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FuzzyFest 2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:27:26 -0600

For the past few years, FuzzyFest has involved some sort of public performance aspect. This year, not so much. Erica is taking me on some fun adventures tomorrow and then we're having a little thingy thing on Saturday. The details of such? You know, I get this a lot these days: Friend: Fuzzy, you didn't come to my birthday party/baby shower/grave-robbing! Fuzzy: So sorry, but, um, I don't think I was invited. Friend: Of course you were! I put it on Facebook! Fuzzy: Ah. I don't check Facebook because I am an old man who drives a horse and carriage and lives in a rock. So my thing on Saturday? The opposite. I did not put it on Facebook. Electronic mails were sent. If you perhaps think that you should have been invited, maybe you didn't read your email because you were on Facebook, or perhaps I don't have your email. Fix that, please.

I Mean, Really

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:13:56 -0600

How can you live with just one film on your tshirt?

He Drew a Cat for Us

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:29:00 -0600

Erica and I got in a last minute I Want to Draw a Cat for You order — us as cats as Cutie Bumblesnatch and Prehistoric Human — right before Steve's appearance on Shark Tank. We knew that however Steve's appearance went, he would get inundated with orders. So, as friends, we thought we'd add to his burden. Hmm, maybe we're not that nice of friends. Anyway, if you haven't seen this week's Shark Tank yet, definitely check it out on Hulu. Steve is up first and it's quite a performance.

357 Beers

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:47:40 -0600

Evidently, even if I make my Untappd profile public, people who are not me can't see more than my last 20 beers. There was a request for a reason and so here's the list of the 357 beers I've checked into so far: * #9, Magic Hat Brewing Company * 1888 Bock, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company * 2° Below Winter Ale, New Belgium Brewing Company * 2011 Belgian Independence Day Saison, Brewery Ommegang * 312 Urban Wheat Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * 400 Pound Monkey, Left Hand Brewing Company * 5 Lizard, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria * 60 Minute IPA, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery * 90 Shilling, Odell Brewing Co. * A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale, Lagunitas Brewing Company * Abbey Grand Cru (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * Alpha King, Three Floyds Brewing Company * Amber, Abita Brewing Company * Amstel Light, Amstel Brouwerij * Anchor Porter, Anchor Brewing Company * Anti-Hero IPA, Revolution Brewing Company * Apple Raspberry Hard Fruit Cider, Lehman's Orchard * Arrogant Bastard Ale, Stone Brewing Co. * Ayinger Ur-Weisse, Brauerei Aying Franz Inselkammer * Bald Eagle Brown, RJ Rockers Brewing Co. * Baltika #3 Classic, Baltika Breweries * Barfly IPA, Barley Island Brewing Company * Batch 10,000, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Batch 19, Coors Brewing Company * Beck's, Brauerei Beck * Berghoff Sundown Dark, Minhas Craft Brewery (USA) * Big Bison Ale, Crown Valley Brewing * Big Flats 1901, Genesee Brewing Company * Big Red, Southern Tier Brewing Company * Bitburger Premium Pils, Bitburger Braugruppe * Black Hole Barrel Aged Tequila, Mikkeller * Black Star Double Hopped Golden Lager, Great Northern Brewing Co. * Blackberry Pear Cider, Fox Barrel * Blanche de Namur, Brasserie du Bocq * Blonde Ale, Redhook Ale Brewery * Blue Moon Belgian White, Coors Brewing Company * Blue Paddle, New Belgium Brewing Company * Blue, SweetWater Brewing Company (Georgia) * Bohemia, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V. * BottleTree Blonde, Thomas Creek Brewery * Bottom Up Wit, Revolution Brewing Company * Brewer's Whim Series IPA, Flossmoor Station Brewery * Brewluminati, Independence Brewing Company * Brooklyn Lager, Brooklyn Brewery * Brown Ale, Brooklyn Brewery * Bud Light Lime, Anheuser-Busch * Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch * Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch * Cabin Fever Brown Ale, New Holland Brewing Company * Cabin Fever, New Glarus Brewing Company * Cali-Belgique IPA, Stone Brewing Co. * Captain Fantasy, Short's Brewing / Half Acre Beer Co. * Censored Rich Copper Ale (aka The Kronic), Lagunitas Brewing Company * Cerveza La Playa Lager, Cerveceria Mexicana SRL * Cherry Chocolate Beer, O'Fallon Brewery * Cherry Stout, Atwater Brewery * Cherry Stout, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * ChoTokkyu, Crispin Brewing * Christmas Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Christmas Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * Christmas Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Company (USA) * Circus Boy, Magic Hat Brewing Company * Classic Amber, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company * Cockeyed Cooper, Uinta Brewing Company * Conway's Irish Ale, Great Lakes Brewing Company (USA) * Coors Light, Coors Brewing Company * Corona Extra, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. * Corona Light, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. * Cubby Blueberry Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * Cutthroat Porter, Odell Brewing Co. * czechvar, B.B.N.P. * DAB Original, Dortmunder Actien-Brauerei * Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, Half Acre Beer Company * Dancing Man Wheat, New Glarus Brewing Company * Dank Tank Ghoulash, SweetWater Brewing Company (Georgia) * Dead Guy Ale, Rogue Ales * Demolition, Goose Island Beer Co. * Detour Double India Pale Ale (IPA), Uinta Brewing Company * Domaine DuPage French Style Country Ale, Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * Dos Equis Ambar (Amber), Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V. * Dos Equis Special Lager, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V. * Double Daisy Cutter Pale Ale, Half Acre Beer Company * Double White, Southampton Publick House * Downtown Brown, Lost Coast Brewery * Drifter Pale Ale, Widmer Brothers Brewing Company * Dripping, Half Acre Beer Company * Duck-Rabbit Milk Stout, The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery * Dunkelweiss (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * Duvel Gefilterd (Green), Duvel Moortgat * Duvel, Duvel Moortgat * Dynamo Copper Lager, Metropolitan Brewing * ESB Special Ale, Ska Brewing Company * ESB, Fuller, Smith & Turner (Fullers beers) * Estrella Damm Inedit, Damm S.A * Estrella Galicia, Hijos de Rivera, S.A. * Fat Squirrel Ale, New Glarus Brewing Company * Fat Tire, New Belgium Brewing Company * Fischer Amber, Brasserie Fischer * Fistmas Ale, Revolution Brewing Company * Forbidden Wheat, Brickstone * Foster's Lager, Foster's Group Limited * Four Loko Lemonade Flavor, Drink Four Brewing Company/Phusion Projects LLC * Framboise Raspberry Hard Apple Cider, Doc's Drafts * Framboise, Brouwerij Lindemans * Frambozen, New Belgium Brewing Company * Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb, Spaten-Löwenbräu-Gruppe * George Killian's Irish Red, Coors Brewing Company * Georgia Brown, SweetWater Brewing Company (Georgia) * Ginger Gold, Windy Hill Cidery * Glacial Trail IPA, Central Waters Brewing Company * Gold Label Special Beer, Bedele Brewery * Golden Cap, New Holland Brewing Company * Golden Wing, Finch's Beer Co. * Gossamer Golden Ale, Half Acre Beer Company * Guinness Extra Stout, Guinness Ltd. * Harp Lager, Guinness Ltd. * Harpoon IPA, Harpoon Brewery * Härtsfelder Helles, Family Brewery Held * Harvest Ale, Founders Brewing Company * Harvest Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * He'Brew Messiah Nut Brown Ale, Shmaltz Brewing Company * Hefe Weiss, Sprecher Brewing Company * Hefe Weisse, Hacker-Pschorr Bräu * Hefeweizen, Yard House * Heineken, Heineken B.V. * Hen's Tooth, Morland Brewery * Henninger Kaiser Pilsner, Henninger Bräu * Hex (Ourtoberfest), Magic Hat Brewing Company * Hitachino Nest Red Rice Ale, Kiuchi Brewery * Hitachino Nest White Ale, Kiuchi Brewery * Hobgoblin, Wychwood Brewery * Hoegaarden (White-Wit-Blanche), Brouwerij van Hoegaarden (InBev) * Hofbräu Original, Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München * Holiday, Goose Island Beer Co. * Honey Weiss, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company * Honker's Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * Hop Head Red, Green Flash Brewing Co. * Hoppe, Southern Tier Brewing Company * Hopslam Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Hoptober, New Belgium Brewing Company * House India Pale Ale, Yard House * Howl (Black-As-Night Winter Lager), Magic Hat Brewing Company * Hub City Brown Ale, Hub City * Hub City Oatmeal Stout, Hub City * Ichiban (Shibori), Kirin Brewery Company * India Pale Ale (IPA), Goose Island Beer Co. * India Pale Ale, Summit Brewing Company * IPA, Westbrook Brewing Co. * Irish Red, Brickstone * Iron Works Alt, Metropolitan Brewing * Jaipur, Thornbridge * Jimmy's Red Farmhouse, Goose Island Beer Co. * Jockamo IPA, Abita Brewing Company * John John Juniper, Rogue Ales * John's Locker Stock, Rogue Ales * Julius Echter Hefe-Weiss, Würzburger Hofbräu * Kick (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * König Ludwig Weissbier Hell, König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg * Krankshaft, Metropolitan Brewing * Kriek, Brouwerij Lindemans * Krystal Witt, Goose Island Beer Co. * La Citrueille Céleste de Citracado (Bruery/Elysian/Stone), Stone Brewing Co. * La Fin Du Monde, Unibroue * La Folie (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * Lansdowne, Crispin Brewing * Lazy Mutt Farmhouse Ale, Minhas Craft Brewery (USA) * Le Merle, North Coast Brewing Company * Liberty Ale, Anchor Brewing Company * Lion Stout, Lion Brewery Ceylon PLC * Lobster Lover's Beer, Rinkuškiu Alaus Darykla * Loco Lager, Hub City * London Pride, Fuller, Smith & Turner (Fullers beers) * Lone Star Beer, Pabst Brewing Company * Long Hammer IPA, Redhook Ale Brewery * Long Haul Session Ale, Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * Magners Irish Cider, Magners * Magners Pear Irish Cider, Magners * Maibock, Fort Collins Brewery * Malta Goya, Cerveceria Goya * Mark's Black IPA, Mark G * Marty Stouffer's Wild America, Half Acre Beer Company * Märzen, Gordon Biersch Brewing * Matilda, Goose Island Beer Co. * Maudite, Unibroue * McCarthy Red Ale, Emmett's Tavern and Brewery * Meat Wave, Half Acre Beer Company * Metolius Damsel Blonde Ale, MacTarnahan's Brewing Co. * Michelob Amber Bock, Anheuser-Busch * Midas Touch, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery * Mighty Arrow Pale Ale, New Belgium Brewing Company * Mild Winter, Goose Island Beer Co. * Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) Light 64, Miller Brewing Company * Miller Genuine Draft, Miller Brewing Company * Miller High Life, Miller Brewing Company * Miller Lite, Miller Brewing Company * Modelo Especial, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. * Moe's Backroom Wheat Beer, Tap Room Brewing Company * Moloko, Three Floyds Brewing Company * Monarch White Beer (Anniversary Beer), Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * Monterey Bay Wheat, Monterey Bay * Monty Python's Holy Grail Ale, Black Sheep * Moon Man, New Glarus Brewing Company * Moose Drool Brown Ale, Big Sky Brewing Company * Mothership Wit, New Belgium Brewing Company * Namaste, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery * Naughty Goose, Goose Island Beer Co. * Never Summer Ale, Boulder Beer Company (CO) * New Grist Sorghum Beer, Lakefront Brewery * Newcastle Brown Ale, Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd. * Noël Des Géants, Brasserie Des Géants * Northwind Imperial Stout, Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * O'Hara's Irish Stout, Carlow Brewing * Oarsman Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Oatmeal Stout, Mendocino Brewing Company * Oberon Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Octoberfest, Harpoon Brewery * Okocim Lager, Browar Okocim (Carlsberg) * Old Brown Dog Ale, Smuttynose Brewing Co. * Old Clybourn Porter, Goose Island Beer Co. * Old Ruffian, Great Divide Brewing Company * Old Style, Pabst Brewing Company * Orange Wheat, Hangar 24 Craft Brewery * Organic Cherry, Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) * Organic Green Tea Beer, Ineeka * Over Ale, Half Acre Beer Company * Pabst Blue Ribbon, Pabst Brewing Company * Pacific Pear Cider, Fox Barrel * Pacifico Clara, Grupo Modelo S.A. de C.V. * Pale Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. * Pepe Nero, Goose Island Beer Co. * Perla Chmielowa, Perla-Browary Lubelskie S.A. * Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale, Southern Tier Brewing Company * Pig Tail Ale (Piggly Wiggly), Thomas Creek Brewery * PILS Czech Style Pilsner, Lagunitas Brewing Company * Pils, Krombacher Brauerei Bernhard Schadeberg * Pilsner Style, Würzburger Hofbräu * Pilsner, Radeberger Gruppe * Poppaskull, Three Floyds & Dogfish Head Breweries * Powder Hound Winter Ale, Big Sky Brewing Company * Prickly Passion Saison (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * Punk'n, Uinta Brewing Company * Purple Haze, Abita Brewing Company * Quest, Green's * Ranger IPA, New Belgium Brewing Company * Raspberry Ale, Dark Horse Brewing Co. * Raspberry Tart, New Glarus Brewing Company * Red Felt Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * Red Lager, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company * Red Light, Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. * Red Racer India Pale Ale (IPA), Central City Brewing Co. (Red Racer Beers) * Red Trolley Ale, Karl Strauss Brewing Company * Red's Rye PA, Founders Brewing Company * Resistance India Pale Ale, Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * Rince Cochon, Difcom * Ris a la M’ale, Mikkeller * Robert the Bruce Scottish Ale, Three Floyds Brewing Company * Rye Pale Ale, Terrapin Beer Company * Rye-Talian Rye Pale Ale, Goose Island Beer Co. * S.O.S. (Save Our Shore), Abita Brewing Company * Sahti, Goose Island Beer Co. * Saison d' Erpe-Mere, Kleinbrouweru de Glazen Toren * Saison Dupont, Brasserie Dupont * Sam Adams Light, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Boston Lager, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Cherry Wheat, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams East-West Kölsch, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Imperial White, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Infinium (2010), Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Octoberfest, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Rustic Saison, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Summer Ale, Boston Beer Company * Samuel Adams Winter Lager, Boston Beer Company * Santa's Private Reserve Ale, Rogue Ales * Santo, Saint Arnold Brewing Company * Schlafly Pale Ale, Saint Louis Brewery (Schlafly beers) * Schlitz, Pabst Brewing Company * Sea Dog Raspberry Wheat Ale, Sea Dog Brewing Company * Shiner Bock, Spoetzl Brewery * Shiner Oktoberfest, Spoetzl Brewery * Shiner Ruby Redbird, Spoetzl Brewery * Shiva IPA, Asheville Pizza and Brewing Co. * Shock Top Belgian White, Anheuser-Busch * Smithwick's, Guinness Ltd. * Smoked Porter, Stone Brewing Co. * Snow Day, New Belgium Brewing Company * Snowbunny Cream Ale, Hub City * Snowshoe Red Ale, New Glarus Brewing Company * Sofie, Goose Island Beer Co. * Somersault, New Belgium Brewing Company * Southern Pecan, Lazy Magnolia Brewing Company * Spotted Cow, New Glarus Brewing Company * St. George Beer, BGI Ethiopia * St. Pauli Girl Lager, Brauerei Beck * St. Peter's Grapefruit, St. Peter’s Brewery Co. Ltd * Steel Reserve (High Gravity), Miller Brewing Company * Stella Artois, Stella Artois (InBev) * Sticke, Uerige Obergärige Hausbrauerei * Stiegl Goldbräu, Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg * Stiegl Radler, Stieglbrauerei zu Salzburg * Stony Face Red Ale, Hoppy Brewing Company * Strawberry Harvest Lager, Abita Brewing Company * Stroh's, Pabst Brewing Company * Strongbow Cider, H.P. Bulmer * Stuntman Brown Ale, Asheville Brewing Company * Style: * Summer Bitter, Goose Island Beer Co. * Summer Wit, Wild Onion Brewing Co * Summertime Kölsch, Goose Island Beer Co. * Supper Club Lager, Capital Brewery * Svyturys Amber Ale, Švyturys * Tecate, Cervecería Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V. * The Bitter End Pale Ale, Two Brothers Brewing Company (USA) * The Chairman, Half Acre Beer Company * The Doppelrock, Great Lakes Brewing Company (USA) * The Saint, Crispin Brewing * Third Coast Beer, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Thunder and Son, Half Acre Beer Company * Tingly Tongue, Goose Island Beer Co. * TNT Weizen Doppelbock, Left Hand Brewing Company * Torpedo Extra IPA, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. * Trader Joe's Vintage Ale (2011), Unibroue * Trippel, New Belgium Brewing Company * Two Hearted Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Two Women Lager, New Glarus Brewing Company * Tyskie Grand Prix, Tyskie Browary Książęce * Unchained #7: Honeymoon Saison, Summit Brewing Company * Uncle Dunkel, Goose Island Beer Co. * Union Jack, Firestone Walker Brewing Company * Unplugged Abt, New Glarus Brewing Company * Victory Pale Ale, Emmett's Tavern and Brewery * Vida y Muerte Muertzenbier, 5 Rabbit Cerveceria * Viru, A. Le Coq * Vrienden Ale (Lips of Faith), New Belgium Brewing Company * Wailua Wheat, Kona Brewing Company * Warka, Browar Warka * Warsteiner Premium Verum, Warsteiner Brauerei * Weihenstephaner Korbinian, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan * Weihenstephaner Original, Bayerische Staatsbrauerei Weihenstephan * Werewolf, Rinkuškiu Alaus Darykla * Werewolf, Scottish & Newcastle UK Ltd. * Wheat, Hunter-Gatherer Brewery and Ale House Columbia * White Beer, Ginga Kogen Beer Co., Ltd. * Wild Ride IPA, Sand Creek Brewing Co * Winter Ale, Brooklyn Brewery * Winter Solstice, Anderson Valley Brewing Company * Winter Welcome 2010-2011, Samuel Smith Old Brewery (Tadcaster) * Winter White Ale, Bell's Brewery, Inc. * Winterbraun, Lost Coast Brewery * Wipeout IPA, Port Brewing Company * Wisconsin Belgian Red, New Glarus Brewing Company * Woodchuck Pear Hard Cider, Woodchuck Cidery * Yellow Snow IPA, Rogue Ales * Zhiguly Grande 12, Rinkuskiai * Zipfer Urtyp, Brau Union Österreich * Zombie Dust, Three Floyds Brewing Company

I'll Draw Any Shark You Want

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:26:27 -0600

With Steve about to appear on Shark Tank* seeking investment for I Want To Draw a Cat for You, this is a great time to remind you about May I Please Draw An Owl For You? and I'll Draw Any Animal You Want. I hope the Sharks ask Steve about his existing competition. * Friday, January 27th, 8/7 Central. DVR that nonsense!

Sledding in Chicago

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:01:30 -0600

When winter hits as hard as it does in Chicago, you really have to do one thing. Well, drink and one other thing. You've got to get out into it and make it fun. So when the first big snow of the winter hit last week, Erica, our friend Megan, and I all headed out for Cricket Hill to do some sledding. I've tried to explain to people from outside the Chicago just what kind of "hills" we're stuck using in this flat, flat land to do our sledding. I think the picture above says it all. But we still managed to wear ourselves out and get the snowy part of the winter off to a good start:

Ericas in (off-brand) Snuggies

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:39:18 -0600

If "hot ladies in off-brand Snuggies holding a fat kitty wearing a Snuggie for Dogs(tm)" isn't already a thing, well, it is now.

Phone Oops

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:02:37 -0600

Because of a thing and then a thing, I guess we haven't been checking our home voicemail for several months now. So, if you called our landline and left a message, we never got it. Sorry. We fixed the thing, so call us and leave a message!

The Laziest Blackout in the World

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:06:58 -0600

Since I'm on the road, I don't have the time to do a clever blackout like all the cool sites. So just don't read anything on my site today until you've contacted your Representative and Senators about SOPA/PIPA. Do it for the children!

Lyric Opera Ad

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:02:35 -0600

This ad pissed me off so much that I trudged two blocks out of my way in the snow (uphill both ways!) to take a photo so I could rant about it. "When was the last time you cried at a Cubism Exhibit?" Really, Lyric Opera? You want to play that game? Cubism: 1907–1919. Opera: 1597–1921*. You think ragging on a early 20th century art movement is the way to score points and get people to come see your ancient and dying niche art form? The couple of hundred people in Chicago who might be interested in going to a Cubism Exhibit, those people are not your enemy, they're the same people who might possibly come to a Lyric show. They might go to a Cubism Exhibit in the afternoon and then a Lyric show in the evening. But now you're criticizing them for having enjoyed that afternoon exhibit (when was the last time there actually was a Cubism exhibit in Chicago, anyway?) and making them feel defensive. Dammit, this ad makes me want to go out and paint some Cubist paintings. I mean, it has to be more fun than falling asleep in the middle of the First Act (g'damn Billy Budd). "Only Lyric combines music, song and theater into one incredibly moving performance." Really? Only Lyric? Because you're the only opera in town, Lyric? Oh wait, you're not? Huh. Other ads in the series highlight the positives of the Lyric with comparisons to pop culture -- "More deceit and intrigue than a Hollywood marriage" -- but I really think they misstepped with this one. * Death of Caruso. You heard me.

No Fuzzy at Don't Spit in Wilmette

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:08 -0600

I'm sure you weren't driving up to Wilmette just to see me, but I since I plugged it I should point out that I won't be at the Don't Spit the Water show this Thursday. Chad Briggs will be appearing in my stead, which means the show will be 33% balder. I'm not sure what character he'll be doing, maybe he'll be doing me. Go, find out, and let me know. If he's funnier than I am, don't mention that, I'm not sure I can take it.

Jank Cast

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:16:38 -0600

My delightful friend Megan is co-hosting a games-oriented podcast called the Jank Cast and she asked me come on as a guest to talk about perspective as a narrative technique. The idea was for me to babble on about my improv and filmmaking experience and see if that had any application to RPGing. Babble away I did and Episode 119 where I do so has now been posted. Thanks to the Jankers (Jankistas? Jankaroos?) for having me on.

Season

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:01:51 -0600

Erica and I are headed to Mississippi tomorrow for the funeral of her grandmother--her mother's mother, Juanita Bane. Juanita's death isn't a surprise: she's been ailing for some time and was put into hospice care just after our Christmas visit. But this news comes on the heels of Christopher and Katie's move to Africa (which is both happy, but also sad) and just after the news that Mike Enriquez, a Chicago improv friend, has lost his battle with cancer. Erica was a lot closer to Mike than I was, though I always appreciated him both as an unfailingly-positive presence in the improv community and as a solid performer. He'll be missed. * Erica: Juanita * Christopher: Goodbye to Mamaw Bane * Chicago Tribune: Chicago improv veteran, teacher Mike Enriquez dies at 42

Fuzzy Gerdes, Mystery Hunter

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:14:51 -0600

I didn't say that I solve mysteries, I just hunt them.

Don't Spit in Wilmette

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:02:16 -0600

Hey, remember our crazy live game show that we did on TV? Well, we're doing it crazy and live again for one night only at the Wilmette Theater (1122 Central Ave, Wilmette, IL) on Thursday, January 19. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Big Dummy is back, so I won't be Mr. Pickles, I'll be one of the comics. Doctor Baron von Evilschlager? David from Sing-a-Ding-Ding? That weird bad juggler I did that one time? Who knows what character I'll do—you'll have to come and find out. Update: the show is still on, but because of our travel to Memaw Bane's funeral, I won't be performing that evening.