Entries from February 2008

February 24, 2008

The First MLB Game I Ever Went to… Wrigley Field edition

Once again proving that I’m open to differing viewpoints at the Juice Blog, I have let another Cub fan write a piece about the team I generally loathe. Throw-in that this person often condemns my political stances and you would think I must be a masochist for allowing him prime real-estate to share his [...]

February 23, 2008

Standup Dates Announced

I haven’t done this in awhile, so I thought I would list the cities I will be performing at over the next couple of months. These are all headlining dates, except for the one in Indy.
February 28-1 Bloomington, MN Joke Joint Comedy Club (right next to Mall of America)
March 13-15 St. Louis area [...]

February 19, 2008

Obama Beats Chelsea’s Mama

I have been reticent to put my support behind Barack Obama, as I’ve had little idea what he stood for. I called him the ultimate waiter, because he persistently promised he would bring change. Well after his resounding defeat of Hilary Clinton in Wisconsin, he finally gave a speech to his supporters in Houston which [...]

February 18, 2008

Pitchers and Catchers are Back!

 
This is the kind of joy we should all feel about baseball starting up again.  Those that are curious should know that this was my daughter at her initial game at US Cellular. 

February 14, 2008

What’s On Your TIVO?

Considering that I’m on the road performing standup around 150 nights per year, it is difficult for me to get a real attachment to any specific television show. Because of my peculiar lifestyle, I have owned a TIVO since it first came on the market. It’s great to be able to pause or rewind certain [...]

February 10, 2008

Seeking Baseball Writers with a Contrarian Viewpoint

The amount of time I have to give to the Juice Blog I suspect will become less in the near future, so I’m looking for Toaster readers who have ideas for baseball pieces that feature the type of edginess you would expect here. I’m not looking for a partner at this point, but I [...]