the riff |
28 Jan 2009The Riff1. In choir we sang a portion of G.F. Handels Messiah. One of the guys who is a better singer than I am said, This stuff will make you a better singer. Hes right. I dont ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:39:00 GMT |
15 Observations 05 Jan 09 |
1. A favorite bit of mine from my nonexistent stand-up act: for some reason, marching bands are the last musical groups to catch onto musical trends. This past week, what with all the college football...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 01:48:00 GMT |
The 2008 LA OVATION AWARDS |
Phil Swann and I were nominated for best book, music & lyrics and deLEARious was nominated for best musical production at the LA Ovation Awards, held on the campus of Cal State LA at the Luckman Theat...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:58:00 GMT |
The Big Brawl |
I have been playing on a softball team on Monday nights for about ten years. Ours is a men's league. This year a lot of co-ed teams were organized, so our team was put into a B+ level league, even...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:59:00 GMT |
Official Tape Ball Rules |
Tapeball RulesSince tape ball will be an exhibition sport at the 2012 Olympics, I thought everyone ought to know the rules.1. The object of the game is to keep the tape ball aloft and accumulate a hig...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:55:00 GMT |
my career |
Mike Thomas, someone I don't know, is writing another book about The Second City. I wish him luck. Here is how I answered his questions.1) What was the culture at SC when you joined--among cast mat...
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:05:00 GMT |
Dr. Larry Andrews |
One of my professors, Dr. Larry Andrews, retired last year, and this is what I wrote to mark the occasion.I was in Dr. Andrews Freshman English Honors Colloquium in 1978 and 1979 when Kent was still o...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:28:00 GMT |
The Dark Knight |
Tuesday night I saw The Dark Knight. I really enjoyed the movie but I had a few problems with it.My friends are always telling me "Ron, it's a comic book, you have to suspend your disbelief," and I t...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT |
me speaking in church |
I've been working on two plays. For some reason I thought I needed second helpings of the All Stress Diet.There were the usual problems. Person A cannot make it to rehearsal because of illness. Pe...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:46:00 GMT |
deLEARious/COE interview |
The following is an interview I did with Andrew Schlessinger for my productions of The Comedy of Errors and deLEARious, now playing at the Open Fist Theater, 6902 Santa Monica Blvd. 323 882 6912AND...
Posted by on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:35:00 GMT |
