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Congrats to Everyartist on Exceeding Its Kickstarter Goal
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on March 10, 2013
It was reported earlier this week that Everyartist not only met its goal, it exceeded the goal by $10,000.
Congrats to Brendan O’Connell and the Everyartist team.
So I joined Pintrest
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on March 1, 2013
Let’s see if I can make the crossplatform opportunity benefit the blog.
Source: media.pennlive.com via Tim on Pinterest
Larry King Interviews Craig Ferguson
Posted by admin in talk show, Uncategorized on January 28, 2013
Worth watching this September 2012 interview by Larry King with Craig Ferguson for the moment when Larry asks Craig: “How did you meet the wife?”
Craig replies “Which one? … You start!” (referring to King’s multiple wives as well).
But it is also worth watching for Ferguson’s candor about staying sober for 20 years (and fighting the urge to drink again).
Blog Now Features Tumblr and Twitter Streams
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on January 27, 2013
I am happy to announce that thanks to my finally mastering WordPress widgets, after a few years of ineptitude, I am now able to keep this blog a smidge more fresh.
How may you ask?
Look to the right of this post. Hopefully you should see my Tumblr and Twitter feeds. While I am striving to develop more interviews for this blog, in the interim, my RSS feeds should hopefully equally entertain my long-time readers.
Enjoy.
Olbermann Has Facial Hair
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on November 21, 2012
I am a fan of Keith Olbermann. With every disgruntled parting with a company, it gets harder for me to like him. His rationalization of his “difficult” reputation during a recent Larry King interview amuses me solely for one reason: Olbermann has grown facial hair.
Added bonus, when Larry fidgets with his nose knowing he is on camera.
Here’s hoping Olbermann has a nice long run with his next gig–with the MLB Network (he’s actually worked for MLB for several years, but not on air).
Oliver Stone & Larry King Discuss Plants
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 27, 2012
In a manner of speaking, what follows is Larry King and Oliver Stone chatting about plants, so to speak. This Larry King interview snippet with Oliver Stone is almost as good as the Marlon Brando interview.
I Rarely Do Baseball Here
Posted by admin in sports, Uncategorized on July 25, 2012
But today’s Atlanta Braves win (which was more of a Miami Marlins loss), can best be summed up with this tweet.
@TommyHanson48 @ajcbraves watching Tommy pitch today was like watching a drunk person succeed in disarming a bomb.
— Allan Turner (@ThisRedRocks) July 26, 2012
It amazes me, that as documented here, “Braves pitcher Tommy Hanson … allowed a career-high seven walks and seven stolen bases in five innings, but gave up just one run in a 7-1 win Wednesday afternoon at Marlins Park.”
Josh Mertz on Batz
Posted by admin in Uncategorized on July 19, 2012
Tomorrow will mark the final performance of Batz at 11:30pm in Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, Manhattan). As noted by the release announcing the performances (Batz’s first 2012 performance was last Friday, June 13, at Joe’s Pub): “Batz takes the premise of Elevator Repair Service’s theatrical event Gatz and substitutes classic Batman stories for The Great Gatsby, resulting in a fast-paced, hilarious take on Batman, Robin, and their Rogues Gallery that celebrates the imaginative, social and transformative power of comics…Created, written and directed by downtown comedy and theater veterans Josh Mertz and Erik Bowie, Batz features an all-star cast of indie theater stalwarts and up-and-comers, including Lynn Berg, Melissa Delancey, Kathleen Foster, Matthew Foster, Matt Gray, Bob Laine, Dan Maccarone, Josh Mertz, and Harrison Unger.” To find out more about the project, Josh Mertz was kind enough to do an email interview. Interested in seeing the show? As noted in the release: “Tickets ($15) can be purchased online at joespub.com, where customers are able to select their seat from an interactive seat map when purchasing, by phone at 212-967-7555, or in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM) located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.” my thanks to Mertz for his time. [Please note the above video clip is from the Summer 2011 Comic Book Theater Festival]
Tim O’Shea: For the uninformed like myself, what is Gatz (which served as the inspiration for Batz)?
Josh Mertz: Gatz is a show by NY Theater Company Elevator Repair Service, in which an office worker finds a copy of the The Great Gatsby and begins reading it aloud. His co-workers join him in acting out the characters from the novel, and every word of it is read over the course of a 6-hour theatrical experience. It’s one of the most inventive and engrossing things I’ve ever seen onstage, and has played two sold-out runs at the Public. It’s both an intense exploration of a great American novel and a metaphor for the experience getting lost in a book.
Rediscovered Gem: 1991 Crowded House
Posted by admin in Music, Uncategorized on June 27, 2012
I will always remember watching this Crowded House performance of Chocolate Cake (on David Letterman’s 1991 show) when it initially aired, solely because Tim Finn (in his lounge lizard persona) grabbed himself at the end of the performance.
God, I just love the intentional garishness of the Finn Brothers’ pants on this performance (Neil in green, Tim in blue). Also, odd to see those old tall CD display boxes.



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