http://ncbeat.com/blog2 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:53:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Random and Recent 8 BUSY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN — RANDOM LIST #3983 — JUST AN OBSERVATION, #229 — QUOTE OF THE WEEK — A DAMN CLOSE SECOND   Busy Days Are Here Again (Comedy Calendar) As I write this, the “fall season” of local comedy shows has begun… with last week’s TUESDAY NIGHT ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=259 Things I’d Like to Yell From the Bathroom 3 Alright...  Here we go with Part 3 of the “Things I’d Like To Yell From the Bathroom” series…if you haven’t read either of the first two (http://jamesgates.tumblr.com/post/111307664 , http://jamesgates.tumblr.com/post/141036141 ) it’s pretty straightforward—sometimes, there’s things that you’d just like to scream out ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=258 Snapshot 4 – Kanye West Bit, 09/15 The following is, to the best of my memory, a transcript of one of the bits I performed last night at the ICT COMEDY show at Blue Lounge…and if you weren’t there, it’s time to start rethinking your priorities.  Seriously—if you have THE OFFICE ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=256 “All Up In It” – A Short History of Missionaries In the history of civilization, Christianity has long been known as one of the most permissive and laid-back of all religions.  In fact, in many parts of the world, the term “Christian” has come to be synonymous with “Hey, you do ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=255 Year of Lessons (Pretty self-explanatory—these are 12 lessons that I happened to learn during these particular months…) ·      Lesson I've Learned in JANUARY: Never let a lady touch your memory stick…   ·      Lesson I've Learned in FEBRUARY: There is no Black Future Month, so during History month you gotta give it ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=254 JG Show Season 1 Questionnaire           At the beginning of each JAMES GATES SHOW, the audience is given a questionnaire to fill out and turn back in.  We then go over the results later in the program, and we all learn a little bit about ourselves and the U.S. Presidents.  The ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=252 A Couple of Lists, #1 Random List #3944 – SHOWS ON “ZOMBIE TV” More and more, I find myself using Twitter and Facebook as a place to test/”sneak preview” certain material… case in point:  I started leaking some of this list yesterday, with a bit of commentary on each.  It started innocently ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=251 Twitter Theme Fridays 2 The following are “transcripts” of my last two Twitter Theme Fridays… that’s where I post hourly online updates based upon a predetermined theme (part of me feels like you probably could’ve figured that out yourself, but there you go).  Anyway, if you enjoy what you see here, ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=250 PASTBLAST – Advice for My Child (Another one from the “early days”—this is one of the first monologues I wrote/performed with PANIC BUTTONS, and was also among the first solo pieces I did when I began visiting the local Open Mics… wanna hear it?  Here it go… ) ===================================== Hello there.  So, I ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=232 Random and Recent 7 THE ANCHOVY AND THE VAGRANT – FB FRIEND SPOTLIGHT ON JAMAL “TAKEYOGURL” ROLFE-MURRAY – “NO, NO, IT’S TRUE…” #16 – QUOTE OF THE WEEK The Anchovy and the Vagrant So, as many of you are aware or could probably guess, I do have a day job.  Like many Americans, ... http://ncbeat.com/blog2/?p=230