"TMI, Inc", directed by John Webb, has won the IFC/Absolut Vodka Filmmaking challenge and will be screened this Saturday, November 1st at the Roosevelt Hotel. The party is from 4-6pm and is open to the public, no RSVP necessary. They'll be screening the short. Then I guess we'll drink some vodka(?).
Also, there's no Roberto Alomar show at iO West on Halloween, but we're returning to that slot on Nov 7th and have a show at Meltdown Comics on Nov 5th. Happy Halloween, everyone!
More info in the Roberto Alomar Myspace blog here.
Not too long ago I was feeling low, and the only thing that seemed to help was being, you know, pretty honest & heartfelt about it. However recent events had left me scarred: I'd been rebuked by the one I loved who had turned out to be something other than what they'd first let on. So I felt the need to conceal myself behind some barrier (see the chapter 'Masks' in that book by the one guy), to protect myself from those who would see honesty and openness as a sign of weakness. The result was the performance below.
I put it up on Funnyordie, where it will be in good company with all the other Hootie and the Blowfish tribute videos:
Tonight at Shenk-Flo, Stirling Krusing and I perform the songs we wrote last year as For Serious Reals; we're excited to be doing it while Stirling is out here on tour with his band Flaming Fire. For details visit the Shenk-Flo Myspace and check out For Serious Reals:
I haven't performed live music I wrote in a while: I'm excited. The last time I performed music, here's what it was like:
Actually, that may not have been the most recent time, but it went something like that.
Then on Friday, Roberto Alomar plays as part of Heather Campbell's 15-year celebration of performing on the iO stages; check out the description of the event on the iOWest website or the Facebook invite:
The scribe behind Metal Knights, Paul Feldman, alerted me there is video online of the appearance of Mercury's ghost from Serial Killer's fall debut at Sacred Fools Theater two weeks ago. Chris Chauncey was perfectly cast as the Ghost, and as I've written elsewhere the experience of performing again at Sacred Fools was a great time. One of the first shows I did in LA when I arrived in '02 was a similar late night show at the theater, called MAXIMUM GOLDIE, penned by Bob Derosa. I played a drunk who was in fact an assassin from the future. Perfect. One night, Bob brought Jieho Lee to the show, with whom he was collaborating on a feature script. I think Jieho seeing that night's performance was one of the reasons I was cast in The Air I Breathe, the script they were working on at the time, which came out in theaters earlier this year (I may have mentioned it once or twice). The lesson I take from that is: no matter what the venue, no matter what the show, in Los Angeles you have no idea who is watching and taking note.
So without further ado, here is the Return of Freddie Mercury's Ghost (you can see me on the right reacting with metal nerd ecstasy):
I hope you enjoyed that as much as the audience did.
The Small Comedy Tour (renamed 'Funny Tour') continues tonight with "The Gaze" (Will Maier, Brendan McGovern, Kevin Manwarren), as part of Harrison Brown & Jonathan Smith's UCB-LA offshootTuesday Night Thunder. Then tomorrow the tour concludes at Adam Shenkman's Shenk-Flo show in Eagle Rock at the All-Star Lanes (very special appearance be special). Then we will be taking 2 weeks off (kinda).
The tour has been great so far; it's taken us to some rather unique venues (an AmVet Lodge Outpost) and some types of shows that haven't happened in a while. We recorded a mid-tour update Sunday night but it hasn't been uploaded yet. My favorite moment of the tour so far has to be the Sacred Fools appearance Saturday night w/ Freddie Mercury's Ghost. Some pics below (thanks to someone): (Chris Chauncey, Corey Klemow & I in Paul Feldman's Metal Knights Serial Killer at Sacred Fools)
I'd missed putting words on photo and it is so fun that i decided i had to put some words on a photo. The Small Comedy Tour kicks off tonight at iO West in Hollywood with Roberto Alomar together w/ KickDrumDecade at 11 and then . . . well I'll just let you see the words on photo speak for itself.
What better way to celebrate seven years of confusion than with a campfire sing-a-long? Dr. Zoltan & Will have released a song called Freefall (Catchy Folk Tune To Celebrate The End of the Republic):
LYRICS You’re better off hiding with some weapons in a hole When a corporate fascist state has taken control But instead you’re dancing, drinking, and you’re having lots of fun While the end of the United States has already begun
Chorus Brother, Look no further, there’s no other proof you need Buildings can’t collapse at freefall speed
You can expect to see another pseudo-terrorist attack When the best you’ve got are posing fakes like Tom and Zach Hiding from the truth behind their blurry poetry While the crime scene is buried at the bottom of the sea
It’s gonna come to civil war sooner or later Protesting won’t stop an evil dictator Don’t try to vote him out, there’s nothing you can say The tyrant that’s in office isn’t going away
