Saturday, August 11th, 2007
WI State Fair 2007, Day 10
It was a little cooler yesterday so my audiences were a little happier than they have been, and that was good. No other crazy stuff to report.
The count so far:
3 ears of corn at the fair
1 giant State Fair brownie (plus some mangled extra brownie bits that one of the other performers scored)
no deep-fried cheese [...]
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Friday, August 10th, 2007
Day 9 at the Wisconsin State Fair
Behold the Mega-Wagon!!!
I saw these guys last year too. Maybe next year I’ll have the patience to actually talk to them and find out what the story is here. That HAS to be heavy and hard to pull.
Today is the start of the Shoebox Tour! I hung out with the guys last night as they [...]
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Thursday, August 9th, 2007
Wisconsin Pride
Yesterday we finally had a great weather day at the WI State Fair, and happy fair-goers mean happy audiences and better shows. Last night I hung out with Marcus and we ended up at Kopps for a late-night snack. (see photo below)
We do love our cows in Wisconsin. Look closely and you can kind of [...]
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Day 4 of the WI State Fair
It’s been going well so far, with only a little rain. Today is overcast again, but at least it’s cool, and there’s not supposed to be any rain.
The tally so far:
2 ears of corn
1 giant State Fair brownie
No cream puffs or deep-fried cheese curds yet, but that will come with time. The Shoebox [...]
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Sunday, July 8th, 2007
Watch for me on Nickelodeon’s Slime Across America
Yesterday, as I was setting up to do my first street show at Summerfest in Milwaukee, there was a big camera crew standing in front of me. I went over to ask what they were doing, and to see if they were going to be staying right there for long since I wanted to [...]
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Wednesday, November 15th, 2006
Big Red Jugglefest, Cornell University, Ithaca NY
This last weekend I was in Ithaca NY to be the MC for the Cornell Juggling Club’s public show at their Big Red JuggleFest. It was a great time. First of all, juggling festivals are always great. If you don’t spend your time hanging out and talking with people, like I usually end up doing, [...]
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Life on the Road… an Over-Detailed Snapshot for the REALLY Curious
Yesterday, Vader (my dog) and I left Indianapolis around noon Eastern time. We stopped briefly at the library to get what turned out to be a boring audiobook. I’m actually still in the middle of listening to Dune by Frank Herbert (and it’s AWESOME!) but it’s on cassette and I wanted to take [...]
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Monday, July 3rd, 2006
Off to Madison
Today will be my last day of Summerfest for this year. Last night Marcus Monroe had a barbeque at his house. It was a lot of fun. They even surprised me with a birthday cake. Andrew and Wayne were there and Andrew was in his full glory. He was hilarious, [...]
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Friday, June 30th, 2006
Summefest ‘06 Day One- The Blackout
Yesterday was the first day of Summerfest in Milwaukee WI. I had already done my two street shows for the day and was getting ready for my 4:00 appearance on the Children’s Stage when the power went out for the entire Summerfest grounds and surrounding area. But of course, the show must go [...]
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Monday, June 26th, 2006
Summerfest 2006
Tomorrow I go on the road for a week and a half. I’ve got an audition for the Center East performer showcase up in Skokie IL, and then 5 days at Summerfest in Milwaukee WI. I used to perform there for the full 11 days of the festival, but since the management changed two years [...]
