Happy Monday!
Laughter is the best medicine…unless you have the world’s worst dentist.
However, if you’re at an improv comedy show, you actually want to hear about the “world’s worst dentist.” Plus, you want to see a driver pick-up the strangest hitchhikers and witness an interrogation for the most random murder you never thought was possible.
This is exactly what happened (and so much more) at the Improv Workshop Graduation at the Columbus Funny Bone club, which included yours truly within a very talented, hilarious group of improvisers. And everybody showed up yesterday under the bright lights and gave the audience entertaining performances with lots of laughs.
As I work on posting the video footage from this improvisational showcase (thanks Mom for recording!), let’s take a look at two improvising favorites. This is, according to the video, the first time Whose Line Is It Anyway? comedic giant Ryan Stiles did a skit with his hair-impaired friend Colin Mochrie. They do shake hands as if meeting for the first time.
In improv, you want to add a new twist that takes a common activity or profession to the next level. Evidenced by the clip below, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie have been doing exactly that from the very beginning.
Big thanks again to my parents for coming to the show and a standing ovation for my incredible classmates and our great improv teacher, Jeff Gage.
Whine & Dine
TGIF!
Tastes great, it’s fine.
Friday is a great day to get outside of our comfort zones and try new things. This includes our sometimes restrictive food palate. A fun ritual is to pick a new restaurant (fancy or hole-in-the-wall) and taste something you’ve never dared to experience before. Relax in knowing this doesn’t mean indulging at the Anthony Bourdain-extreme, but just a small food item or drink would suffice.
An entire meal is more fun though, especially if it’s broken into six-courses. If you can, get Jimmy Fallon and Blake Shelton to sit at your table.
Sake really is the bomb.
SoccerFestWasTheBest
Today’s edition of “Throwback Thursday” is a very special one.
As a nine year-old who was (and still is) an enthusiastic soccer fan, attending SoccerFest at the Los Angeles Convention Center was amazing. The United States went all-in for promoting the world’s game to its skeptical American sports audience. By hosting the World Cup tournament, Americans got to see and experience the beautiful game up close and personal.
Granted, SoccerFest was more than 20 years ago. But I still vividly remember walking up to the glass case with THE World Cup trophy inside, which was stop-in-your-tracks mesmerizing. I had an unforgettable time on this special birthday trip with my Dad. This included playing beach soccer, recording a video of me saving shots from the world’s best strikers on a VHS tape, taking home a beautiful poster that was signed by the artist (who was #22 for the USMNT) and getting my very own Soccer America magazine cover.
While I may be biased here, the kid dribbling the soccer ball at the :22 and :24 second mark looks really familiar…
I still think the U.S. jerseys from the 1994 World Cup were awesome. The jerseys are definitely better than anything Nike has designed (a generous term) lately. The full kits proudly (and boldly) showcased America in red, white and blue, stars and all.
And regarding SoccerFest, the star was definitely my Dad.
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