Friday...woo...and stuff
You guys aren't getting much out of old CoKane today. I give and I give, I slave over a hot laptop, I entertain with local videos of station babies, and the vast majority of you have zip to say. And that's especially true on Fridays. So screw you guys, I'm going home. (Around Christmastime.)
I voted for my friends, so should you!
Many readers are here because of the work of a one Ben Kharakh, who interviewed me for Gothamist last summer. Ben has interviewed more comics than anyone outside of maybe The Onion or Chunklet. If there was a comedian magazine where you could just interview comedians all day and laugh and laugh and laugh, and that publication paid you well even though it wasn't a magazine for women about how your body needs many costly improvements, I would love to work there with Ben.
So won't you vote for him in the comedy news/commentary category in the New York comedy awards? If you are really impressionable, please also vote for my friends and associates accordingly when they appear in the choices: Jackie Clarke, Death by Roo Roo, Julie & Jackie's show Obsessed! Chelsea Peretti, John Mulaney (don't know him but have enjoyed his comic stylings) Heather Fink, Stripped Stories/Anya Garrett, and that's all I can remember.
Speaking of comedy...
At the invitation of commenter and standup comic Joshua, I went to my first local comedy show in Baton Rouge this week. It was at a sports bar with Tigers murals and paraphernalia on every wall. The show had its ups and downs for sure, but the headliner Howard (uh...forgot his last name, sorry) was funny, charismatic, charming, and I offically endorse him for NYC, LA, and also movies. At first I was the only woman there, but a few others came later. But this show was one place Louisiana had a one-up on NYC integration-wise. In New York, in my experience, generally the comedy shows are pretty white, and I assume there are also mostly black shows. At the New York shows I've gone to, maybe Patrice O'Neal will show up, or maybe Dave Chappelle if you're really lucky. This show was half and half as far as performers and crowd, and no one was afraid to go there with racial jokes. In conclusion, so far: Racially, thumbs up; gender-wise, thumbs down.
We are going to be totally rich soon
The rankings on landscape architecture schools are in... LSU was formerly #1 in the country with the undergrad program, #4 in the grad program (which the bf is in). Undergrad has dropped to #2, but the grad program has risen up in the rankings to #2!
AAOW!
Richness, we are on our way! And now back to filling out that Medicaid application...
But where does LSU rank on execution style murders? http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/12/14/national/main3618314.shtml?source=mostpop_story
Better sign up for text alerts!
9 days til The Chimes!!! woooo!
Posted by: amy | December 14, 2007 at 12:13 PM
When you type, "Tiger murals", do you mean the animals or is that a sports team?
Posted by: jeff | December 14, 2007 at 01:32 PM
That was very, very nice of you to say and I appreciate your support!
Posted by: Ben K | December 14, 2007 at 02:10 PM
Glad you had fun in BR! Good to hear!!!! Have a great weekend.
Posted by: Jules | December 14, 2007 at 02:51 PM
@Amy
And I got national press for the photos. w007
Posted by: Trey | December 15, 2007 at 11:05 AM
Amy, I know! Crazy
Jeff, I think they might murder you for that question down here. Tigers are THE sports team of LSU, so the murals were comprised of both the animals and athletes.
BK, and I appreciate your support! Hope you win!
Jules, you too!
Trey, right on, my man!
Posted by: cokane | December 15, 2007 at 12:10 PM
Mightn't I horn-toot? We are nominated for "best comedy short" as well. For EXUHCISE. See u soon!!1
Posted by: julie klausner | December 16, 2007 at 11:51 PM