The first week of ZODIAC THRILLERS was a blast. A Sell-out crowd got to see four great improv sets from four great teams… but in the end VIRGO won and will advance to the ‘Night of Champions’ on Aug. 28th. Pre-sales for next week’s show are already going strong, so guarantee your seat (and save yourself 2 bucks) by buying in advance online. Where? at the BANG WEBSITE of course.
In other news: Should have a couple more bookings for ‘spoken word’ shows around town by the end of the month.
My apologies to the folks who mostly keep track of my progress here. I’ve been remiss in keeping you updated lately. As always, I find myself weirdly busy and able to fill each day with some sort of activity/work/project. Hey… it certainly keeps me out of trouble.
In a typical example of one thing leading to another, last weekend I recorded a (new) story for a (new) podcast called “Story Worthy.” This came about because I did The MOTH a few months ago at Busby’s. Regular visitors to PlanetOC will recall that I came in 2nd place that evening… losing by just 0.2 points to a woman who had a very funny story from her days as a flight attendant… well, THAT woman is one of the co-creators of this new podcast, and thanks to a mutual friend of ours she contacted me and invited me to do a piece on her new show, proving once again that it pays to be magnanimous in defeat. They’re not quite up and running yet, but when they start posting episodes I’ll let everyone know. Should be pretty cool.
….but the big news is that Zodiac Thrillers will be back this year !!
Saturdays at 8pm in August at bang. of course. I’m very excited to bring the show back. All twelve teams are full of great players. I’ve lined up a piano player and I’ve got some great/weird/dumb astrological commentary to throw on top of it all. You don’t wanna miss it.
Here is my mom (age 45 in the picture) and me (age 22.) Every day of her life was more difficult than any day of mine has been. She taught me everything I know (and too often forget) about:
The perfect & fleeting grace of beautiful moments.
Never faltering in the face of danger or long odds.
Choosing to live each day with joy no matter how justified sadness might seem.
…and the Earth-moving power of a kind heart, good humor & a positive spirit.
She ruled. Your life would be a little bit better if you had known her.
Had a great time at Cafe De Leche (5000 York Blvd 90042 in Highland Park) last night, telling a story in the “Porchlight Storytelling Series.” Really nice people. A great crowd. Some excellent Coffee.
May was a weird & difficult month in a lot of ways. I had to deal with some unexpected hassles that had me re-examining a whole range of “this, THIS is how I choose to spend my time, my life, or at the very least my evenings?!!” issues… but it is interesting how evenings like last night come along juuust when you really need them – reaffirming your faith in some of the choices you’ve made for yourself.
…so today I’m heading out-of-town for a few days of much-needed scenery change (of course I’ll be bringing my laptop, so’z I can get some work done.) …and then I’ll be back, recharged and ready to face the double-fisted month of June.
Meanwhile, some updates:
>> The latest Blunt Farce cartoon (“Bud Fallbrook” episode 2) has sailed past 12,000 views in about 3 weeks, with a definite upward spike in views all across Europe. Now starting pre-production on Episode 3.
>> I should have the 1st draft of my latest feature project finished within 2 weeks… ok, maybe 3 weeks.
So far, I’m booked to do two “readings” shows in the month of May. This week I’ll be telling a story at bang. as part of the monthly ‘Pinata’ show, and on the 27th I’ll be rolling East to Highland Park to tell a story (or two) at the monthly ‘Porchlight’ reading series. I’m very excited about both shows.
PLANET O'CONNOR 
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