Lights, Short form and Long form at the Jan. 11th HOOT
Hello from the road everybody. This is coming to you from the tropical oasis that is Madison, WI.Since I rarely remember to during the show I’d like to thank Jerry Benson-Montgomery for running lights! He took over when for me in the light booth when I started hosting, and I’d like to commend him for doing a fantastic job. He’s got great instincts for calling the end of a set and a much better announcer-style voice than I ever had.This past Monday we had COGNation, 539 ALI and the Dishwater Blonds playing. Highlights from the show include;All of COGNation’s short form. I hadn’t seen this group yet and I’m glad I have now. My favorite part was watching them play a game that was new to me called (I believe) “Actor’s worst nightmare.” This involved one Scott Merchant reading lines from a random page in a play, and Kat Bond improvising through the scene.Chris Gallegos of 539 ALI was the focus of a scene where different actors were vying for his attention by trying to be the funniest. I got a kick out of Rick Rothenberg trying to convince him that Magic was different from comedy. Jerry called the end of their set beautifully. Everyone was crowded around Meredith Winfield, completely amazed and nervous as apparently it was the first time they’d ever seen a woman. Jerry pulled the lights right after Rick told her they needed her to be their “Grand Wizard.”Kathleen Boland was brilliant in a scene where she was an old woman trying to talk to her daughter (Cindy Laudadio-Hill) through sound-proof glass after getting arrested for dealing “cracker-barrell” (pot) at the nursing home. She never figured out how to pick up the phone to talk to Cindy through the glass, so she just started criticizing her until Cindy got frustrated and just walked off.Keith Rains hosts the Hootenanny next week! Come check him out as well as Awkward Pause, Gypsy Cab Co and the Dishwater Blondes again! I’ll still be making my way back from WI on Monday, so I will see everyone on the 25th.-Warren
January 19th, 2010 at 10:37 am
Thank you Warren, but I feel compelled to give credit where credit is due. I believe it was, in fact, Matt Fogel who uttered the immortal words, “Grand Wizard”.