British Atheist

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article1991114.ece

The greatest triple-jumper known to man has also become Britain's most famous atheist. I'm seeing a lot of parallels here. Triple-jumper. Jesus rose from the dead in three days. This guy won 7 silver medals in his career. Jesus's life was bought for 30 pieces of silver*. Jonathan Edwards had his reverse epiphany when he was exposed to BBC secular types. Jesus exposed himself to Mary Magdalene. The similarites are almost eerie.

On another note: Edwards carried sardines in his pouch when he won the gold medal. That's just gross.

* See Jesus Christ Superstar.

Hmm.

29. I don't like it.

I had a good swinging time at the Living Room on Friday. It was their last show of the "season" and I was happy enough to get some stage time. Check out the pics/writeup here.

They even awarded me the coveted Funniest Comedian of All Time award. I'm very proud even though I know that honor actually belongs to this guy:

PA

I love me some Penny Arcade. They haven't been up to snuff lately, IMHO, but today's comic made me laugh out loud.

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/06/22

Ah those crazy ARGs

There are some games that you don't even know you are playing.

The idea of alternate reality games is that they are viral marketing tools with their insidious messages shot directly into your eyeballs which will make you jump and dance and buy their shit. In fact, I don't think they do any of the above.

It's hard to define what exactly they are. A series of puzzles on the internet, a couple of dummy phone lines, a series of images which eventually point to ... what? The reward is intangible. A piece of lore. A scrap of story. Yet, millions of people enjoyed Halo 2's I love Bees campaign.

I don't know any of these people.

I like the idea. It is like an extremely complex scavenger hunt created by an evil genius. But ARGs are basically fabricated research projects. Which although neat, actually entails a lot of, for lack of a better word, WORK. Why would I spend hours scouring websites, reading encyclopedic tomes searching for clues or following up on Da Vinci Code-esque leads? Am I wearing a fedora? Am I named after the dog?

Anyway, if any of you are interested, Bungie is running a new ARG for the release of Halo 3. The game may or may not start here. You may be tempted into a tangled weave of intrigue with loose blondes and smart-quipping vilains. Or you may just read the comic, say, "Huh, neat," and continue on with your life.

Grape soda

I'm drinking some right now. And all I can think about is the band I had in 9th grade with my friends who were way more musically inclined than I. I tried to write the lyrics of a song, I had most of them down but the only ones I remember were:

I stood upon the ground and I wished that you were there
There was something gone that I'd not seen before

Heavy shit. Unfortunately that's the entire catalog of Grape Soda right there. If we'd stuck with it we'd be the next Creed, or at least the New Radicals.

2nd episode in the can

The second webisode of the as yet untitled web series was filmed last night. We used my downstairs neighbor's backyard and had to fight the failing light. This is the same neighbor who's producing The Darjeeling Express, and when I called to ask him if I could use his apartment, he proceeded to tell me all kinds of info about the upcoming film. I can't tell if he's just a gossip or if he honestly wants to share this stuff with me but all i can say is that Anna Paquin will not be in the film because her ass looks too good on film. JUST KIDDING. it looks like crap. not really, but they cut her out anyway.

Digressions aside, the filming of my shit went well last night. I'm not much of an actor, but that's why I'm going to make it my goal to have super-talented people around me at all times. Last night was no exception, a big thanks to you guys for making it happen.

In other news, I've taken a little midsummer hiatus from performing comedy. I didn't really plan it, but now that's it's happened, I'm going to milk it for all that it's worth. I may have some cosmic trick up my sleeve when I get back in the game. Like I will be able to dance the Dolphin, or maybe the Roger Rabbit. I haven't decided yet.

Greg Tito Announces New Web Show In An Already Oversaturated Market!

I had this idea, once again while driving on the Queensboro bridge, where I make a feature length movie about my experiences in New York. BUT, I make the movie in short burst webisodes of five minutes or less. I got in front of computer and whipped off a few pages about being a stage hand. And with Ol's show running until this weekend (getting great reviews p.s.), I knew this was my only chance to shoot something actually ON A STAGE. Deadlines being the mother of all my creativity, I wrote, shot and starred (what?) in a short film in less than five days. I want to have at least five webisodes done and editing before showing them to the Youtube interwebs and my loyal fans here, but I will tell you the tentative title.

Singing While Driving

or maybe

Singing in the Car

or even

Driving and Singing



Ok, I'm on the fence about the title.