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.

Saturday, November 28th

Great Men of Science


Here are some more entries for the Great Men of Science book. These were from the first half of June, 1993. They include the first woman in the collection and the first use of more than two rhyming couplets. And if it wasn't clear that I'm not being pedantic about all this back when I claimed Newton's favorite color was red -- if it was, I'm just a lucky guesser -- then it must be really obvious at this point based on the inclusion of Marie Curie's devotion to the Gap and Galileo's extra-scientific usage of his telescopes. Which isn't to say that it still wouldn't make a great kids' book!

Great Men Of Science, Part 5
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Marie Curie didn't take no crap.
She bought fly threads at her local Gap.
She discovered radiation. And her Nobels? They thrilled her.
Isn't it ironic: 'Twas radiation that killed her.


Great Men Of Science, Part 6
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Louis Pasteur couldn't hold his liquor.
He tried drinking milk but it made him sicker
Than a dog with the mange till he thought: "Try it heated!"
Now the kids are all sober and their party plans defeated.


Great Men Of Science, Part 7
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Galileo was sure that Copernicus was right
About the sun and the earth and its orbital flight.
The Inquisition didn't let him teach for very long
But later on the church agreed they were, in fact, quite wrong.

It was at that Pisa Tower that he got people's attention
By dropping objects off the top, and Oh! Did I mention?
He was really into telescopes. He had a lot of fun
Watching his neighbor's daughter's friends, tanning in the sun.



Parts 1-4

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Thursday, November 26th

Great Men of Science


Look what I found in the archives. I once had this idea for a children's book which would have a short rhyme about a scientist on one page, lots of whitespace, and some kind of drawing on the facing page. The drawing could be something comical about the scientist and/or the poem -- maybe even an outline to make it a coloring book. From June 1993 to August 1994 I came up with 19 entries. I had always imagined having 99, but maybe 50 would have been enough. Of course, I never came up with any drawings (or even concepts) to go with each scientist, either. It's just another in a long line of unfinished projects. But I'll throw them up here over the next few days. Here are the first four, from June 3, 1993. I think it all started when -- for some unfathomable reason -- the name of L'Hopital came up at work.


Great Men Of Science, Part 1
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L'Hopital, L'Hopital.
What a guy.
He gave us his rule.
I don't know why.


Great Men Of Science, Part 2
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Pascal was a man of art and science.
What is time but a contrivance?
He wore a wig on his little heady.
"If God exists you'd best be ready!"


Great Men Of Science, Part 3
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Isaac Newton's favorite color was red.
One day a piece of fruit struck him on the head.
"What can cause things to fall from the sky?
I'll call it 'gravity'. I'm a pretty smart guy."


Great Men Of Science, Part 4
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Benjamin Franklin was an inventin' dude.
He liked good wine. He liked good food.
To test out lightning, he risked his life.
He advised young bucks: "Get an older wife."


Dan on 11.26.09 @ 10:00 PM CT [link] [No Comments]

Wednesday, November 11th

Theater


One month until "Seussical: The Musical" opens: 4 shows the weekend of December 11th. I have two small roles, but if you've been waiting to see one of my shows, you might want to make it this one. I can't guarantee there will be another.
Dan on 11.11.09 @ 12:27 PM CT [link] [No Comments]