Cooper: Diane, last night I dreamed I was eating a large, tasteless gumdrop, and awoke to discover I was chewing on one of my foam disposable earplugs. Perhaps I should consider moderating my nighttime coffee consumption. 
                        -- "Twin Peaks"

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About me:
* Born in Dayton. Eldest of 10. Lived there 21 years.
* Graduated University of Dayton, 1986.
* Two years in Binghamton.
* Eight years in Chicago area.
* One year in Fort Wayne.
* Back to Chicago area, since 1998.
* 1993: First album recorded.
* 1999: First Regis experience.
* 2003: First theater experience.
* 2005: Eleventh album recorded.

Friday, August 31st

Theater


We're only one week away from opening night of "The Odd Couple" at the Round Lake Area Park District Robert W. Rolek Community Center. I think tickets are $6 at the door. Curtain is 7:30 on Sept. 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th; 2:00 Sept. 9th and 16th. This is the female version that Neil Simon came up with in the mid-1980's. He took all the characters in his original play, switched the genders, and wrote a new script with those characters. For example, instead of Felix and Oscar, you've got Florence and Olivia. I'm one of the upstairs Spanish brothers (instead of the upstairs English sisters).


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This will be my 22nd show, by the way.


Dan on 08.31.07 @ 09:27 PM CT [link]

Sunday, August 26th

Coffee


Remember this little event? Prophecy? (Or "The Prophecy" starring Christopher Walken?) Or perhaps some sinister influence? I can be very suggestible.

The rumors are true. I've gone over to the coffee side. For the last month I've been slurping it up like, well, like I used to drink the pop. Something strange happened. Pop, especially Coke, started tasting odd to me. Off, somehow. Perhaps someone altered my DNA. And I suddenly found that coffee was quite desirable; despite always thinking it tasted like hot water in the past and never caring much for hot beverages in general. Now I can't get enough! Somebody get me another pot! I might be obsessive. Or compulsive? Surely not both.

Now I'm drinking mostly coffee... and water. Even in my frenzied euphoria, I recognize that at some point in the day I need to stop with the coffee before my heart explodes. Then I end up drinking more water, usually by dinnertime. But I also have a strong taste for, unfortunately, somewhat more expensive drinks. Pop is fairly cheap. But when I'm not drinking coffee or (plain) water now, my cheap, refreshing Coke has been replaced with much larger quantities of things that I used to drink in quiet moderation, like Gatorade, bottled water, and those energy drinks that are so popular with the kids. (Not to say that any of this -- other than the coffee -- is new to me. It's all just gotten more intense. To be fair, let's not forget that I was talking about VRBs -- and trying to make them myself -- back in 1999.)

Kind of makes you wonder how much a person can change and still be the same person....


Dan on 08.26.07 @ 07:17 PM CT [link]

Friday, August 24th

Social Networking Sites


Facebook -- Don't forget to change "snooks@go.com" to your email on their signup form if you try to create a new account.

MySpace -- At least this one has an obvious link for people who already have accounts.
Dan on 08.24.07 @ 04:31 PM CT [link]

Wednesday, August 15th

Renaissance Man


He acts. He dances. And now we can see, yes, he also cooks.




Dan on 08.15.07 @ 07:39 PM CT [link]

Saturday, August 11th

Music


Earlier this year, my my car stereo locked up switching between CDs. And thus, besides not being able to use the stereo, the CDs were trapped in there. Infiniti was generous enough to replace the out-of-warranty unit (am/fm/cassette/6-CD bose stereo). Back at Infiniti headquarters, they have the technology to open up the stereo, and retrieve those CDs, which now have made their way back across the sea. I expected one or two to be scratched up from whatever action caused them to get stuck in the first place. But so far it appears that all 6 are still playable. Including the two My Chemical Romance CDs which I must have played non-stop for a couple months earlier this year. I think it's safe to say they're my favorite group of the 2000s at least.
Dan on 08.11.07 @ 12:01 PM CT [link]

Thursday, August 9th

Cars


Is it time for a new car? Of course, there's always the question of what to do with the old car. It might be hard to sell a car with 5 years and a hundred thousand miles on it. Let's look back at how we got to where we are today.







Bought in:
Aug. 2002 -> 2003 Infiniti G35
Spring 1996 -> 1996 Chevy Cavalier
Spring 1993 -> 1993 Chevy Beretta
Spring 1987 -> 1987 Chevy Camaro
Summer 1985 -> 1975 Chevy Nova

Dan on 08.09.07 @ 08:48 PM CT [link]

Thursday, August 2nd

The Past


25 years ago today, Aug. 2, 1982, was the day of my high school graduation. That was the day I presented the shortest valedictory speech in the history of valedictorianism.

Dan on 08.02.07 @ 02:21 PM CT [link]