About Me

Max W. here. I'm simply a man. A simple man, with simple dreams.My dream is to create the world's largest hot-fudge sundae, so that I may feed all the children of the world with its warm, syrupy goodness. I know, I know, you're saying to yourself...'where's he gonna get a dessert dish big enough to hold all those sprinkles?' Well, I'm not the 'glass half-empty' type...I'm the 'Let's build our own titanic dessert dish' type. Feel free to email me if you'd like to discuss my current projects.As of now, I'm producing a play for the Strange Tree Group (http://www.myspace.com/strangetreegroup} entitled "Mr. Spacky...The Man Who was Continuously Followed by Wolves". It's a dark, musical comedy opening at the Chopin Theatre on May 31st. Fun story, by fun people. You should totally go. http://www.strangetree.orgPrint off our postcard, cut it up, and have some fun!

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My Interests

Sometimes I work out, then watch Friends. Sometimes I watch Friends then work out. I'm pretty diverse.

I'd like to meet:

You. At the Chopin Theatre, after you've seen the show. You'll be in a great mood. We host a post-show wine party every night in the coolest upscale thrift store lounge...ever.

Music:

I don't have time to write out a list that long.

Movies:

Scarface, The Big Lebowski, Pee-Wee Herman's Big Adventure, Strange Brew, Spinal Tap.

Television:

News and sports are the only things I watch with any regularity. The only show I try to make an appointment to watch is the A-Team, every morning. But I usually forget.

Books:

I'm currently bouncing back and forth between reading a couple article compilations and a novel of Hunter S. Thompson's.

Heroes:

Hulk Hogan. Captain Kangaroo. Pee-Wee Herman. Basically the CBS Saturday morning line-up from 1983. And the people who put their lives on the line everyday to protect their friends, family and a nation of strangers between the Tigris and Euphrates.

My Blog

Go East Young Man...

Or, Go West Young Woman. Depends on your perspective/gender/preferences I guess. While reading a blog review on my current show (Mr. Spacky), there was a link to a post about a piece on si...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 10:13:00 PST

The Best Thing You Will See This Year

Mr. Spacky...The Man Who was Continuously Followed by Wolves will be the best musical comedy you will see in Chicago...nay...in the world this year. Without a doubt. Guaranteed. Period. Exclamation Po...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Tue, 29 May 2007 12:20:00 PST

Vote Early, Vote Often

If you're not already planning on visiting your local polling places today, I stronly encourage you to get out and vote.I know you're saying, 'Wasn't there an election, like months ago? What is ...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:05:00 PST

Year of the Boar

Sunday at 1:00PM is the annual Chinese New Year Parade, welcoming in the new Chinese lunar calendar. Good bye Year of the Dog....hello Year of the Boar. If you've never been, it's one of the funnest t...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:46:00 PST

I'm taking a stand

Someone gave the greenlight to re-making "The Hitcher". The Hitcher, for chrissakes. Now, I have very fond memories of the movie. C. Thomas Howell, Jennifer Jason Leigh....giving the...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:11:00 PST

Sexy Rexy

A repost from my buddy Lars: F--k It. I'm Throwing It Downfield. Is that Berrian? I think he's triple-covered. You know what? Fuck it. I'm throwing it downfield. Yeah, I se...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:42:00 PST

Can I get a little help here?

Does anyone know what color my eyes are? In the past week I've had a few people comment on my eyes, but their compliments included the colors blue, gray, green and brown. I've never really...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:33:00 PST

Coming to a city near you....

As you may or may not know, I've purchased a motorcycle and will be heading out for a month-long tour of the Midwest and East Coast. Here's my general itinerary. Iffin' you've got time to ...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:52:00 PST

Since you asked.....

A number of you have asked about coming downtown this Sunday to watch the triathlon. I still don't know my start time, and won't till at least late Friday when I go down to pick up my race packe...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Thu, 24 Aug 2006 12:42:00 PST

Am I lucky or am I just that good?

I ride a bicycle pretty much constantly around this fair city of ours. In addition to riding about 12 miles on my daily commute to and from the downtown, I usually mix in another 5 miles or so ...
Posted by The Artist Formerly Known as Max on Wed, 10 May 2006 09:40:00 PST