8-bit adventure game, even on the Street View. Go try it.
Any good online jokes we should check out? Political campaign statements don't count.
Any good online jokes we should check out? Political campaign statements don't count.
2011 Logan Awards
Oct. 19th, 2011 01:31 pmA little crazy here, so I apologize: I forgot to mention that the first annual Logan Whitehurst Memorial Awards For Excellence In Comedy Music were handed out at Con On The Cob in Akron, OH last weekend. Congratulations to Steve Goodie and Nuclear Bubble Wrap, Worm Quartet, the Moneyshot Cosmonauts, and all the other nominees!
Have Some Spare Change, Professor Corey
Oct. 15th, 2011 09:34 amAmazing little story 'bout Professor Irwin Corey. If you are too young to remember him, you might like this little clip:
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 2
Apr. 7th, 2011 07:01 pmProbably not what you think. And if you let it keep playing, you'll see a Ralph Macchio bio-pic.
Charlie Callas Dies
Jan. 28th, 2011 07:46 pmIn the dictionary, under "zany", there should be a picture of Charlie Callas, a fine impressionist, a very good actor,, a human sound effects machine, and one of the zaniest comedians ever. Unforgettable, very, very funny. Sadness, as Mr. Callas has passed away at the age of either 83 or 86, depending on which source you go by. If you never saw him in action, here's just a taste:
Happy Birthday, Peter Schickele
Jul. 17th, 2010 03:14 pmOn this date in 1935. You can pick up all kindsa goodies at his official web site, and if you haven't heard his stuff before, oh my goodness are you in for a treat. (Link is a Google search for "p.d.q. bach" videos.)
What are your favorite Schickele or P.D.Q. Bach pieces? I love his arrangement of "Pomp and Circumstance" for Disney's Fantasia 2000, The Seasonings, Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice, The Art of the Ground Round, New Horizons In Music Appreciation....
What are your favorite Schickele or P.D.Q. Bach pieces? I love his arrangement of "Pomp and Circumstance" for Disney's Fantasia 2000, The Seasonings, Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice, The Art of the Ground Round, New Horizons In Music Appreciation....
Something Happy And Silly
Apr. 18th, 2010 06:54 pmJust to make the evening a bit more giggly and surreal, we have Elmo singing with the Goo Goo Dolls, Alice Cooper in a Staples commercial, and a new fan video I just found of "Seven Drunken Nights In Space". Oh, and "Summer Nights" from Grease, in Lego.
Got anything happy and silly to share with us?
Got anything happy and silly to share with us?
