haven't ben blogging

as much
constantly sharing items from google reader -
they are on the right.

blogging from the phone
is fun,
but better for pics than words


anyway, off to sell candy...
yahoo!

so often
i find myself
embracing the moment
fucking the future

excuses for me and for you
hooray!
have a drink
have a smoke
have a little laugh
at a little joke

fiddlin'
while san diego burns
and new orleans drowns
and the ice caps melt
and my friends go crazy
and my enemies get stronger

embracing the moment
fucking the future

amen

The long walk home

Eventually notsuoh

YouTube - $5.15/hour (pilot episode)

YouTube - $5.15/hour (pilot episode)

linklater

The sun

The defenestration unit - tonight - the avant garden - 10 pm - jeffs last gig as a bachelor - his lady plays downstairs at 8 with two sta

Beyond the ‘Zipless Fuck’ With Erica Jong - 10 Zen Monkeys

Beyond the ‘Zipless Fuck’ With Erica Jong - 10 Zen Monkeys: "But one is too wise, by then, to think of it as anything but a zipless fuck. Or a zipless fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck-fuck — and done, because you don't want to be their nurse, and you don't want to be their purse. I did that when I was in my 40s. And you don't want to blurb their book — their bad book."

Coilhouse » Blog Archive » Mondo 2000: Where Are they Now?

Coilhouse » Blog Archive » Mondo 2000: Where Are they Now?:

"So, what made Mondo 2000 so special? It was, in my opinion, the best alternative culture magazine that America ever had."

There were once zines I read all the time...
Mondo 200, ANSWER ME!, etc...

now I just stare at this screen all day.

holly golightly & the broke-offs

don't know where you were last night,
but I doubt it was at rudz.
the show was amazing.
maybe the first time I've teared up in publuic
since my near nervous breakdown
in a james coney island in 2000.
i sat alone,
drinking whiskey
eyes closed
stomping my feet
and singing along.
they were selling a tour only cd,
which I am listening to now.
u missed it.
bad u.

super hero soap opera

tdu - podcasts

Click here to get your own player.

Tdu - tonight - ten pm - avant garden - free

Go see rats!

Rats tuesdays 8pm 13th between shepherd and durham

On break

Art cars at traders village... Tdu soon

The beer cellar

A bathtub full of ice

365 days/365 plays - ornery theatre - tonight - 8pm - the artery - 5401 jackson street - free

Welcome to the new American police state. Papers please?

watch this space

tdu now has t-shirts

watch this space for pictures of hot girls in tdu shirts.

I'm a city mouse. When i take psychedelics i stay in the city. No communing with nature... I talk to the concrete and the cars... The

Vodka tonic by candlelight.

I worked hard today. I deserue a drink.

Ornery Theatre - 365 plays 365 days

hey kids!

doin' my 365 at the Artery Friday night...
8pm

5401 Jackson St, Houston, TX 77004

come on out!

I've got Jennifer Decker, Mark Carrier, Rob Baker, Ayn Morgan and
myself directing
and a lot of the usual suspects (paul, joe, walt, jen, kira, greg
dean) and some relatively new
faces too...

I think we've come up with some interesting takes on the scripts,
and hey it's free!

Kid Ornery

Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album - Boing Boing

Radiohead lets fans pick price for new album - Boing Boing:

"They're only selling it through their website (at least for now), and for the digital download version, they're letting listeners pick their own price for the album - it's literally a donation-based product."

An exciting night of laundry

The Last Bastions Reunion!

Charlie has podcasted the recent Last Bastions show...


The Last Bastions Reunion!

Following the Sad Pygmy set from the previous podcast of live performances from the birthday party for John Muzak at Super Happy Fun Land, I now present the Last Bastions, experimental duo of Charlie Naked and Mike Switzer. The last time we played in public was at Diverseworks for our Houston Residency there in 2003.

Press Release - Ornery Theatre Presents - 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks DATE AND VENUE CHANGE

PRESS RELEASE 9/28/07

For Immediate Release

Press Contact: Mike Switzer

832-725-4108 or mike.g.switzer@gmail.com

Ornery Productions Presents:

365 Days/365 Plays

Houston, TX: WHAT IS 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS?

On November 13, 2002 Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play a
day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The
resulting play cycle, called 365 Days/365Plays, is a daily meditation
on an artistic life. Some plays are very short, less than a page.
Others last forever.

Over 700 theaters are producing the plays nationally. Including local
groups such as Ornery Theatre, Infernal Bridegroom Productions,
NovaArts, HSPVA, Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre, and Strand Street
Theatre.

Ornery Theatre is performing their 7 assigned plays, along with The
Three Constants (short plays that all theatres in the festival may
use), on October 5 at 8pm. The show is "Pay as You Like",
meaning it is free to the public, although patrons are encouraged to
make a small donation to the production. The performances will take
place at The Artery - 5401 Jackson St, Houston, TX 77004.

For more information about this production, please visit Ornery's
website at www.myspace.com/theaddingmachine or call 832-725-4108.

For more information about the 365 days/365 plays festival in general,
please visit the official website at www.365days365plays.com.

What:
365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks

Who:
Ornery Productions

When:
October 5 at 8pm

Where:
The Artery
5401 Jackson St, Houston, TX 77004

How Much: Free, or pay as you like

Contact:
832-725-4108 or mike.g.switzer@gmail.com

The defenestration unit - tonight - notsuoh - 8pm - free

Disinformation :: The Honesty Of Atheism: 'Everything You Know About God Is Wrong'

Disinformation :: The Honesty Of Atheism: 'Everything You Know About God Is Wrong'

Often we use one of our other labels as a "polite" way of saying we're atheist. For some reason, using the word that best describes our position with regard to the existence of gods is considered in-your-face - rude. Some atheists use these other terms because they don't want to alarm the general public. While I can sympathize, it's clear that the general public wouldn't be so outraged by the word if we’d use it more freely.

While it’s frustrating to have atheism misunderstood and mischaracterized by the religious, to hear it maligned by fellow atheists is disheartening. Much of the trouble in which atheists find themselves can be laid at their own feet, it would seem. Too many insist that atheism requires an absolute certainty or belief that gods do not exist. They prefer the word agnostic, mistakenly thinking it describes a skeptic, a doubter, or a person who just doesn’t know.

The reality is that atheism is the only intellectually honest position a person can take - it is the only logical stance.

crooked house: Beckett for Babies

crooked house: Beckett for Babies: "Beckett for Babies"

you could do worse by yr kid...

Sometimes i want to get saved... But eventually i give up - give in - stop chasing salvation in female form. It is then that i seek out a she-devil - a like-minded mess for trouble and fun.

On break.

The orange show

In a little over an hour the defenestration unit will be playing at the orange show.

We're done

In just a few minutes TDU will be playing at notsuoh

Hammerhead: on lying

Press Release - Ornery Theatre Presents - 365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan-Lori Parks

PRESS RELEASE 9/10/07

For Immediate Release

Press Contact: Mike Switzer

832-725-4108 or mike.g.switzer@gmail.com

Ornery Productions Presents:

365 Days/365 Plays

Houston, TX: WHAT IS 365 DAYS/365 PLAYS?

On November 13, 2002 Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play a
day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. The
resulting play cycle, called 365 Days/365Plays, is a daily meditation
on an artistic life. Some plays are very short, less than a page.
Others last forever.

Over 700 theaters are producing the plays nationally. Including local
groups such as Ornery Theatre, Infernal Bridegroom Productions,
NovaArts, HSPVA, Bobbindoctrin Puppet Theatre, and Strand Street
Theatre.

Ornery Theatre is performing their 7 assigned plays, along with The
Three Constants (short plays that all theatres in the festival may
use), on October 4 and 5 at 8pm. The show is "Pay as You Like",
meaning it is free to the public, although patrons are encouraged to
make a small donation to the production. The performances will take
place at Pearl Bar, 4216 Washington Avenue.

For more information about this production, please visit Ornery's
website at www.myspace.com/theaddingmachine or call 832-725-4108.

For more information about the 365 days/365 plays festival in general,
please visit the official website at www.365days365plays.com.

What:
365 Days/365 Plays by Suzan Lori-Parks

Who:
Ornery Productions

When:
October 4 and 5 at 8pm

Where:
Pearl Bar
4216 Washington Avenue
Houston, TX 77007
Phone: (713) 868-5337

How Much: Free, or pay as you like

Contact:
832-725-4108 or mike.g.switzer@gmail.com

Madcap - I'm directing this weekend...

This should be a lot of fun...
I'm directing...
so is Jennifer Decker and Johnathan Harvey...
among the writers there is Paul Locklear, Joe Folladori, John Harvey...
Walt is acting, as well as some other faces you'll recognize...

come on out...

Country Playhouse presents "MADCAP 24" …an avant-garde
multi-theatrical event involving a collaboration on the production of
8 original one-act plays by participants from Houston theatre
organizations. The entire process of writing, casting, directing, and
staging this production will take place over 24 consecutive hours,
culminating with a single premier performance at 8pm on August 11,
2007 on Country Playhouse's Cerwinske Stage.

Country Playhouse has gathered writers, directors, and actors from
various Houston Theatre organizations, including:

Brazosport Lil Players
Country Playhouse
Dos Chicas
Fan Factory
Mildred's Umbrella
NovaArts
Ornery Theatre
Shunya Theatre
Theatre Illuminata
Theatre Suburbia
The University of Houston
Town Centre Theatre
Unhinged Productions
and more...
The diversity of groups involved provides opportunities for
entertaining chaos from start to finish. What results will be an
entertaining night of experimental works spanning a wide range of
Houston theatrical styles.

Country Playhouse is located at 12802 Queensbury Lane (in Town &
Country Village) south of I-10W and east of Beltway 8.

Travel time from the inside the inner loop to the theatre is about 30 minutes.

A Google map of the Playhouse's location can be found at:
http://map.countryplayhouse.org.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available by calling 713-467-4497
or online through http://www.countryplayhouse.org.

Tickets are
limited as this is a one-night only performance.

As we intend to respect the artistic integrity of our writers, content
may not be suitable for all audiences.

Country Playhouse is supported in part by generous grants from Houston
Endowment Inc.; Albert and Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation;
Texas Commission on the Arts; and the City of Houston through the
Houston Arts Alliance.

YOU can help save Frenetic Theater!

FrenetiCore needs your help. We have had to temporarily close our theater to make necessary improvements. This will leave many local artists without a place to perform in the coming months, so the sooner we can re-open our doors, the better.
You can help! There are two events coming up that will benefit FrenetiCore and the Frenetic Theater. Read on:

'DRINK HOUSTON BETTER' at Poison Girl, this Sunday (August 5th) beginning at 6pm.  Get your drink on while you watch highlights of our past filmic dance performances--plus you can bid on an awesome art auction, buy personalized songs composed by Robert Thoth, get chair-massaged, and eat delicious homemade treats!   All the proceeds will be donated to FrenetiCore. It's arguably the easiest way you can help support the arts in Houston and ensure that your favorite multimedia dance company can continue to perform for you.

'DRINK HOUSTON BETTER for FrenetiCore' Details:
Where: Poison Girl, 1641 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77006.
When: Sunday, August 5th, 6pm until they kick us out.
How much: As much as you want!
For more information: 713.449.8375, myspace.com/freneticore

And...

If you're not a big drinker, but love watching dance, come to 'SAVE FRENETIC THEATER!,' Cassandra Shaffer Dance Ensemble's benefit/dance performance on August 11th (1pm) and August 12th (8pm) at Hope Center. The Ensemble will present an eclectic mix of dance performances (including modern and contemporary dance, ballet, multi-media, and spoken word), and a light reception of food and drink will follow. All proceeds go to the Frenetic Theater. This performance is family-friendly, so you don't need to find a sitter for the kids.

Cassandra Shaffer Dance Ensemble's 'SAVE FRENETIC THEATER!' Details:
Where: Hope Center, 1210 West Clay #26 (Entrance on Van Buren), Houston, TX 77019
When: Saturday, August 11th at 1:00pm; Sunday, August 12th at 8:00pm
How much: A minimum donation of $8.00
Reservations: 832.275.4030 or cassandra@cassandrashaffer.com
For more information: myspace.com/cassandrashafferdance

Hope to see you at one or both of these events!
 - FrenetiCore Dance Theater

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