Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 5, 2009
Way Up In The U.P.
Wednesday November 4th, 2009 - St. Ignace, MI   Good news is coming from all directions, and I’m not complaining. First, I’ve got a full week of decently paying gigs, even though I’ll have to drive all over the U.P. of Michigan and back to do them. That’s ok, it ...
Tags: U.P., Zanies, Tom Slovinski, Mark Schultz, Vicki Quade, Beverly Arts Center, Jerrys Kidders

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 4, 2009
Eleven Percent
Monday November 2nd, 2009 - Chicago, IL   Back at Zanies in Chicago after a week off. It felt good to get back in a groove but I’m wrestling with the same issues I’ve always had with time management. I spent all day at home working on tedious but necessary tasks like sorting...
Tags: Zanies, Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, George Clinton

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 27, 2009
Monday Maintenance
Monday October 26th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   For the first time in a long time, I had an entire Monday off. No comedy classes to teach or showcases to host at Zanies, no lunches scheduled with comedians or bookers or ladies I like, no trip into Chicago to pick up my mail. Nothing. Inste...
Tags: Zanies, Chicago, Brian Tracy, Monday Night Football, Uranus Factory Outlet

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 21, 2009
Hard Luck Jollies
Tuesday October 20th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   It’s time for a new CD. I recorded a whole week of shows at Zanies in Chicago in 2007 and I tried to do every scrap of material I’d ever done so I’d have variety to choose from. I was hoping to cut it up into two, maybe thr...
Tags: Zanies, Tom Green, George Clinton, Funkadelic, Pedro Bell

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 18, 2009
Dealing The Cards
Friday October 16th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   My personal boot camp continues. Today I started getting my sports cards ready to sell and that’s going to be a major project. I bought out several collections in the last couple of years and I have way more inventory than I need or wan...
Tags: Zanies, Rick Geiser, Salt Lake City, entrepreneur