I'm Not a Big Fan of the Original

But this is just ridiculously great.

If You Missed It

My two-man show with John Loftin, Extraordinary Rendition, played the opening show of the festival last night. Everyone rocked it, and I was especially pleased with our performance. We really left it all on stage, I think.

Come see some shows this week! There's a real treat of one tonight, Elaine and Siegel-prov.

More Obama

I've gotten more and more chilly to Obama's stump speech, so I agree with Jim Newell on the gist of this post. That said, there are some serious problems with what he actually writes:

Barack’s giving a speech — will it be good or his usual robotic so-so crap? Grandma’s watching in the Africaland, Barry.

"The Africaland"? If by "the Africaland" you mean Kenya, then yes, she is "watching in the Africaland." Man, Jim, you've managed to be patronizing to Obama, his 86 year-old grandmother, the nation of Kenya, and the continent of Africa all at the same time!

One Way to Describe the Democratic Race

Clinton is smart and tough, and Obama, while effective, is more of a crowd-pleaser. I don't know how many of you have played Final Fantasy X, but:

Clinton: Auron
Obama: Wakka