No… not the shoes so beloved of Ramones fans everywhere.  We’re talking about the women’s college in Spartanburg, SC.  This Saturday evening, Anne, Jared and Michele stopped in to help Converse College welcome their students to the 08-09 school year.  Jared was a bit of a novelty… being one of the only boys in the room… and everything went off without a hitch!  I am doing some second-hand blogging here… I know they will have far more interesting tales from the trenches, but I just had to give a little shout out to the fabulous ladies of Converse!  Thanks for letting us come play with you!

Happy New Year! 

As we have seen, I’m a sucker for crazy forwards, and since I don’t actully forward them on that often, I just like to laugh at them, thought i would share a few pictures from a recent forward I got.

Last night Anne, Michele, and I (Jared) did our second annual GIG for the GCYO (Greenville County Youth Orchestra). 
We had a blast performing for some Greenville’s most musically talented kids.  After a couple of our quick staple games (ABC and Emowaiter-which has evolved into EMO Starbucks now) we brought of few kids up to try their improv talent out as well.  THEY WERE AWESOME.  Not only did we see a truly frightening vision of someone with agoraphobia, but we got some great characters with attitude, fear, and enthusiasm. 
We also did emo orchestra with them and some really timid volunteers came out of their shell to put on a great show for their friends.
Tonight it is off to Converse College for a performance!  We will keep you posted on how it goes.
Interested in booking DG for a performance for your group, meeting, function, or just because, check out the link on our home page at www.thedistractedglobe.com

OH MY GOD! I am still searching for my own ass because I laughed it off last night! If you did not go to the SOLD OUT opening performance for THREE CUCKOLDS, get your ass in gear, buy a ticket and hold on for a laugh riot of a show. Yes I am biased because the love of my life put on the comedic performance of his life (Mr. Bradburn that means you!), but there was not a moment in that show where I even had a chance to catch my breath from the extreme laughter that was coming out of me. Side note- I was that somewhat obnouxious cackle that came from house right all evening! Of course how could you go wrong in a show that features some of Greenville’s funniest actors (6 of 8 who have performed with DG this past summer!) However, since I am going to be partial to all my friends and fellow globesters i believe we are calling each other now, why don’t you check out the review on Greenvilleonline.com for a more "fair and balanced" review.

last night was theatre thursday at the northgate soda shop.  as you can imagine, that group is like one big greenroom.  so, i think quotes from the soda shop are open for blogging!  here’s my favororite from Marvin Riggins, Jr., currently appearing in Tomfoolery at Centre Stage:

"i think someone just fell.  no, maybe they won."  –commenting on olympic coverage

i’m a christian!  hell, i have the whole bible on my iphone!"

Now, I’m sure many of you noticed the out-of-context Director’s corner and actor’s corner posts that we posted all summer - they even evolved into the back stage live blogs where even the most off-hand of remarks were not safe from the blogosphere.  Personally… I think those posts are incredibly funny… and I’m pretty sure most of the rest of you find them pretty darn funny too.  But it has put everyone on edge.  Whenever something is said that sounds out-of-context bloggable, I scribble furiously in my notepad, not wanting to forget the tasty tidbit.  But that action has now inspired some bile.  When I begin to write, suddenly the speaker lashes out, "Don’t blog that!!!"  Whether it’s as innocuous as "We’ve got the angelic choirs going in the background while you burn one of our checks" or as personal as "my friend was really into Scott Bakula at the time" and beyond… the knowledge that whatever we say when we’re together in a DG context just might end up on the blog has earned me some ire. 

But it is worth it, gentle reader, to bring a little extra giggle to you.  So just know, the next time I post some out-of-context gem, what I had to go through to bring it to you. 

Jared, Jen, Michele and Anne spent last evening planning for this weekend’s gigs - yup… gigs.  We’ve got a gig on Friday for the Greenville County Youth Orchestra - definitely one of our favorite groups of all time.  Then Saturday, we’ll head up to Spartanburg to play with the ladies at Converse College.  It’s a busy weekend!  And, of course, we also ate lots of cheese, crackers and grapes (how European of us), we played with Mae’s dog, we discussed Scott Bakula and even a leather Sound of Music… though admittedly, we were quoting someone else in reference to the leather SOM.  You know… that ratio of laughter to actual work that takes place at these meetings is usually pretty skewed toward the laughter track (much to Jayce’s chagrine… we tend to forget about his carefully planned agenda in favor of whatever tangent skips across our fancy)… but last night we managed to laugh AND get things done.  Amazing!  So anyway, look for an update this weekend on how our gigs go… and while you’re at it, make sure to make it out for opening weekend of The Three Cuckolds at The Warehouse. 

If this picture doesn’t make you giggle… well… you have absolutely no sense of humor and need a dose of comedy… STAT! 

I know that many of you are spending your time while the Distracted Globe is not performing watching that quaint little sporting event called the Olympus or something.  I’m not really sure what it’s about.  Anyway, since some of you seem remotely interested in it, we thought we would go ahead and get in the spirit.  Apparently this is the last time that softball and baseball will be part of the Olympics… so we would like you to help us choose the event we will propose to the Olympic committee to replace them!  That’s right… be a part of sports history, right here!

i have feel like i have been given an amazing gift.  it’s kinda like a superpower.  without the mutant genes or expensive toys.  i get to write to you all in blogland!  now, whenever i feel like saying something of great unimportance, i have a venue!  sure, i had my own blog, but only two people ever read that, and it died.  but here, well, i am pretty sure the audience is larger and more important (8 readers?).  so watch out!  the redhead (the real one that is) has arrived!

You know, for the most part, The Distracted Globe is taking a little rest after our intense summer schedule, but there are a few of us who leapt right into the next thing… because they’re crazy people.  Jayce Tromsness and Traysie Amick will be appearing in the Warehouse Theatre’s season opener, The Three Cuckolds - and it is going to be a raunchy, rioutous good time!  Along with them are some folks you saw with us this summer - Justin Walker and Jason Shipman, who played Lucentio and Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew and Brock Koonce, who played Napoleon in Man of Destiny.  It’s going to be all sorts of energy and laughter and bright colors and whatnot… and it opens next weekend… August 22.  These are people who know funny… so make sure to get your dose of silly!  And… your own Distracted Globe will be performing late night improv after the August 29 & 30 shows for just five bucks.  As my old choir teacher used to say, "There won’t be a dry seat in the house!" 

Oh… also… there have been some fun tidbits on the Warehouse blog from the Dramaturg, so make sure to check those out! 

Addition - as you’ll see in the comments, I am totally remiss in forgetting to mention the incomparable Ryan Bradburn (most recently the blue eyeshadowed Lieutenant in Man of Destiny is also part of the Cuckolds madness!)