Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 9, 2009
Geez, it's just SNOW
Tuesday December 8th, 2009 - Lake Villa, IL   Maybe it’s me, but it sure seems as I get older that way too much hype is involved with the possibility of an oncoming snowstorm with significant accumulation. I grew up in the snow belt and as memory serves me, it was no big deal to g...
Tags: Doppler radar, Hubble, Utah, Zanies, blizzard

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 26, 2009
A New CD, ASAP
Wednesday November 25th, 2009 - Kenosha, WI/Lake Villa, IL   I’m moving steadily ahead on my new CD project, I just hope I can make it pay off with some sales. This has been a long time coming, probably too long. Now I know why bands sometimes wait several years between releases. ...
Tags: Zanies, Mr. Lucky, Joe DellOrfano, Jerry Agar, Lou Rugani

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 20, 2009
More Homework
Thursday November 19th, 2009 - Milwaukee, WI/Vernon Hills, IL   This whole Milwaukee themed one man play idea has gone way farther than I imagined, but I’m not going to stop working on it. Something in the back of my coconut tells me it’s a winner, and everything else can wa...
Tags: Mitchell Park Domes, Rob Becker, Defending The Caveman, Zanies

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 18, 2009
Lunch With A Bunch
Tuesday November 17th, 2009 - Niles, IL/Lake Villa, IL   A big part of why I love being an entertainer so much is crossing paths with others who share the same passion. Nothing is more fun than performing, whether it’s comedy or any other skill. There’s a kindred spirit amon...
Tags: Marc Schultz, Bert Haas, Zanies, Chicago, Dan Morris

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 17, 2009
A Hometown Detour
Monday November 16th, 2009 - Chicago, IL    I’m getting nothing but overwhelmingly positive feedback from everyone about my one man show idea and I have to say it really shocks me. The absolute LAST thing I thought I would ever do would be to come back to Milwaukee, but I re...
Tags: Ron Lee, Teddys, Vicki Quade, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, John McGivern, Art Kumbalek, Will Durst, Toys For Tots, Zanies, Tim Harrison

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 16, 2009
Late For Letterman
Sunday November 15th, 2009 - Orlando, FL/Milwaukee, WI   Stress is part of life I can do without, but in the entertainment business it’s a constant. If it’s not worrying about a check bouncing from some slime bag club owner, it’s any one of a number of other pitfalls t...
Tags: Mitchell Field, OHare Field, David Letterman, Eddie Brill, Zanies, Chicago

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 10, 2009
R.I.P. Melodie Wilson
Monday November 9th, 2009 - Chicago, IL   I was very saddened to hear that Melodie Wilson passed away today. She was one of the main TV news anchors in Milwaukee going back to the ‘70s. It’s amazing how much of a part of life someone on radio or TV can be in a particular tow...
Tags: Melodie Wilson, Duane Gay, Channel 4, Zanies, Mark Shilobrit, Bubba Muski

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

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 14, 2009
Uneasy Money
Tuesday October 13th, 2009 - Mt. Prospect, IL/Lake Villa, IL   Well, well - FINALLY a little something something showed up in my mailbox today. It took nearly six full weeks but let the record show that I did finally receive a check for the week I did at Giggles in Brookfield, WI August...
Tags: Giggles, Zanies, Chicago

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 7, 2009
A Welcome Matt
Tuesday October 6th, 2009 - St. Charles, IL   I’m in a good space in my head despite all that’s gone on lately. My depression funk is a memory and that’s a major victory but it sure was horrible while it lasted. This one stayed a lot longer than usual and really dug in...
Tags: Vicki Quade, Giggles, Zanies, Matt Kissane, WGN, Chris Farley

Arts & Entertainment - Sept. 29, 2009
Full Frontal Dentistry
Monday September 28th, 2009 - Chicago, IL   My mouth has given me all kinds of trouble ever since I can remember. If it’s not major dental malfunction giving me fits it’s me saying something stupid that gets me in trouble. Today it was a dental problem, and I haven’t h...
Tags: McDonalds, Vicki Quade, McChicken, Jerry Lewis, Zanies