1. I’ve been blogging for a while now, several years to be less than exact.  For the most part,  I’ve really liked writing it, but now, it’s time for me to move on to another cyber project.

Starting in the new year, this site will have a new name and instead of it just being a blog dedicated to me and all of my handsome pursuits, it will become a story based website.

There are so many wonderful comedians, writers and storytellers in this city and hopefully this site can be a place for us to post our work. For the most part, I want the stories to be recorded, but honestly I’m up for anything.  I just want to get all the great stories Minneapolis has to offer out into the cyberworld.

If this sounds cool to you and you’re interested in posting a story, let me know!  Leave me a comment or email me at mikefotis@gmail.com.  In a few weeks, I’ll be posting something akin to a sign up sheet that will serve as a submission form.

I will also be running some names for the new site by you guys, just for shits and giggles.

Other information about the site will be posted here as that information becomes available.

If you’re reading this and saying to yourself, “Fuck this shit. I am done with this blog!”, I understand and would like to thank you for reading my poorly thought out ramblings for as long as you have. You deserve a medal for surviving such a horrific assault on grammar.

It was just time for a change. Because let’s face it, blogging isn’t hard and I couldn’t muster up the interest to do it for nearly a month. That had to be a sign.  See you soon!

-Mike

1. Your last chance to catch Creature Feature this year is tonight! We’ve had great crowds so far for this run. It would be really awesome to end it on a high note. Come on down if you get a chance!

Tickets

2. My dog is awesome. It is really nice knowing that she’s always going to think I’m great.

That’s all.

Mike

1. It’s raining today which can only mean one thing. God watched last night’s episode of Top Chef and even he can’t believe that Robin is still on the show. I’m not saying that Mike deserved to stay on the show after last night’s effort, or better put, after the attitude he showed at the judge’s table.  He didn’t. And to be honest, I won’t miss him. His smile made me uncomfortable.  Also how do you go through life having never seen one episode of Seinfeld?  That’s just…bizarre. Serial killer bizarre.

I am having difficulty accepting a world where Robin is taking my dire prediction from a week ago and forcing it into the realm of plausibility. I’m telling you, she’s going to find a way to skate into the finals.  Everyone else will make one killer mistake and for whatever reason her meal, which is almost never good, won’t be bad enough.

Onto Michael, the tattooed brother. Man, competition sure has brought out the asshole in that guy. Face it dude, Kevin might just be better than you.

Onto Jennifer, the super hot chef who is in the middle of  meltdown. Get your shit together, ok? Although, thank you for your Flintstone’s commentary. SUPER HOT.

Ok, that’s all for today.

1. On tonight’s episode of Top Chef, Robin, America’s favorite kind of annoying chef who used to have cancer will either be eliminated from the competition or continue her baffling ascent up the Top Chef ladder. I CAN’T WAIT!!!!

2. Hey Facebook, I really hate the news feed/live feed thing you’ve got going on. And by “hate”, I am fully willing to admit that I am to lazy to figure out the new layout.  My thing is this. Couldn’t the default feed be the live feed? That way, I always  am up to date with my friends and their pithy opinions.

3. Hey Chicago Cubs, guess what starts tonight? The World Series. Guess who’s not there? Well yes, you’re right. I’m not there. But neither are you, and that’s my point. Please be better next year.

On a side note, Joe Buck doesn’t annoy me like he does the rest of America. He does annoy me, just not as much as he annoys the average Joe and Jane.

-Mike

1. Hey! There’s still time to enroll in October classes at the Brave New Workshop!

Adult Everyday Improv 1!

This class is perfect if you’ve never tried improv and want to see what it’s all about!

Thursdays 7:30pm-9:30pm beginning October 29th
Click here for more info!

Special All Women Everyday Level 1 taught by THE Lauren Anderson!

Discover ways to be more present in everyday conversation and cultivate your creativity in this perfect girl’s night out of laughter, discussion and discovery.

Saturdays 10:00am-12:00pm beginning October 31st

Click here for more info!

2. A few nights ago I saw “Zombieland”. To say that I am burned out on zombies is an understatement. In fact, it’s getting to the point that Hollywood should consider making a movie titled, “Zombies vs. Vampires” since apparently these are the only monsters that are worth making movies about.

So it’s to “Zombieland’s” credit that despite my bias, I still enjoyed this movie thoroughly. It was funny and engaging which of course makes it “fungaging”. Jesse Eisenberg is very funny in the movie playing a geek who’s social alienation and attention to detail has helped him survive the zombie apocalypse. Woody Harrelson is delightfully crazy, which apparently is just Woody being Woody and not a character choice.

Whatever. It’s funny. See it. FOTIs.

Mike

1. Tonight I’m playing with Lauren Anderson in a little group we like to call Foterson.  It’s some of the most savage, mean and beautiful improv you will ever see.  It’s part of The Splendid Things show at the Bryant lake Bowl. Tonight. 8pm.

You should come.

2. Last night I had dinner at the Sample Room, which is a delightful little restaurant in the heart of Hipsterville, aka Northeast.  I recommend it. But be warned fellow cheapsters, it ain’t cheap.  Sure at first blush, it seems cheap, but in truth it operates a lot like Ikea, meaning that each individual part seems to be a good value until you get to checkout and realize that you just spent 35, 000 dollars on a lamp.  Whatever, the pork- bison – something else I can’t remember 3 meat meatloaf was a delight. And the secret ingredient in their flourless chocolate cake might be crack.

You should go!

Mike

1. Creature Feature continues tonight! 1030pm. BNW. $10.  Joining Creature Feature is the talented and terrifying, Survivors Of The Undead Plague.  Reserve your seats ahead of time.

2. Dear Modern Day Pirate I Saw At Kowalski’s,

This is a pirate shirt. If you're wearing this shirt in public, you have stones in your nut sack.

Ahoy! Where did you come from? Are you lost? Whatever your story may be, I am sure it is full of adventure and daring! And perhaps the most daring part of your story would be your outfit. Where do I begin modern day pirate? Let’s start with your single giant golden hooped earring. I could feel the the confusion permeate from you as you stared at my naked earlobe while we both waited for our paninis.  What kind of lily livered land lover was I to walk the streets un-bejeweled?  And surely you must have wondered why you were the only person wearing blindingly white acid washed jeans. And the buttons on my  shirt clearly made you furious.  Where was my loose fitting shirt with lacing?

Pirate, I surely hope you find your crew soon, for the land is no place for you.

Mike

1.  Here are some thoughts from last night’s episode of Top Chef.

-It was time for Laurine to go. She seems like a capable chef, but it was pretty obvious that last night was not her night.  I say this mainly because she is no longer on the show.

-Michael is kind of  a jerk when the pressure’s on.  Sure splitting the money was a nice thing to do, (I will never do that if I win any sort of competition. Friends, take note.) but the constant yelling was a bit much. Take a chill pill, dude! Am I right?

-Bryan seems like a decent dude, but if I ever found a dollar on the street and decided to pop it in my wallet, he’d most likely be pretty shitty to me about it.

-Jennifer is lucky that Laurine was such a terrible host, otherwise she’d be gone.

-Kevin once again proved that he can have a bad show but still cook the shit out of some pork.

-Robin actually did ok last night, except for the part where she wouldn’t stop talking. I have a feeling that she might win simply because in every episode up to this point, someone has had an error just a little worse than any error she has made. In other words, she might win by just being good at not losing. If that happens, Tom Col-I have no idea how to spell-o will be forced to fall on his Chef’s sword in shame.

-Mike

1. Just got back from a commercial audition. No one in the history of ever has ever been so passionate about Mexican food as I just was. And the best part? I did it with my eyes.  As with all commercial auditions, I did fine, but I assume that I was nothing more than a place holder until Mike Rylander arrived for his audition.

Happy birthday, Mike.

2. The Splendid Things show last night was fantastic fun. Joe and I had a pretty good set. Lots of fun characters and for the first time in a while, I felt like I was just playing and reacting as opposed to staring and saying nothing. For a little while there, I could do nothing right. It was nice to know that I actually do know how to improvise.

I’m at next week’s Splendid Things show. I’m playing with Lauren Anderson in a little show we call, Foterson. It’s absolutely the most savage improv you’ll ever see.

8pm. BLB. Next Monday.

3.  Hey! If you’ve ever wanted to take an improv class, you should. In fact the Brave New Workshop has a bunch of classes that are perfect for you! Take a looksie!

Adult Everyday Improv 1!
Thursdays 7:30pm-9:30pm beginning October 29th
Click here for more info!

Special All Women Everyday Level 1!
Saturdays 10:00am-12:00pm beginning October 31st
Click here for more info!

Performance Track Auditions!
Auditions will be held on October 21st at 7:00pm.
Click here for more info!

And don’t forget…

Graduate Series!
Finding The Character with THE Joe Bozic, Wednesdays 7:30pm-9:30pm beginning Oct. 28th
Click here for more info!

4. Hey, when you click on this site, is the layout working or does it seem like nothing is aligned correctly?

Mike

1. Yes, the site has a new layout once again. Please, by all means, start complaining.

2. Ferrari Mcspeedy is playing with The Splendid Things tonight at the Bryant Lake Bowl.  8pm. Seriously, you guys this show will be awesome.

http://www.bryantlakebowl.com/calendar/2009-10-19
Tickets are $10 if purchased on the day of the show.