Michael Lee's Train of Thought

We're coming to the end of 2006, and the Scrimshaw Brothers productions are mutating again. I've been a regular at their shows for several years, and have already made plans to go to the New Years Eve show -- and if previous experience is any indication, it'll certainly sell out.

One of the exciting things to see is that Joe's show Adventures in Mating is being produced in several locations around the world. It's being relaunched as a weekly production here in Minneapolis, but is also being produced in New York City and the United Kingdom. So if you find yourself in one of those locations...you have the chance to see it.

The show is interactive -- much like the Choose Your Own Adventure books of your youth. And as such is really never the same show twice. It could be sweet romantic tale or a cynical disaster -- and you know that really, there are times where either path could be the right one.

I'm looking forward to a chance to see it again.

Labels: comedy, minnesota, scrimshaw, theater

The Minnesota Daily has an article about the Scrimshaw Brothers

Labels: comedy, minnesota, scrimshaw

Hi. Well, since I have my domain now, I thought I'd have something to put on it. And well, this seemed as good a thing as anything, and I thought it might be a fun new toy to play with. The idea is that this will be a place for me to go on about anything I want, and provide pretty much whatever useless commentary that comes to mind in a public place. Obviously, I was able to do science fiction reviews on the MISFITS site, but I wanted a place where I could be more general than that.

I chose the title of this column as a reference to, of all things, the a-ha song on the album "Hunting High and Low":

And his thoughts are full of strangers
And his eyes to numb to see
And nothing that he knows of
And nowhere where he's been
Was ever quite like this
And his thoughts...

And since emode described me as an observer, this means I should go ahead and write something down based on what I see and go through in my life. I'm not sure if this will be at all interesting to anyone, so why not especially in the middle of the night. But it'll make for something interesting.

I just got back from both the MISFITS Karaoke Night and then the Scrimshaw Brothers show. Introducing the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack as a possible Karaoke title in a group of science fiction fans is a bit like putting gasoline on an open fire, of course.

Well, it's nearly 2:30 AM, so that means it's time to sleep.

Labels: meta, scrimshaw