Today was a WONDERFUL day. This is what it looks like to book your first commercial!!! Despite the crazy hair, I assure you I was NOT drunk. Just really excited.
Every winter in the neighborhood some lovely resident puts up sweaters on the trees lining their street. It’s a great pop of color in the dark winter and a fun way to spice up the block. Apparently somebody stole some recently and a very generous little friend made new ones for them. I was very grateful to stumble across this note that warmed my heart on a cold winter afternoon. It reads ” Dear tree sweater person, I am so sorry your tree sweaters got stolen! So I have given you this. -S.B.K <3” And the response was “Dear S.B.K, THANK YOU! You and your tree sweater are awesome. : ) L.R” It’s so nice to see people treating others with so much love!!
“ Sing loud for the sunshine, pray hard for the rain. And show your love for Lady Nature and she will come back again. ”
Led Zeppelin
This is a beautiful poem that stopped me in my tracks the other day. It is painted on a wall on the corner of Union St and 5th ave in Park Slope and every sentiment in the poem is so dead on. It was a nice little reminder on a Sunday afternoon to keep everything in perspective and to live life not in a vacuum, but make connections with your fellow humans! We are all in this thing together! My favorite part is the end: “With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” But I also loved this part : ) “You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars.”
ALSO…I am going to the premier of this movie that I AM IN! That is very exciting to me. Wisconsin in February, not so exciting. But I think I can deal with that. I’m in a movie!
On February 17th, Those Aren’t Muskets! will be premiering their first feature film, Kill Me Now, at the Beloit International Film Festival! Kill Me Now features plenty of familiar Cracked faces, including Michael Swaim, Katie Willert, Katy Stoll, Kaitlin Large, (Agents of Cracked’s Kelly Wheeler), Jacob Reed, (Tremendosaur), Beck Bennet, Nick Rutherford & Kyle Mooney, (Good Neighbor), Nick Mundy, (Team Tiger Awesome), Noah Byrne, (Horsehead Businessman), and a brief but mesmerizing cameo from the guy who plays Daniel O’Brien in all of those Cracked videos.
Following the screening, there will be a live performance featuring all of the Cracked people on that flier up there. We’ll be doing sketches, stand-up, songs, and raps, and then a Q&A. Then, gun to my head, lots and lots of drinking, I’d imagine, before waking up the next day to soak up some of that tropical Wisconsin heat, (I’ve never been to Wisconsin- it’s in the Caribbean, right?).
If you can’t get into the first screening, BIFF will be showing Kill Me Now again on Saturday, at 5:00pm at Bushel & Pecks, (328 State Street, Beloit).
To recap…
Night One: (7:30pm) Screening and live sketch show at La Casa Grande, 618 4th St, Beloit
Night Two: (5:00pm) Screening at Bushel & Pecks, 328 State Street, Beloit
(There will also be a secret live show at a secret location on Saturday, but I’m not allowed to tell you about it yet.)
Hope to see you all there!
My little (bigger than me!) brother became a Marine! In my first truly inspiring moment of the New Year I was able to go down to Parris Island, S.C. earlier this month with my family to watch him graduate from boot camp.
It was amazing. I’m pretty emotional so I was a bit of a wreck the whole time,but it was definitely one of the first times in my life where I was literally overwhelmed with pride. He’s been way cooler than me his whole life, but I kind of feel like this picture proves it. Love you Johnny!
