Missing the Lou…

Ted Drew’s Farottos the Landing Soulard Fourth of July 40 Construction City Museum Schlafly Beer Wiffleball CARDINALS BASEBALL! Mitzy Lazy Nights with friends Crazy nights with friends My bedroom Central West End Hundred Degree Humidity Hockey Fresh Air Clear Nights Ronnies Family Manchester 270 Lindbergh Kirkwood Road Watson the del Sol BBQs Castlewood Racketball Lunches on the town the Loop Train Station MIZ spring summer winter fall…

I’m there in spirit! News coming soon!!!

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So my brother found this amazing blog, Club Trillion, by Mark Titus of OSU. Though I am a Buckeye hater through and through, this guy’s accounts of life as bench warmer for OSU’s basketball team are pretty hilarious. The name “Club Trillion” comes from the line of individual game stats, where bench players might play one minute and accumulate no points, rebounds, etc. In turn, their stat sheet reads: 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0… check out the blog: Club Trillion!

What up y’all. I’m doing a reading of a new musical called Warsaw – based on the true story of heroic Warsaw Ghetto fighters who led an uprising against the Nazi regime in 1943.  We are performing at Stockton College of NJ next Monday night the 23rd.  So if you are in the area and wanna come hear some great tunes, shoot me a line and I”ll make sure you get tix!

So I picked up Skip Schumaker in my keeper league – right now Yahoo has him listed as an outfielder, but I’m pretty sure my beloved Redbirds are switching him to second.  Hopefully he goes ape shit this season – I need it, but don’t worry… homeboy’s not holding his breath. I’m prolly screwed anyways cause I have no starting pitching.

On that note, I got a nice message from my bud Curt Dale Clark reminding me that baseball season has officially started! (Incidentally, he’s in Jupitor, FL where the Cardinals have spring training doing Evita…the show…) Though we butt heads when it comes to Big Ten basketball (IU v. Illinois, Eric Gordon, go figure), we do have ourselves a common enemy in MLB – the Cubs… (I feel dirty just typing that four letter word). Now I know all you north side Chicago fans are all hyped for this season, and really… all I got to say is 100 years and counting baby.

Go Cards, Go Sox (for Curt)- White Sox that is… none of this Boston crap! ——-> Expect some overly gratuitous and highly awesome rantings this season.

On an entirely different, and five million times cooler sport, I’m making a run for it in my fantasy hockey league… stay tuned – pretty soon I’ll have to start growing my playoff beard.

So my friend Jen is helping produce a HUGE event next Monday at the Gershwin… I’m going, and I think you should too… so check it out. Oh, and I heard that even Al Sharpton will be there – you don’t want to miss this!

What: Defying Inequality: The Broadway Concert. A star studded event featuring stars from Broadway, television, fashion, music and film coming together to stand up for marriage equality.

When: Monday, February 23 at 8:00pm

Where: The Gershwin Theatre – currently home to the Broadway production of Wicked – 51st street between Broadway and 8th Avenue

Who: Hosted by the cast of Wicked, scheduled to appear: Marc Shaiman (Broadway debut of Prop 8: The Musical), Stephen Schwartz (composer of Wicked), David Hyde Pierce (Frasier), Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein (Hairspray), Carson Kressley (Queer Eye), Tamara Braun and Cameron Mathison (All My Children), Rue McClanahan (Golden Girls), Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman), Mark Indelicato and Michael Urie (Ugly Betty). Performances by Broadway stars including Nathan Lane, Jonathan Groff, Shoshana Bean, Stephanie J. Block, Adrian Lenox. Performances by casts of at least 10 Broadway shows including Wicked, Spring Awakening, Hair and The Little Mermaid.

Why: There are over 1100 federal rights, benefits, and privileges given to married couples in this country. Unmarried couples, as it stands now, are not entitled to those same rights and benefits. It is our belief that EVERYONE should be entitled to equal protections under the law. We are raising money to benefit organizations that are working to promote and protect equal rights for the gay and lesbian community. Some of the rights and benefits provided to married couples only: income tax deductions and credits, family visitation rights, right to inheritance of property, Medicaid benefits, next-of-kin status, permission to make funeral arrangements.

Beneficiaries: Family Equality Council, Empire State Pride Agenda, Equality California, Garden State Equality, The Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force. 100% of the proceeds of this event will go directly to these organizations.

How to purchase tickets: Ticketmaster or our website www.defyinginequality.com