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February 14, 2011
Murder by Acme 2/18/11
Catch me this Friday, February 18th at 11:00PM in "Murder by Acme", as part of the Acme Experiment. We're DYING to see you there!
Tickets:
https://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=69139&choose=1
Acme Comedy Theater
135 N. La Brea Ave
Hollywood, CA 90036
Tickets:
https://www.laughstub.com/buyTicket.cfm?showTimingID=69139&choose=1
Acme Comedy Theater
135 N. La Brea Ave
Hollywood, CA 90036
February 10, 2011
Reader Views Literary Awards
A few minutes ago, I got a really cool email.
The Woodcutter has been named as one of the top three Fantasy finalists in the Reader Views Literary Awards.
So what now? On March 3rd, they will chose from those top three in each category who is 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention. Sooo... I've got one of those already! WHOOPPEEEE! THEN the 1st Place winner in each category will compete for a regional and global placing. I COULD POTENTIALLY WIN THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!
*ahem*
So. That's cool.
The Woodcutter has been named as one of the top three Fantasy finalists in the Reader Views Literary Awards.
So what now? On March 3rd, they will chose from those top three in each category who is 1st, 2nd, and Honorable Mention. Sooo... I've got one of those already! WHOOPPEEEE! THEN the 1st Place winner in each category will compete for a regional and global placing. I COULD POTENTIALLY WIN THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD!
*ahem*
So. That's cool.
February 3, 2011
Feb. 7th - The Comedy Store Main Room
Catch me Monday, February 7th at 8:00PM in the Main Room of The Comedy Store doing standup as part of Comedy Madness with Michael Quu and Friends. Tickets are only $10, and the two drink minimum is way better than downing that bottle of Mad Dog in the darkness of your lonely room.
January 25, 2011
The Dread Crew of Oddwood Music Video #OnAPirateSet
6:30AM call in Dana Point to play a pirate puppet on an actual tall ship. #howdoiputthisonmyresume #8yearoldselfwouldbesqueeing
8:21 AM "Drew, the machete's in his car!" #overheardonset
8:27 AM "I'm going to go put some wallets in my car. I'm also going to grab more knives for Andre." #overheardonpirateset
8:45 AM "She got fired for being crazy." #overheardonpirateset
9:36 AM If nothing else happens in 2011, the fact we're shooting pirates and puppets on a real boat already makes this year more awesome than most.
2:02 PM Everytime a pirate falls in the water, drink! #onpirateset
2:05 PM "1st gets his head ripped off, 2nd gets stabbed, the 3rd gets hit with the 1st puppet's head." #overheardonset
3:53 PM "You're punching the other puppet in the face with the other puppet's face." #onsetinstructions
5:00 PM "Could you hold my hat so I don't get blood on it?" #onapirateshoot #overheardonset
5:52 PM "I need to tatoo Sabrina on my hand," a passing blonde. "Is that her name?" guy sitting next to me. #onpirateset
What does a pirate shoot look like? Like this. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyduck/sets/72157625888536328/
And like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/40757320@N02/sets/72157625885923204/with/5380382172/
8:21 AM "Drew, the machete's in his car!" #overheardonset
8:27 AM "I'm going to go put some wallets in my car. I'm also going to grab more knives for Andre." #overheardonpirateset
8:45 AM "She got fired for being crazy." #overheardonpirateset
9:36 AM If nothing else happens in 2011, the fact we're shooting pirates and puppets on a real boat already makes this year more awesome than most.
2:02 PM Everytime a pirate falls in the water, drink! #onpirateset
2:05 PM "1st gets his head ripped off, 2nd gets stabbed, the 3rd gets hit with the 1st puppet's head." #overheardonset
3:53 PM "You're punching the other puppet in the face with the other puppet's face." #onsetinstructions
5:00 PM "Could you hold my hat so I don't get blood on it?" #onapirateshoot #overheardonset
5:52 PM "I need to tatoo Sabrina on my hand," a passing blonde. "Is that her name?" guy sitting next to me. #onpirateset
What does a pirate shoot look like? Like this. http://www.flickr.com/photos/eyduck/sets/72157625888536328/
And like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/40757320@N02/sets/72157625885923204/with/5380382172/
January 24, 2011
I'm on a boat
January 20, 2011
Kindle Nation e-Book of the Day - The Woodcutter
So this, I gotta say, is pretty darn cool. The Woodcutter is Kindle Nation Daily's e-Book of the day!
Kindle Nation 5-Star Fiction! Think "Brothers Grimm" Meets the Noir Crime Genre and you've got Kate Danley's The Woodcutter.
Cinderella is dead and one of Odin's hellhounds has gone rogue in The Woodcutter, Kate Danley's noir remaking of the complete works of the Brothers Grimm. You've never read a fairy tale like our Kindle Nation eBook of the Day before.
This went live around 3:00AM (PST). Yesterday, I ranked 44,378 in Amazon Kindle sales. As of this moment? I'm 8,997 in the Kindle Store, as well as:
#40 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#58 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
I know in the grand scheme of things, rankings mean about as much as "Student of the Week" on the 2nd grade chalkboard, but still... This book was my baby for a long time. It holds a very special place in my heart. I love the characters that live in its pages. When I published it, it was like sending my first child off to the first day of school. It feels really nice to see the Woodcutter making friends out there on the playground. The internet is an ugly place and I'm sure a bully is going to come along sooner or later to punch him in the nose. But having bandaids made of five star reviews and kind words are a powerful kiss to make any owie go away.
UPDATE at 11:45AM
I just beat out Tolkien in the hourly bestsellers list (HA!). Come on. Induldge me. This is the only hour of my life I will be able to make that claim.
#6,217 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#30 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#44 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#65 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
UPDATE AT 12:18PM
I inched one above Neil Gaiman for two seconds, and then he rallied and sailed past me, but right now, I'm right behind Naomi Novik at #25!
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #5,198 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#25 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#37 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#54 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
UPDATE AT 2:14 PM
Awwww... YAH! TAKE THAT CHAUCER! Homer, I've got my eye on you!
#4,980 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
#25 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#38 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#50 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
UPDATE AT 3:05PM
Um... I'm #14 in Historical fantasy eBooks.
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,627 Paid in Kindle Store
#14 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#24 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#39 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
I am completely putting on my resume that for one hour out of my life, I outsold Neil Gaiman.
UPDATE 4:09PM
I just sent Lewis Carol DOWN THE HOLE on in the Books/Science Fiction & Fantasy/Fantasy/Historical catagory. YAH. That's some top notch notchness going on there. Yo.
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,133 Paid in Kindle Store
#12 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#21 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#28 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
UPDATE 5:11PM
I'm three slots away from passing The Princess Bride in sales this hour. Inconceivable!
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #3,004 Paid in Kindle Store
#11 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fantasy > Historical
#19 in Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Fantasy > Historical
#25 in Books > Literature & Fiction > World Literature > Mythology
UPDATE 10:03PM
Well, the ride has appeared to come to a close and my rocket like ascent hit its peak and has begun the steady slide back down into the anonymnity of the 600k+ other e-books on Amazon. But as I started moving back down the charts, I think it is lovely and poetic this last screen grab. All is as it should be.
It's been a great Kindle Nation day.
January 14, 2011
Rundown
You know what's hard? Finding the time to write about the cool stuff as it is going down as opposed to filling this blog with meaningless dribble in the hopes that something cool will someday happen.
So, this is what's going on.
Monday night I found out I was moved up to the main company at the Acme Comedy Theater, which is super cool. Working with these folks and getting to be a talentless hanger on who can ride their coattails... I mean... learning how they do what they do and is pretty much the reason I have spent so much time at this theater. Formats are changing this year and shows are shifting back to the more golden age of things and I think that it will all add up to the greater general good in the long run.
I'm also taking a movement comedy workshop with this incredible guy named Joshua Zehner. You might know him from Second City or as the director of Cirque Bezerk or as the guy who created a little Cirque du Soleil show Kooza. I have a couple buddies who went through Ringling's Clown College back when it still was and one of those ladies built a theater in her garage and has been asking people she knows to come out and share their wealth of experience and all around awesomeness. And I was invited into this workshop.
I can't tell you how good it feels to create some art for arts sake. No one is in the workshop because they are hoping this class will get them picked up for pilot season. It's been so long since I've gotten to act in a style that feels... natural. It is pure joy to just frickin' play.
Saturday night, I went and saw the Thrilling Adventure Hour at the Largo. I had bought a ticket almost a month ago in the hopes of seeing Nathan Fillion and Paul F. Tompkins and Sam Levine and Mark Gagliardi and and and, and THEN got a tweet that my old buddy Matt Braunger from early sketch days was going to be in it.
The show was so much fun and left me aching to do REAL theater again. It was like watching a masterclass. The comedic genius up on that stage... It was like having all the secret ingredients to Coca-cola in one room. Someone should have made sure a vice president of comedy was in a bunker somewhere because too many great minds were on that stage at one time.
The night before that, I did standup over at Flappers Comedy Club with Pretty, Funny Women, the longest running all female standup show in America.
To prep, I went out and did an open mic at The Spot in Culver City. Standing in that backroom were some HUGE names in comedy grinding out the kinks in their routines just like me. I had to seriously talk myself into getting out of my car and walking into that cafe. I wanted to quit comedy forever. I cursed whatever cosmic force had suckered me into doing it again. By the time the open mic was done, I wanted to do nothing but standup for the rest of my life OMG BFFs 4EVAH!
The show at Flappers was great. Tianana, Mr. Tianana, Miss Bliss, L.M., Mangy Dog Joe, Greggie Honey, Dinda, and MattF all came out to cheer for me. The theater was packed to its gills. I was first up on the list, which usually means you're taking the bullet. You go into it knowing you are gettin' zero laughs. You're the chum in the water to attract the funny.
But that ended up not being the case at all.
The audience was ON IT from the moment I got up there. They caught every joke. Laughed loudly. I haven't felt that good about a set in awhile. My new stuff went over like gangbusters.
And that club is seriously my new favorite club in town. Comfy seating, cheap food and drinks, nice people... And they had an actual greenroom for the comics and took care of us better than I've been cared for in most legit theaters in town. A+ Awesome.
So, that's been my past seven days. I think that's enough. Until next week.
So, this is what's going on.
Monday night I found out I was moved up to the main company at the Acme Comedy Theater, which is super cool. Working with these folks and getting to be a talentless hanger on who can ride their coattails... I mean... learning how they do what they do and is pretty much the reason I have spent so much time at this theater. Formats are changing this year and shows are shifting back to the more golden age of things and I think that it will all add up to the greater general good in the long run.
I'm also taking a movement comedy workshop with this incredible guy named Joshua Zehner. You might know him from Second City or as the director of Cirque Bezerk or as the guy who created a little Cirque du Soleil show Kooza. I have a couple buddies who went through Ringling's Clown College back when it still was and one of those ladies built a theater in her garage and has been asking people she knows to come out and share their wealth of experience and all around awesomeness. And I was invited into this workshop.
I can't tell you how good it feels to create some art for arts sake. No one is in the workshop because they are hoping this class will get them picked up for pilot season. It's been so long since I've gotten to act in a style that feels... natural. It is pure joy to just frickin' play.
Saturday night, I went and saw the Thrilling Adventure Hour at the Largo. I had bought a ticket almost a month ago in the hopes of seeing Nathan Fillion and Paul F. Tompkins and Sam Levine and Mark Gagliardi and and and, and THEN got a tweet that my old buddy Matt Braunger from early sketch days was going to be in it.
The show was so much fun and left me aching to do REAL theater again. It was like watching a masterclass. The comedic genius up on that stage... It was like having all the secret ingredients to Coca-cola in one room. Someone should have made sure a vice president of comedy was in a bunker somewhere because too many great minds were on that stage at one time.
The night before that, I did standup over at Flappers Comedy Club with Pretty, Funny Women, the longest running all female standup show in America.
To prep, I went out and did an open mic at The Spot in Culver City. Standing in that backroom were some HUGE names in comedy grinding out the kinks in their routines just like me. I had to seriously talk myself into getting out of my car and walking into that cafe. I wanted to quit comedy forever. I cursed whatever cosmic force had suckered me into doing it again. By the time the open mic was done, I wanted to do nothing but standup for the rest of my life OMG BFFs 4EVAH!
The show at Flappers was great. Tianana, Mr. Tianana, Miss Bliss, L.M., Mangy Dog Joe, Greggie Honey, Dinda, and MattF all came out to cheer for me. The theater was packed to its gills. I was first up on the list, which usually means you're taking the bullet. You go into it knowing you are gettin' zero laughs. You're the chum in the water to attract the funny.
But that ended up not being the case at all.
The audience was ON IT from the moment I got up there. They caught every joke. Laughed loudly. I haven't felt that good about a set in awhile. My new stuff went over like gangbusters.
And that club is seriously my new favorite club in town. Comfy seating, cheap food and drinks, nice people... And they had an actual greenroom for the comics and took care of us better than I've been cared for in most legit theaters in town. A+ Awesome.
So, that's been my past seven days. I think that's enough. Until next week.
