Warmenhoven Era ends in Seattle comedy.
He has seen it all — performers on and off their medications, performers overdressed and undressed, performers who perform in silent angst, and those for whom the word “performer” is an expectation...
View ArticleThe War on Women — An Odd Soldier’s Story
When I was in college, many decades ago, I fell deeply in love with a Jewish woman, and we were close to going to the chapel. My father, who grew up in the Hitler youth, was not charmed by the idea. “I...
View ArticleTechnology has made all the world a stage
“All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players..” —William Shakespeare Unlike other performers I meet on various comedy productions these days, I have spent most of my life trying...
View ArticleFew Living, No Dead at Cemetery Area Democratic Precinct Caucus
Seattle’s dead did not rise up to endorse Barack Obama at Sunday’s Washington State Democratic caucus, just a few blocks from Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery. Then, neither did many of the living, who like...
View ArticleLandmark EEOC Decision Declares ‘I am human!’
Today, that changes, at least in this administration. In a landmark decision, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that regulates the provisions of the landmark 1964 Civil Rights...
View ArticlePresident Tosses Bouquet to Same-sex Couples
Not only is it likely that this state will have to approve the action of the Legislature on same sex marriage in a referendum, the President must be re-elected, and there must be a significant change...
View ArticleDelegating Defeat in an Unconventional Caucus
We, the 96 left behind, formed a picture of our own. Despite the temporary disappointment, the flash of dealing with rejection, there was a resolve. We would be cheering for our new-found friends in...
View ArticleShots Fired at Seattle’s Livability
This is a city where we are told we can walk safely as long as we don’t tread into the personal space of other humans. To meet a stranger, it helps to have a canine companion or inquire about...
View ArticleA Piece of the Dream
Immigrants to this country typically don’t come from a happy place. They come because they or their families are suffering deeply. They come because they believe there is opportunity here for life,...
View ArticleCheap Comedy or Cheapened Comedy?
At best, the Crescent open mic is welcomed by the regulars as an indicator that Karaoke is just two hours away. At worst, it is BDSM without the discipline.
View ArticleShootings Go On With Silent “g-word”
A discussion of our national obsession with weapons should no longer be a shot in the dark.
View ArticleSeattle Comedians Join to Aid One of their Own
Until last week’s dark night in Aurora, Colorado, laughter was the best medicine for comedian Caleb Medley, 23. Today, the aspiring comedian lies in a hospital bed awaiting more than $2 million in...
View ArticleBunga-Bunga Party Opens in Tampa
Hurricane force winds are bloviating along the West coast of Florida—and there’s an actual storm headed in the direction of New Orleans. Just when Tampa Bay thought it was safe from Hurricane Isaac,...
View ArticleFor a few of us, Elizabeth Warren disappoints
According to local news sources, the state spent more than double the cost of the surgery to gather “medical experts” to discount Kosilek’s condition for the trial. That’s not even taking into account...
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