Whale Fur gets some publicity:
improv show
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Upcoming show of interest
Improvisation hits the stage this Sunday:
Harold Night at the beautiful Riot Act Comedy Club in downtown Washington DC
Harold Night at the beautiful Riot Act Comedy Club in downtown Washington DC
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Upcoming show
Hey guys, I wanted to let you know that the information about the November 23, 2011 Annual Thanksgiving Eve DICSC Show is officially online: Annual Thanksgiving Eve DISC show |
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Walter Reed Hospital is closing down
After a three year-plus run, our last comedy show at the Mologne House on the campus of Walter Reed hospital was performed this week. I ended the show sharing the reason I took on the responsibility to produce the show after it was offered to me by a veteran on the patio of a Starbucks in Northwest Washington DC one Saturday afternoon.
It starts with my dad who use to tell me that I came from a military family, though a unique one. My family lived on the same family farm for generations. The farm was located on a piece of territory that today borders the Italian and Croatian (formerly Yugoslavian) border. Before World War I, the land was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, and my great-grandfather was drafted into the Austrian-Hungarian army. After World War I, the land became part of Italy, and my grandfather was drafted into the Italian army. After World War II, the land became part of Yugoslavia, and my father was drafted into the Yugoslavian army.
Since my parents, who were of Italian descent, were being persecuted by the Yugoslavian government (were not allowed to go to school, were forced to change the family name to a Yugoslavian version, etc.), the United States gave my parents refugee status, and allowed them to move to the United States, where my older brother would eventually volunteer to join the United States Navy.
So my father use to say, that we have four generations of military men in the family, but the one that volunteered was the only one who made a difference.
The purpose of the comedy show that we performed each month at the Mologne House was to show the Wounded Warriors and their families that they do make a difference.
PS Many thanks to the musicians and comedians who volunteered to grace our small stage over the three plus years. Special thanks to my co-producer and show host, Haywood Turnipseed Jr., without whose help the show would not have happened.
It starts with my dad who use to tell me that I came from a military family, though a unique one. My family lived on the same family farm for generations. The farm was located on a piece of territory that today borders the Italian and Croatian (formerly Yugoslavian) border. Before World War I, the land was part of the Austrian-Hungarian empire, and my great-grandfather was drafted into the Austrian-Hungarian army. After World War I, the land became part of Italy, and my grandfather was drafted into the Italian army. After World War II, the land became part of Yugoslavia, and my father was drafted into the Yugoslavian army.
Since my parents, who were of Italian descent, were being persecuted by the Yugoslavian government (were not allowed to go to school, were forced to change the family name to a Yugoslavian version, etc.), the United States gave my parents refugee status, and allowed them to move to the United States, where my older brother would eventually volunteer to join the United States Navy.
So my father use to say, that we have four generations of military men in the family, but the one that volunteered was the only one who made a difference.
The purpose of the comedy show that we performed each month at the Mologne House was to show the Wounded Warriors and their families that they do make a difference.
PS Many thanks to the musicians and comedians who volunteered to grace our small stage over the three plus years. Special thanks to my co-producer and show host, Haywood Turnipseed Jr., without whose help the show would not have happened.
Sunday, July 24, 2011
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