I don’t think this video needs much of an introduction.

Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

p>Need to laugh? Join us tonight and tomorrow for late night improv at the Warehouse Theatre. $5. Or $10 if you’re  an anti-feminist from Alaska…

Okay, that silly title is a heavy handed reference to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.  Did anyone else catch that, or was it just me?  {shrug}

Anyway, tonight is a big night for your funny bone.  So, if you want to laugh, come on out tonight and tomorrow night at 10:30 pm for our late night improv.  And… if you want to laugh yourself to that point just before you’re actually a little worried you might wet yourself, come out tonight and tomorrow night for The 3 Cuckolds and then STAY for the improv.  You won’t know what hit you!

And hey… have a game you wish we would play?  Tell us here!  Have a friend you wish we would pick on?  Tell us here!  That’s what a blog is for… messing with your loved ones!

See you at the Warehouse!  

No… not the shoes so beloved of Ramones fans everywhere.  We’re talking about the women’s college in Spartanburg, SC.  This Saturday evening, Anne, Jared and Michele stopped in to help Converse College welcome their students to the 08-09 school year.  Jared was a bit of a novelty… being one of the only boys in the room… and everything went off without a hitch!  I am doing some second-hand blogging here… I know they will have far more interesting tales from the trenches, but I just had to give a little shout out to the fabulous ladies of Converse!  Thanks for letting us come play with you!

Happy New Year! 

As we have seen, I’m a sucker for crazy forwards, and since I don’t actully forward them on that often, I just like to laugh at them, thought i would share a few pictures from a recent forward I got.

Last night Anne, Michele, and I (Jared) did our second annual GIG for the GCYO (Greenville County Youth Orchestra). 
We had a blast performing for some Greenville’s most musically talented kids.  After a couple of our quick staple games (ABC and Emowaiter-which has evolved into EMO Starbucks now) we brought of few kids up to try their improv talent out as well.  THEY WERE AWESOME.  Not only did we see a truly frightening vision of someone with agoraphobia, but we got some great characters with attitude, fear, and enthusiasm. 
We also did emo orchestra with them and some really timid volunteers came out of their shell to put on a great show for their friends.
Tonight it is off to Converse College for a performance!  We will keep you posted on how it goes.
Interested in booking DG for a performance for your group, meeting, function, or just because, check out the link on our home page at www.thedistractedglobe.com

OH MY GOD! I am still searching for my own ass because I laughed it off last night! If you did not go to the SOLD OUT opening performance for THREE CUCKOLDS, get your ass in gear, buy a ticket and hold on for a laugh riot of a show. Yes I am biased because the love of my life put on the comedic performance of his life (Mr. Bradburn that means you!), but there was not a moment in that show where I even had a chance to catch my breath from the extreme laughter that was coming out of me. Side note- I was that somewhat obnouxious cackle that came from house right all evening! Of course how could you go wrong in a show that features some of Greenville’s funniest actors (6 of 8 who have performed with DG this past summer!) However, since I am going to be partial to all my friends and fellow globesters i believe we are calling each other now, why don’t you check out the review on Greenvilleonline.com for a more "fair and balanced" review.

last night was theatre thursday at the northgate soda shop.  as you can imagine, that group is like one big greenroom.  so, i think quotes from the soda shop are open for blogging!  here’s my favororite from Marvin Riggins, Jr., currently appearing in Tomfoolery at Centre Stage:

"i think someone just fell.  no, maybe they won."  –commenting on olympic coverage

i’m a christian!  hell, i have the whole bible on my iphone!"

Now, I’m sure many of you noticed the out-of-context Director’s corner and actor’s corner posts that we posted all summer - they even evolved into the back stage live blogs where even the most off-hand of remarks were not safe from the blogosphere.  Personally… I think those posts are incredibly funny… and I’m pretty sure most of the rest of you find them pretty darn funny too.  But it has put everyone on edge.  Whenever something is said that sounds out-of-context bloggable, I scribble furiously in my notepad, not wanting to forget the tasty tidbit.  But that action has now inspired some bile.  When I begin to write, suddenly the speaker lashes out, "Don’t blog that!!!"  Whether it’s as innocuous as "We’ve got the angelic choirs going in the background while you burn one of our checks" or as personal as "my friend was really into Scott Bakula at the time" and beyond… the knowledge that whatever we say when we’re together in a DG context just might end up on the blog has earned me some ire. 

But it is worth it, gentle reader, to bring a little extra giggle to you.  So just know, the next time I post some out-of-context gem, what I had to go through to bring it to you. 

Jared, Jen, Michele and Anne spent last evening planning for this weekend’s gigs - yup… gigs.  We’ve got a gig on Friday for the Greenville County Youth Orchestra - definitely one of our favorite groups of all time.  Then Saturday, we’ll head up to Spartanburg to play with the ladies at Converse College.  It’s a busy weekend!  And, of course, we also ate lots of cheese, crackers and grapes (how European of us), we played with Mae’s dog, we discussed Scott Bakula and even a leather Sound of Music… though admittedly, we were quoting someone else in reference to the leather SOM.  You know… that ratio of laughter to actual work that takes place at these meetings is usually pretty skewed toward the laughter track (much to Jayce’s chagrine… we tend to forget about his carefully planned agenda in favor of whatever tangent skips across our fancy)… but last night we managed to laugh AND get things done.  Amazing!  So anyway, look for an update this weekend on how our gigs go… and while you’re at it, make sure to make it out for opening weekend of The Three Cuckolds at The Warehouse. 

If this picture doesn’t make you giggle… well… you have absolutely no sense of humor and need a dose of comedy… STAT! 

I know that many of you are spending your time while the Distracted Globe is not performing watching that quaint little sporting event called the Olympus or something.  I’m not really sure what it’s about.  Anyway, since some of you seem remotely interested in it, we thought we would go ahead and get in the spirit.  Apparently this is the last time that softball and baseball will be part of the Olympics… so we would like you to help us choose the event we will propose to the Olympic committee to replace them!  That’s right… be a part of sports history, right here!