Entries from December 2007

December 26, 2007

So Long Oscar Peterson

People who are actually important in the music world are all weighing in with their obits and memories of what Oscar Peterson did for them, so I won’t go there. I’m just going to leave you with this.
Do yourself a favor and push play, then close your eyes, grab a gin and tonic, and [...]

December 22, 2007

I up and made a website

The Rockstar Storytellers website is now up (needs more work, but I think it looks okay so far).  Check it out!

December 21, 2007

Yes, Foster Looks Possessed

Merry Christmas from your Minnesota Fringe staff!

December 11, 2007

FREE TICKETS to Buckets and Tap Shoes at FIRST AVE Saturday!

Hey all,
I’ve got TEN free tickets to Buckets and Tap Shoes at First Ave (yes, the club Prince made famous) this Saturday night.  Here’s the repost about the show.  First come first serve.  Hurry!
Allegra
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Hello Cherubic Chums,
We’re only DAYS away from Dec 15th, 2007…
The 3rd Annual “BUCKETS and TAP SHOES, HOLIDAY BASH 2007! ”
FIRST AVENUE MAINROOM, [...]

December 11, 2007

Musings on dog ownership

If anyone is looking for Christmas ideas for the dog, it would have to be these.  As you can see in the post a couple below, we bought him a little stuffed monkey (duh.  would we buy anything else?) with rope arms and legs.  Since we got him home, James has been carrying his monkey everywhere.  He plays [...]

December 10, 2007

Why I work off a script

We had our first Rockstar Storytellers show last night, which I think was quite a success.  Not quite the audience numbers we were hoping for, but we gotta start somewhere, right?
People often ask me why I work off a script.  It’s partly because it’s my trademark now, partly because my memory’s really not that great, [...]

December 8, 2007

Guess who brought home a dog today?

The newest member of the family, currently named Blizzard but as soon as he responds to it, Jimmy. He’s a year and a half old, American Eskimo, that was rescued a couple months ago. He’s a little gimpy (just like his owner), because his back paws were caught in a trap that nearly [...]