Time: Thu, 01-Apr-1999 17:45:23 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96


::I am afraid I am going to have to shut No Shame down!!!!! I am 
:
:The President!!!!!!! and I DON'T LIKE IT!!!!!!
:
:
:
:Sincerely,
:
:THE PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!
:

:
And you are...?

Mike, you're kind of retarded if you don't know who the president is. I mean, I'm not very up on
politics myself, but I know who the gosh darned PRESIDENT is for Pete's sake.

-A Guy Who Knows Who The President Is.

Time: Thu, 01-Apr-1999 17:51:14 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96


There is no order and it makes me sad. There is no order and it makes me sad. Tomorrow is a
whole new NoShame, and we never ever got an order from the last one and it makes me sad sad
sad sad. Too sad.

-Everyone

Time: Sat, 03-Apr-1999 20:28:22 GMT     IP: 152.163.206.199

what a good show! i was very impressed...I can't think of a 
single crap piece. I mean, some were better than others, but 
overall it was a VERY strong night. 

I thought my piece went ok, but I got nervous for some reason, 
always happens when I do monologues. The superhuman sorority 
girl was hilarious, though it had some pacing issues, but that's 
ok...just seeing Sarah do MS Coleman and Cassidy as "SLIDE RULE" 
was enough for me.

Aprille's piece was great, so was Dan and Chris's monos, and 
that song at the end...good in bed and 11...that's what no shame 
is all about...

huge Jewish cock signing off

Mike

Time: Mon, 05-Apr-1999 17:24:58 GMT     IP: 128.255.109.4

So, I guess I'm the only one who posts on here anymore...this 
will have to do because I can't get on ISCA for some reason. 

I notice that the order for the last two weeks has been...lost.

Why doesn't someone (someone who isn't me) go back and look at 
the tapes of the last two shows and reconstruct the order...I 
know 4/2 was taped and probably the week before that. WHo has the 
scripts from those nights, also? THose could be used too.

just a thought

me

Time: Tue, 06-Apr-1999 17:05:08 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.96


Wow, this site really has been abandoned. Why's that? Isca's such a pain in the ass to use.

Time: Wed, 07-Apr-1999 13:47:57 GMT     IP: 129.255.242.55

the order, at long last, from 4/2/99

1)  Ring by Bradley
2)  Super Human Sorority Girl "Saves" Iowa City by Kyle Lange
3)  Chronicle of a Cheap Bastard by Mike Rothschild
4)  The Adventures of Venderella, Time-Traveling Super Fashion 
Model by Aprille
       Clarke
5)  Call Waiting by Christopher Okiishi
6)  No Blue Balls and Ham by Eric Curtis
7)  Will the Last One Out of My Subconscious Please Turn Off the 
Lights? by Dan
       Brooks
8)  Is the Bigggest Piece of Shit I've Ever Read and I Mean That 
From the
       Bottom of My Shit-Loving Heart--Night Raid on the Planet 
of the 8ft.
       Rabid Killer Chickens!!!  by Arlen Lawson
9)  Brain Fart by Lauren Austin
10) (part 2 of #2) by Kyle Lange
11) The True Story About How Sad Mose Hayward is about "The True 
Story of How
       Mose Hayward Lost his Virginity" by Alyssa Bowman
12) At My Head by Chris Stangl
13) Conspitacy Theory:  The Next Beanie Baby Adventure by Eric 
Curtis and
       special guest writer Jeremy Dubin
14)House-guests. by Adam Burton and Christopher Okiishi
15) Ode to Lenny by Mose Hayward

ENJOY  ;)

Time: Thu, 08-Apr-1999 19:53:00 GMT     IP: 128.255.88.42

...and 14.5:  my urethra aches by mike cassady and aaron
galbraith...

not that anybody's listening anyway

hello?

is anybody out there?

echo......echo......

bye 

Time: Fri, 09-Apr-1999 03:20:28 GMT     IP: 152.163.197.178

FYI: The three pieces I was involved in on the infamous no-board-member 3/26 No Shame, if
anyone cares, were: 3 Characters in Search of a Blackout by Brad Smith, The Iron Fist of Zion by
Michael Rothschild, and Radio Free Ferall by me, myself and I, respectively. Dunno if that helps
or not. Also: I'm looking to perform a song in an upcoming night, and seeing as how I can't play
any instruments, I'm looking for those who can. Pretty much anything is applicable, from acoustic
guitar to singing saw, whatever it is, I'm interested. E-mail me if you are. Thanx. 

One more thing: if you haven't listened to Neutral Milk Hotel yet, do yourself a favor and check
them out asap. Mike will back me up on this.

Time: Sat, 10-Apr-1999 22:19:22 GMT     IP: 152.163.207.191

take a guess who this is

So yeah...last nights show...i know I'm a little tougher on 
myself than most people are..but last night was a hard road to 
hoe, but I honestly think that it was just me...there were some 
things that I heard last night that I could have done without 
hearing. I won't whine about it, but that's what the show was to 
me. 

My piece...well, let's just say sketch comedy will return with a 
vengance next week...no monologues for a while. Gotta play my 
role, you know. The idea was one I threw together for last week, 
didn't get to do it, and did it this week...I should have 
ignored the bastards heckling me. It got a nice punch line 
though.

And I am going to cool it with the Jew stuff...it was funny for 
a while, but I think I've inflicted enough self-hatred for a 
while.

not a bad show, but not a great one either

see ya later

me

Time: Mon, 12-Apr-1999 15:48:22 GMT     IP: 128.255.108.46

Hey Rothchild....be good to yourself.  And, I hope this 
personalized message puts a smile on your face, cause it would 
look pretty stupid on your ass...you better look out Mister, next 
time I see you being grumpy, you're gonna get slapped...hard...and 
I know you know what that feels like.
greer

Time: Mon, 12-Apr-1999 16:32:14 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.26

I quite liked your piece, Mr. Roggschildses. It was one of my 
favorites of the evening.
 

Time: Tue, 13-Apr-1999 05:22:24 GMT     IP: 152.163.206.196

:I quite liked your piece, Mr. Roggschildses. It was one of my 
:
favorites of the evening.
:

Why thanks. And that is the most creative spelling of my name 
since...Ellis Island, or at least Ellis Avenue, where Dan lives 
and his sink got back up because Jesus doesn't like him.

said too much...

me

Time: Tue, 13-Apr-1999 05:30:01 GMT     IP: 152.163.206.196

:And, I hope this personalized message puts a smile on your face,

mission accomplished. I know I can get weird sometimes, but I 
think that's just the WRITER in me coming out. I'm harder on 
myself than I need to be, just because I think that it has to be 
perfect for it to be vaild, you know? Like anyone cares that I 
didn't get the reaction I wanted, what excuse is that to act like 
a grumpy dope...or a dopey grump.

Ah public therapy.

But thanks again. Stuff like what you wrote gets me out of bed in 
the morning. that and Frosted Flakes. They're magically 
scrumplicious.

Funkdoobiest me

Time: Tue, 13-Apr-1999 16:43:37 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.229

:I quite liked your piece, Mr. Roggschildses. It was one of my 
:favorites of the evening.
[said A.Jamal River]

In turn, Mr. River, I would consider your 4/9 excursion into the 
realm of sketch comedy, entitled "The Alyssa Bowman Story," one 
of the best pieces of the evening.  I assure you, this seal-of-
approval has little to do with my own participation in said 
piece, and is based entirely on empirical evidence pointing to 
this skit's noticeable quality and laugh-making abilities for a 
discerning audience.
       While young Mr. Rothschild's witty piece was a welcome 
inclusion in the evening's festivities, I felt it would've been 
markedly improved had it featured a prominent appearance by 
myself (as would all of the line-up for 4/9, and indeed, most 
Friday nights).
                                                          Yours,
                                               Rev. Chris Stangl

Time: Tue, 13-Apr-1999 21:38:00 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.154

I hate ISCA. I really do. I hate it. It is cruel and tedious. It 
is mean and spiteful and I can't get it to work. 

Ick.

Time: Wed, 14-Apr-1999 15:45:52 GMT     IP: 128.255.106.97

   I thought 4/9 was one of the better nights of No Shame I've 
been to, though I only began attending this semester.  Sketches I 
liked: Parents sketch, Stangl's Comedy is Funny, that rabid 
chicken piece and Sarah Greer's friendship thing.  Also, Mike 
R.'s piece was good and really should have been received better.

That's all I had to say... sorry.

Time: Thu, 15-Apr-1999 18:59:24 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.133

Here is Jamal's extensive review of the last show.

1)Mose's piece: Pretty funny. Mose is pretty funny.
2)Aaaron's parent sketch: Yay. So funny I laughed. It was funny.
3)Greer's friend speech: Part funny, part kind of long.
4)Black Market Skit: I don't remember what this was.
5)Wolf's Angel thing: Stanglish says this was from a Sandman 
comic. I wouldn't know about that. I don't know about this.
6)Horak's irony: Some funny irony and other things. Funny.
7)Hansen's comic book skit: Huzzah. I didn't know Mark wrote it. 
Wait a be, Mark. You're so funny.
8)Alanis is Mr T: Blrph.
9)Alren and his big chicken: Mostly funny.
10)Erwin programs a computer: I didn't get the programming a 
computer jokes.
11)Stangl's Comedy skit: Yeah for this. It was quite good. Good 
as in I liked it and it was funny.
12)Rothschild's silent minutes: This? Also funny! Funny for me!
13)Kyle fucks a computer: I sort of got the fucking a computer 
jokes. I think.
14)Brooks and Erwin and what's not shocking: Laughy and fun! I 
like!
15)Garbage man's garbage skit: I confess, I spent this skit 
learning my lines for MY skit. I know, I'm very rude. I'm not 
qualified to discuss this piece.
16)Mike Cassidy's minute and some seconds: I was still kind of 
learning my lines, but I remember seeing Funny Brad say some 
funny things.
17)My "Father is Mean" skit: Ehh. Not one of my best. I thought 
Baker, my son, was pretty funny in both mine and Stangl's 
pieces, tho.

The End.

Time: Thu, 15-Apr-1999 21:32:19 GMT     IP: 152.163.195.188


I appreciate the huzzah. Thank you. And the garbage man skit was pretty good, the guy looked
pretty nervous, but I hope he comes back. 

Yup.

Time: Thu, 15-Apr-1999 22:21:55 GMT     IP: 128.255.109.6

Are you kidding? The garbageman was absolutely brilliant.  And 
gorgeous to boot.  I can't understand why that guy (whatever his 
name is) doesn't have a boyfriend.  Or girlfriend.  Or whatever it 
is that he prefers.
     Also, that guy is really a social imbecille and he would like 
to apologize - not that I'd know.  When complimented, any decent 
normal human being would have not just said "Thank's, Sarah, your 
friends thing was excellent" or "THanks, your performance in 'the 
radish' was par excellence, and the chicken performance almost as 
brilliant" but no, that dolt just said thanks and tried to look 
gracious.  I bet he would like to apologize.  I wonder why he 
doesn't log on and do it himself?

Time: Thu, 15-Apr-1999 23:50:11 GMT     IP: 128.255.106.103

:Here is Jamal's extensive review of the last show.
:
  

   Do this more often.  You, Jamal, specifically.  There are some 
of us out here to whom your opinion means a lot.
   But everyone else should do it, too.  I was reading the History 
of No Shame or such on this page and it was saying something about 
 performers and writers getting feedback and I think it would be 
neat if we got more than just the crowd's immediate reaction 
(Whether or not they laughed)

   Please don't point out my hypocrisy, by the way.  I'll post my 
opinions when I feel up to it.

Time: Sat, 17-Apr-1999 19:09:39 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.133

Gosh, Horse, with that kind of encouragement I'll be posting my 
opions every 5 minutes. You don't know what you've done.

Anyway, I thought last night's show was pretty funny overall, 
and the audience had a lot of enthusiasm. To start with. BUT, it 
was too goddamn long. After 2 hours, it's hard to sit through 
anything. It seemed they were dimming the lights on pieces that 
ran long, which I liked. Next time there should be bouncers, 
though.

Here's a skit by skit review. Except there's like 2 or 3 I can't 
think of.

Okishi's dating rules- Funny. A good show opener. Yippy.
Mose's Stupidasol- I didn't see Marisol, so I didn't get the 
jokes, but I still thought they were funny.
Vicki the Translator- Funny. Kind of lengthy.
Arlen and Mark's skit about jokes- Funny. I liked it.
Museum guy's museum piece- When it 1st started, I wasn't into 
it. Then I felt bad, cuz I was like, "This guy's trying to 
express himself, and I'm all judging it." However, 7 hours 
later, when the piece was still going on, I no longer felt bad 
about not liking it.
Wolf is powerful- I didn't get it. Who was Wolf supposed to be?
Dan's poem skit- I liked it. It was good for me.
Mario speaks of sex music- A very very impressive debut. The 
man's a comic genius. I think it was over 5 minutes. But it was 
still great.
Kyle disses Mary Sue- Pretty funny. I thought Kyle and Sarah and 
Chris all did good acting in this skit.
My piece about an Iowa book- Funny. I liked it.
That sketch that started in the middle and ended at the start- 
Who wrote that? Aaron? It was great. It was funny and clever and 
great.
Al's piece- Totally grossed me out. Yes I KNOW I write sketches 
about eating turds and fucking babies. Shut up. It still grossed 
me out.
Blond Matt the canibal- Didn't care for it. Don't know if I got 
the point. Didn't care for it.
Greer's piece about growin' up- Hah hah! They all kissed each 
other!
Chris' God piece- I liked it. It was funny. It was an over 5 
minuter, though.

So I don't know what I'm leaving out, but once the order is 
posted, you can bet I'll speak my mind about them. You can bet I 
will.

Time: Sat, 17-Apr-1999 23:04:51 GMT     IP: 12.75.195.173

Yeah, I wrote the mueseum thing.  Yeah I know.  I'm sorry to have 
subjected you guys to that.  I wrote it and I wanted to see if it 
worked.  It didn't.  It wasn't written well and I apoligise for 
making you guys it through all seven hours of it.  I also want 
apolgise to the three girls I sucfkered into helping me with it.  
I hoep your good names are not tarnished.  I do hereby make this 
oath.  I will never ever ever, make you guys sit through any 
semi-serious skit I write, and will never ever, ever do anything 
over three pages.  This is my promise.

On a lighter note, I want to give mad props to the 
chronicallogical sketch at teh end.  It'd been two hours, and it 
still cracked me.  (Best of No Shame Board take note.) The 
Betoven/Lenny Kravitz sketch also...god man you have conaca's to 
do that kind of monologue.  Good shit.

Now before this runs for seven hours, I'll shut up.

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 01:52:04 GMT     IP: 205.188.198.33


John, John, John.... Don't ever apologize for bombing at No Shame. You try something out, if it
works, it works, if it doesn't, then it doesn't. That's primarily what no shame was meant to be, a
forum for experimenting. Plenty of people have tried and not succeeded, but nobody needs to
apologize for it. In my opinion, the piece suffered primarily from length. Some of the pauses
should have been tightened a bit. And inject a little more humor into it. There were a few flashes
of funny that helped liven it a bit, if you can combine that with the serious, you could really be
onto something. Comments, anyone? 

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 19:41:26 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.26

Mark's right, John: don't feel bad if your pieces don't go over 
well. When people criticize one of my skits, I just say, "OK, so 
they didn't like it. Who cares? Fuck them. They're all a bunch of 
cunt-holes. Fuck them all." Then I go over to one of their houses 
and steal some of their mail. Usually I feel a lot better. Don't 
think this means you can steal MY mail, though. Seriously, my mom 
and dad are both lawyers. So's my sister. Don't even think about 
it. 

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 20:03:28 GMT     IP: 128.255.108.190

yeah....jamal's got it....i also steal peoples mail when they dont 
like my sketches.  butthen i simply unrinate on it, and put it 
into the mailboxes of somebody else whos hated my stuff.  but this 
leads you to believe that there are many who hate my stuff.  but 
there aren't.  because its all perfect.  everything ive told you 
here is a lie.  thank you.....

but really......dont worry about bombing at no shame...id rather 
bombo in front of the people at no shame than anybody else in the 
universe......especially god, i hate failing in front of 
god.....and ive snuck up to his house and i seen his mailbvox, but 
ive never had the guts to steal his mail.....i mean...he is god 
and everything......so yeah john, i hope this short story with 
religious implications by: mike cassady has helped to cheer you 
up......(that last part was true)   -ciao ciao.

mike "bloated and ignorant" cassady

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 20:19:33 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.123

(In Which I Subject the 4/16/99 No Shame Theatre to Lengthy, 
Unconstructive Criticism)

1. Okiishi, "Periodic Influences"- Any obvious choices in 
subject matter ("boys an' girls are different!") saved by top-
shelf writing and topper-shelf performances (putting Mary Fons 
in your piece is almost like cheating).

2. Hayward, "Carnal Theatre Love Ode"- Jokes so funny it doesn't 
matter that I didn't see "Marisol" or "Raisin In The Sun" or any 
other plays ever.

3. Lawson, "How to Write a Joke"- The beauty of didactic 
deconstruction of dildo jokes is that you still get to say 
"dildo" and have people laugh. More gooder than the Lawson 
"Chicken" sketches by 10-feet.

4. Cassady, "Insert Clever Title Here"- Any sketch that includes 
all the board members, but goes well over five minutes has my 
vote for Chris Stangl Memorial Award For Elegant Use Of Irony. 
The rule should read "Comedy pieces must be under five minutes 
unless they can stay funny for 6 minutes, and dramatic pieces 
must be 3 minutes".

5. Hague, "Museum as Muse"- With the extensive, baffling dead-
air gaps removed, it would've run about 3 minutes, and its 
philosophical content (which was either over my head or 
unfocused) would've been unscathed.

6. Sosa, "L and M"- Again, why comedy pieces can be 6 minutes. 
"Best Of" or bust.

7. Brooks, "Anthony's Poem"- Easily, right after "What Do You Do 
With A Drunken Sailor" or the brutal "Kugelbrau," the best 
Brooks monologue of the season, shocking in its gentleness and 
funny, front to back.

8. Wolf, "We Could Be Heroes"- Sr. Wolf needs to talk mucho 
louder, as I have never seen a piece in which I could hear more 
than 20% of his dialogue (and as you may know, I sit in the 
front row). Also, I didn't get it.

8.5. Lange, "Mary Sue Coleman's Hawkeye Talk"- Performances were 
good all-around, just wasn't as funny as the SCRIPT, which was a 
lot louder and faster than the ultimate execution. There's been 
a surprising lack of Iowa-City-specific jokes lately.

9. River, "The Biggest Butt In The World"- My favorite joke: 
"His best friend, Walter O'Reilly_," which no one laughed at. 
Also every other joke was funny. Also I wanted some apple juice 
so I drank some of yours, Jamal.

10. Angel, "Work In Progress"- Mr. Gailbraith, with jutting 
breasts, ordered to light and smoke a wadded up Kleenex from 
Al's pocket being the comic highlight, and the rest being 
vaguely creepy.

11. Sucharsky, "Cannibal"- Was this "Modest Proposal"-style 
satire, or Limbaugh-style "satire"? Mr. River reminds me that 
this pro-capitalist, destroy-the-welfare-state streak has 
manifested itself in other Sucharsky work, so even if I think 
cannibalism is inherently amusing, I found the politics involved 
so personally repugnant, that I couldn't make myself applaud.

12. Lake, "The Preacher"- Overlong, no "jokes" save for the 
Preacher's ability to rant for 5 minutes. The punchline? Turns 
out the Preacher was a homeless guy!

13. Merritt, "My Self Help Seminar"- One Joke, to me, means 
Stage Cross or Blackout, not Monologue.

14. Greer, "One Word To Describe Junior High"- I thought it was 
genuinely moving, so there. "We're going to be okay" made me 
smile, and feel as good and purged, like at the end of "The 
Breakfast Club". Plus everybody kissed at the end! Ha ha!

15. Galbraith, "Happily Ever Upon A Time"- "Best Of". Does it 
matter if theatre is gimmicky, when the gimmick is this 
thrilling?

16. Stangl, "How I Invented God"- Too long and I forgot one 
line, which haunts me still.
                                   -Chris Stangl

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 22:09:32 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.145

Hi everybody! It's me again!

OK, so I guess I only forgot two skits when I reviewed the show. 
The Preacher, and The Self Help Seminar: I didn't like either of 
them. Long. Not making a laugh come out of me. The Preacher guys 
were new, so that's understandable. Of course, Mario was also 
new, and he SMOKED EVERYONE'S ASS. Which brings me to...

BONS nominations. I don't know if any of the board members ever 
read this site anymore, but ISCA is too complicated for me. So 
here's my thoughts:

-Mose's Elistist French Piece: Fantastic. It seems like everybody 
forgot about this skit, but it was great.
-Juggling Brad: I love Juggling Brad. The Best Of should really 
be "Juggling Brad's Juggling Hour."
-April's Child Slave
-Mark's "Radio Free Ferall"
-Stangl's "Comedy is Funny"
-Okishi's "Boom Shocka" (or whatever it was called): Mr. Stangl 
reminded me of how funny this piece was. Plus, you get to see 
Adam and Chris spin around and go "Shoom shocky roomba!"
-My Gay and Retarded Song: It was so good and funny.
-Dan's Poem Piece: I'm surprised to be nominating anything that 
was half way seroius, but I really liked this piece. I also liked 
Lawsuit Theatre a lot.
-Alyssa Bowman's "Poop Fart Drink Pee": One of the greatest, and 
most underrated sketches of all time. You're my hero, Alyssa. If 
I could have written that, I'd be the funniest guy EVER.
-Mario's "L -&- M"
-Aaron's Happily Ever Upon A Time. Is that what it was called?
-Erwin's "Crazy Lady Bugs James (Cuz He's Asian!)": I don't know 
the real title. It was funny, though. 
-Horak's "I'm Shooting Aaron and Sodomizing Him": I don't know 
what this was called, either. I also don't know how funny most 
people thought it was. But you're all wrong: it was hilrarious. I 
loved it.
-Mike's Heckling Stuff: I don't remember specific titles.

That's all I can think of right now.

Time: Mon, 19-Apr-1999 22:56:29 GMT     IP: 152.163.204.199

Here are my BONS nominees for anybody out there who reads this. I agree with everything Jamal
said, but would like to add Kyle 's song from space place with the cool fingerwork, horak's
growing up song, and ben schmidt's painting piece. Also, if chris okiishi doesn't get his act
together and do more pieces, he will make me feel really sad. So there. 

Time: Tue, 20-Apr-1999 00:50:10 GMT     IP: 132.239.99.52

I came to www.noshame.org like you showed me, so I thought I'd 
drop a big fat "HI" on you right here, in front of these No 
Shamers! :)

Let you and I get shamelessly re-acquainted. :):):) Catch up 
until I definitely remember your eye colors.. HAZEL, RIGHT?????

Time: Tue, 20-Apr-1999 00:51:32 GMT     IP: 24.4.252.112

:9. River, "The Biggest Butt In The World"- My favorite joke: 
:"His best friend, Walter O'Reilly_," which no one laughed at. 
:Also every other joke was funny. Also I wanted some apple juice 
:so I drank some of yours, Jamal.

Just for the record, Ben Schmidt, sitting next to me, laughed 
and said "Radar!" when Walter O'Reilly was mentioned, after which 
I, in my rectified ignorance (let that not evoke any mental 
images) laughed as well, belatedly.

:11. Sucharsky, "Cannibal"- Was this "Modest Proposal"-style 
:satire, or Limbaugh-style "satire"? Mr. River reminds me that 
:this pro-capitalist, destroy-the-welfare-state streak has 
:manifested itself in other Sucharsky work, so even if I think 
:cannibalism is inherently amusing, I found the politics involved 
:so personally repugnant, that I couldn't make myself applaud.

Rumor has it that Mr. Sucharsky is on an Ayn Rand kick, which is 
an easy place to be if your basic needs are met.  In that light, 
this piece was indeed disturbing.

Time: Tue, 20-Apr-1999 04:56:05 GMT     IP: 128.255.52.137

   Both Chris and Jamal giving their own piece by piece critiques 
of nights at No Shame and I couldn't be happier.
   Both reviews of my piece seemed at least a little positive and 
I hope that wasn't out of a sense of diplomacy.  I hereby give my 
permission for you to be brutally honest with me.  I won't think 
bad thoughts.
   Thanks to Chris for calling me on the dildo thing, if that is 
in fact what you were doing.  I realize it was kind of cheap, but 
I'm willing to accept even cheap laughs at this stage in my No 
Shame ventures.
   

Time: Tue, 20-Apr-1999 06:25:13 GMT     IP: 12.75.195.149

Thanks for the support guys, but I thought I should say, I didn't 
apoligise because someoen didn't like it.  I knew it was shit when 
I was up there, it just didn't work.  I'm probably going to re-
write it, with more monologue (Hopefully funny.) and snappier 
directions. (Reheresal would have helped this thing a lot.)  
Thanks for the suggestions, all.  And as a messge to all who tried 
to lend a hand to my weak ego...I loved your piece. 

John

Time: Tue, 20-Apr-1999 12:51:24 GMT     IP: 171.211.143.168

Folkses,

Trying to reconstruct the order for March 26 before it becomes lost to the annals of memory.

If you did a piece or know anything about a piece that was performed that night, please post, or
email NoShTh@aol.com.

Here's what we know so far:

Brad Smith - "3 Characters in Search of a Blackout" - (performed by ... -&- Mark Hansen)
Michael Rothschild - "The Iron Fist of Zion" - (performed by Mike Rothschild, Mark Hansen, -&-
...)
Mark Hansen - "Radio Free Ferall"
Chris Stangl - "Blue Room: A Song" - (performed by Chris Stangl)

And the following pieces might have been performed that night:

Kehry Lane - [title unknown] - (performed by Kehry Lane)
Mose Hayward - [something about loss of virginity]
Aaron Galbraith - [title unknown]
Ben Schmidt - [title unknown] 
Jamal River - [title unknown] - [Jamal's old man sketch]
Aprille Clarke - [title unknown] - [Aprille's child slave labor bit]
Al's MSM 
That dog sketch... (Al trying to lick his ass?)
Improv?
Something with "copper wants to lick her ass like an animal." 
The radio skit (maybe same as "Radio Free Ferall")
Juggling
Opening bit with slow moving Necrophilliac gun wielding loony, and his Corpse in training
Jewish Mafia Bankers who are out to rule the world.
The its time skit

Time: Wed, 21-Apr-1999 00:46:10 GMT     IP: 152.163.204.213


:
:
Michael Rothschild - "The Iron Fist of Zion" - (performed by Mike Rothschild, Mark Hansen,
--&-- ...Brad Smith -&- Nick Westegard(sp)
:

That dog sketch... (Al trying to lick his ass?)
Something with "copper wants to lick her ass like an animal." Are one and the same, is same thing
Mike Fergades attempted to perform the week previous, and is in the order.
:
The radio skit (maybe same as "Radio Free Ferall") indeed.

Jewish Mafia Bankers who are out to rule the world.
The its time skit are The Iron Fist of Zion and Three Characters in Search of a Blackout,
respectively. The three characters were Brad Smith, Michael Rothschild, and Me Hansen.
appearing in my radio sketch were Brad, Aprille Clarke and Jamal "Thinks Mark is funny because
he's retarded" River. Hope this was helpful in some way. Let this be a lesson to the No Shame
Board: the next time you think you can actually do something on a friday night that doesn't
involve butt jokes, penis jokes, or butt -&- penis jokes, we're just gonna have these complications
all over. And you'll miss the butt -&- penis jokes.
:

Time: Wed, 21-Apr-1999 04:04:05 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.199

   What is an ISCAnic (?) and why will there be many at the 
upcoming show?  This is what I hear when I listen, but no sense 
can I make of it.  I know what ISCA is, but have no idea how this 
relates to No Shame attendance.
   Inform me, somebody...
   

Time: Thu, 22-Apr-1999 12:15:32 GMT     IP: 24.4.252.112

:   What is an ISCAnic (?) and why will there be many at the 
:upcoming show?  This is what I hear when I listen, but no sense 
:can I make of it.  I know what ISCA is, but have no idea how this 
:relates to No Shame attendance.
:   Inform me, somebody...

ISCA + picnic = ISCAnic.  It's an annual get-together that adds 
about 100 people to the No Shame audience.

Time: Thu, 22-Apr-1999 23:04:42 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.76

1.  The Vangelis Incident or Objects in my Pants Are Closer Than 
They Appear, by James Horak

2.  Three Characters in Search of a Blackout, by Brad Smith

3.  The Winter Series -- Two Songs about Winter, by Ben Schmidt

3.5  A metaphor is like a simile, by Aaron Galbraith

4.  Pick a Line, by Black Market Stuff

5.  The Iron Fist of Zion, by Mike Rothschild

6.  A Very Serious Nipple Skit, by Jamal River

7.  Too Many White People, Not Enough Sweet Luh-huv, by Aprille 
Clarke.

8.  Spanish Serenade in G or Boy, I Hope This Song Gets Me Laid, 
by Al Angel

9.  Radio Free Ferall, by Mark Hansen

10.  The True Story of How Mose Hayward Lost his Virginity, by 
Alyssa Bowman

10.3  Song and Dance, by Bradley Harris

10.5  Well, That's All for our Show Tonight.  Remember to Tune in 
Next Week When We'll Be Showing the High Budget Thriller, "Night 
Raid on the Planet of the 8-foot Rabid Killer Chickens," by Arlen 
Lawson

11.  Monikers and Nickanmes Incorporated Sketch, by Enrique

12.  4.5 Minutes of Copper the Big Happy Dog Licking Her Big 
Happy Ass Like an Animal, by Mike Fergades (musical guest NIM)

13.  Blue Boom, a song by Chris Stangl

14.  A Letter from a Dying Husband, by Kehry Lane

15.  Ballad of the Stupid, by Greg Mitchell
 
Finally!  
 
(So yeah, Chris started typing this message, but then again I'm a
 faster typist, so I got drafted and here's your order and 
 yay-rah.         -Adam  )

Time: Fri, 23-Apr-1999 01:57:25 GMT     IP: 128.255.56.4


ISCAnic is a big semi-annual picnic that ISCA sponsors.
Basically, a bunch of overweight nerds with bad haircuts
descend on Iowa City with their goth girlfriends, and they all
have fun together. They usually kick off the weekend by going 
to No Shame. Some of them do pieces. They usually involve vampires,
and I have never seen one that didn't suck. But it's a guaranteed
sellout, so Come on over, guys! 

:   What is an ISCAnic (?) and why will there be many at the 
:
upcoming show?  This is what I hear when I listen, but no sense 
:
can I make of it.  I know what ISCA is, but have no idea how this 
:
relates to No Shame attendance.
:
   Inform me, somebody...
:
   
:

Time: Fri, 23-Apr-1999 17:55:08 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.133

It may be late and pointless, but I'm going to review the 
mysterious No Shame of 3/26/99. Reviewing things makes me feel 
important.
1.  The Vangelis Incident or Objects in my Pants Are Closer Than 
They Appear, by James Horak: Yay for this. I loved it. It was so 
great I liked it a lot.
2.  Three Characters in Search of a Blackout, by Brad Smith: What 
was this?
3.  The Winter Series -- Two Songs about Winter, by Ben Schmidt: 
I probably liked them! ...This is harder than I thought. I don't 
remember a lot of this stuff.
3.5  A metaphor is like a simile, by Aaron Galbraith: Umm... 
strong work as always? Maybe? Uh...
4.  Pick a Line, by Black Market Stuff: I thought the way they... 
improvised was, um, good?
5.  The Iron Fist of Zion, by Mike Rothschild: Gee, well, what 
can you say about such a big iron fist?
6.  A Very Serious Nipple Skit, by Jamal River: Okay, THIS I 
remember. Cuz it's mine. It was about old men and I liked it!
7.  Too Many White People, Not Enough Sweet Luh-huv, by Aprille 
Clarke: ??????????????
8.  Spanish Serenade in G or Boy, I Hope This Song Gets Me Laid, 
by Al Angel: Couldn't tell you. Sorry.
9.  Radio Free Ferall, by Mark Hansen: I remember what this was, 
too. It was so funny it made me remember what it is. Plus I was 
in it.
10.  The True Story of How Mose Hayward Lost his Virginity, by 
Alyssa Bowman: Was this the 1st "Mose Loses His Virginity" skit 
or the 2nd? I liked the 1st one a lot. We'll say it was the 1st 
one.
10.3  Song and Dance, by Bradley Harris: I'm sure it was great. 
How could it not have been?
10.5  Well, That's All for our Show Tonight.  Remember to Tune in 
Next Week When We'll Be Showing the High Budget Thriller, "Night 
Raid on the Planet of the 8-foot Rabid Killer Chickens," by Arlen 
Lawson: This was one of those 2 second long "We don't have a 
skit!" things. I was mad because the name took so long to read 
and then the skit didn't exist. Maybe that was the joke.
11.  Monikers and Nickanmes Incorporated Sketch, by Enrique: John 
Cleese as a long-haired, American college boy who wasn't funny! 
12.  4.5 Minutes of Copper the Big Happy Dog Licking Her Big 
Happy Ass Like an Animal, by Mike Fergades (musical guest NIM):
Bruce from Kids in the Hall as short haired, American... etc.*
13.  Blue Room, a song by Chris Stangl: Was good. I liked.
14.  A Letter from a Dying Husband, by Kehry Lane: The man cried, 
ya'll. I was like, "He's really crying!"
15.  Ballad of the Stupid, by Greg Mitchell: I liked the 1st part 
as I recall, but thought the part about burning down Mondo's was 
too easy of a way to get a laugh.

Well, there's a review for the half of the night I can remember. 
Probably wasn't worth it, but I AM at work right now, so it's not 
like I have better things to do.

*A shout out to Mr. Stangl, who was, in fact the one who pointed 
out to me the similarities between Mr. Fergades and Mr. Bruce.

-Riverrrrrrr

Time: Sat, 24-Apr-1999 20:52:26 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.80

  Okay... This isn't sour grapes, because I haven't written anything for No Shame in a long time,
but how the hell did "Super Human Sorority Girl 'Saves' Iowa City" make Best Of?  (I mean,
how, other than the one obvious reason.)  That was the stupidest... I mean, sure it's great to stand
up there and make points that everyone in the audience agrees with, and about issues which we all
know well, but... someone finish this sentence for me.
  I might have had a slight amount of respect for that piece if the author had neglected to throw
quotes around saves.  Tongue-in-cheek is so much funnier than "Okay, I'm saying this, but I want
to make it quite clear to you that I don't really mean this."
  Also, the whole sorority superhero schtick has been done before.  Recently, at no shame,
somebody did a Super-hero sketch including Fratman, but even that had been done about a
decade earlier by a one time Iowa City resident, Berkeley Breathed, in a comic strip he drew,
which I'm sure "nobody" here has ever read.  (Just trying to make it quite clear that I do, in fact
mean "nearly everybody" when I say "nobody.")
  Kyle's written better pieces, but even the best of these (and, oh by the way, I'm not "referring" to
"Super Human Sorority Girl..."  I want to make that quite clear.) would need to be thought over
long and hard before it was allowed to show up at Best Of...
  Also Greer's pantomime piece was not her best...  But I did like it and am not outraged or made
to wonder about the politics of No Shame, as I was by a piece which would take too much time
and energy to mention here again.

Time: Sat, 24-Apr-1999 22:53:26 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.80


:10.5  Well, That's All for our Show Tonight.  Remember to Tune in 
:Next Week When We'll Be Showing the High Budget Thriller, "Night 
:Raid on the Planet of the 8-foot Rabid Killer Chickens," by Arlen 
:Lawson: This was one of those 2 second long "We don't have a 
:skit!" things. I was mad because the name took so long to read 
:and then the skit didn't exist. Maybe that was the joke.


   I admit it was bad.
   But I think it was a funny idea... sort of...
   See, I noticed that several No Shame titles were overly long, 
so I decided to write a sketch about it.  Then, I said, "Hey.  Why 
don't I write a title that contains the entire body of the sketch? 
 That would really make a point.  Wouldn't it?"  It seemed like a 
good idea at the time...
   Then somebody who wasn't even close to understanding my point 
called it passe more than once and I've been writing long titles 
ever since.  Happy ending.

Time: Sat, 24-Apr-1999 23:25:12 GMT     IP: 206.150.147.105

:
:   Okay... This isn't sour grapes, because I haven't written 
anything for No Shame in a long time, but how the hell did "Super 
Human Sorority Girl 'Saves' Iowa City" make Best Of?  (I mean, 
how, other than the one obvious reason.)

Okay...  As someone who is not on the board and had nothing to do 
with piece selection, I thought it was a funny piece.  There are 
all kinds of things done at No Shame, and everyone's going to have 
their favorites.  Just because you didn't like it doesn't mean it 
wasn't funny or good, it just didn't tickle your fancy.

Your implication that a piece got in simply because it was written 
by a board member is cheap, because there would be no way to 
prove otherwise and the accusation just sits there.  I'll 
readily admit that when I was on the board it was difficult to NOT 
include anything by a boardmember; there is kind of an expectation 
that someone who performs as often as your typical board member, 
and who contributes as much time and effort as is required in the 
course of the semester, will get acknowledged in this way.  But 
it's by no means a rule, and board members whose primary claim to 
BONS was board membership have been omitted from the Best of No 
Shame order in the past.

Hopefully you'll enjoy the rest of the show.

-Adam

Time: Sun, 25-Apr-1999 00:42:11 GMT     IP: 128.255.56.4


Well, I'm sorry to hear that you didn't like it. I dug it, obviously, because I put
my vote behind it during BONS selection. We also caught quite a few online
requests for it, as well. Historically, there's a precedent for individual members
of the No Shame audience not liking a particular BONS piece. The time-honored
remedy for this is writing a piece of your own that is so good it eliminates the 
possibility of any bad pieces being chosen in its stead. That would be my
recommendation.
:
:
   Okay... This isn't sour grapes, because I haven't written anything for No Shame in a long time,
but how the hell did "Super Human Sorority Girl 'Saves' Iowa City" make Best Of?  (I mean,
how, other than the one obvious reason.)  That was the stupidest... I mean, sure it's great to stand
up there and make points that everyone in the audience agrees with, and about issues which we all
know well, but... someone finish this sentence for me.
:
   I might have had a slight amount of respect for that piece if the author had neglected to throw
quotes around saves.  Tongue-in-cheek is so much funnier than "Okay, I'm saying this, but I want
to make it quite clear to you that I don't really mean this."
:
   Also, the whole sorority superhero schtick has been done before.  Recently, at no shame,
somebody did a Super-hero sketch including Fratman, but even that had been done about a
decade earlier by a one time Iowa City resident, Berkeley Breathed, in a comic strip he drew,
which I'm sure "nobody" here has ever read.  (Just trying to make it quite clear that I do, in fact
mean "nearly everybody" when I say "nobody.")
:
   Kyle's written better pieces, but even the best of these (and, oh by the way, I'm not "referring"
to "Super Human Sorority Girl..."  I want to make that quite clear.) would need to be thought
over long and hard before it was allowed to show up at Best Of...
:
   Also Greer's pantomime piece was not her best...  But I did like it and am not outraged or made
to wonder about the politics of No Shame, as I was by a piece which would take too much time
and energy to mention here again.
:

Time: Sun, 25-Apr-1999 20:43:30 GMT     IP: 205.188.199.179

That was a fast order-posting, I'm impressed. Would you like to hear my thoguths? How about
my thoughts? Okay.
1. Bradley Harris-Bouncing: Fun as always. Brad's juggling is always a nice change from songs
and skits that clutter the order otherwise.
2. Mike Rothschild-No Shame Episode 1: The Phantom Major: Good cast, funny material, and a
smattering Star Wars quotes. 
3. Kyle's Song: Kyle can sing and play kick-ass guitar, this wasn't my favorite of his songs, but
still good.
4. Nick Clark's Roommate: The garbage man returned, and yet again he performed a fun skit, not
as good as the first one, and yet again he was still a little quiet, which could kill you in Mabie.
5. Me and Arlen: Neither one of us anticipated the reaction we got. Wow. As a result, it kinda
threw us, which explains the laughing, but I made a new friend anyway, and that's all that matters.
6. Todd -&- James-A Song, Sort of: Yay, Tom Waits! Funny, funny!
7. Danger Brooks-Blackout Sketch: Yet another good piece, not Dan's best either, but good Dead
Week material, whatever that means. And Brad was in it.
8. Aprille: Same as above, except for the Brad thing.
9. Alyssa Bowman: Funny song, very reminiscent of the Jamal style, and I got to strangle Mose. 
10. Okiishi, Burkart -&- Burton-Something: Their friend was too quiet sometimes, and by its very
nature, the piece was meant to be "okay." But still, it was Chris and Adam, two performers who
have been absent from the stage way too long.
11. Washington Irving-Absolutely no References to Gorilla Semen: Of course, there was.
Alternately scary, funny and moving. (I'm personally proud of that last line, it makes me sound
like a real-time critic.)
12. Havalah Backus-Carribean Night: There was a line in here that I can't remember, it had
something to do with love and mosquito netting, anyway it blew me away. The rest was good, but
I like that line better than anything else.
13. Mose-Unicorn: I liked it, but I heard he didn't. what the hell is that all about?
14. Ben-song: Sad. Timely, but I suppose that's the point.
15. Mike-No Shame, Episode 1, Part 2: I liked part 1 better. Both skits could have been
shortened maybe, and rolled into one. But maybe I'm missing a point.
16. Stangl-Damage to space and Occupants: Favorite joke:"Not tonight, I have a potato famine."
Yeah.

Time: Sun, 25-Apr-1999 23:44:23 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.227

Way to review the show, Mark. Now I don't have to, which is for 
the best, cuz I was not in a very good mood Friday night, and 
didn't enjoy the show very much.
Oh, OK, I'll review it anyway:
Pieces 1-16: Stunk.
Just kidding! Hah! What a funny joke I made about all your pieces 
stinking! I'm sure they'd have been great fun for me if I'd been 
in the right frame of mind. 'Cept for the ones what stunk! I 
wouldn't of liked those ones no matter what mood I was in!

river
 

Time: Sun, 25-Apr-1999 23:53:45 GMT     IP: 128.255.108.255

Nobody asked me, but here's a garbageman's opinion on the pieces 
in Mabie on the 23rd
:1. Brad juggles. Excellent.  Something different and very fun in 
No Shame.  At least different from any of the five or so times 
I've been there.
:2. Mike R's Phantomn Major. Fun, but I felt a little long and too 
dependant on star wars-isms for its humor. In generalthe no shame 
critique was a hoot.
:3. Kyle's Song: Very well performed, though I wasn't all that 
excited by the lyrics.  Maybe I just wasn't paying attention to 
them.
:4. Me again. To quote this piece "I just keep fucking up!"  What 
is this stage fright crap?  Where's it coming from?  Maybe the 
fact that I saw someone who knows my roommate in the audience.
:5. Arlen, Mark, etc.: This was fun, but I was a little distracted 
by that idiotic sense of the jitters I got from doing my piece.
:6. James' life narrated by Tom Waits -absolutely fantastic, who 
knew so much could be done with so little?  Who knew James could 
immitate Tom Waits so well?  Not me, anyhow.
:7. Brooks'-Pretty darn good.  Very much in keeping with the style 
of much of the stuff I've seen him do.  Nice haircut.
:8. Aprille's non-sexual fantasies: I liked this a lot.  I wish I 
had seen more stuff by Aprille.  I saw "Planet of_" and both these 
pieces are great.
:9. Alyssa Bowman gently farting: again, a piece (in this case a 
song) which does a lot with very little.  Much fun. 
:10. Okiishi et al: fun and funny.  Boring in a good way.
:11.Al's Gorilla Semen. another piece achieving the high Al Angel 
Caliber (Get my pun, do you, do you?) such pieces as last weeks 
would bring us to expect.
:12.Carribean Night:Simply put, this was very very nice.
:13. Mose with a Unicorn across the river. Loved it.  Partially 
because Mose played a woman, and by the middle of the piece it 
didn't matter.
:14. Ben's Song.  Very very good. Okay it's hard to come up with 
anything substantive to say about a song which has as much to say 
as this one
:15. Phantomn Major II - As I was beginning to feel the sinking 
feeling in my gut that this piece which was already a little too 
long had been made longer, Voila!  Anal Sex!  Somehow seeing 
everyone involved in the skit pretend to have anal intercourse 
with each other made it all worthwhile.
:16. Stangl-Damage to Space Octopi: Loved it.  When first I saw No 
Shame, I figured Chris was just a poop obsessed guy straining for 
a cheap laugh.  But the more I see of his stuff, the more respect 
I have for his wit and intelligence (I wish I had a good reason to 
suck up to him like this) and the 23rd's was no exception. "My 
self esteem is so low, I wrote these jokes."!!!
:

Time: Mon, 26-Apr-1999 03:20:39 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.107


::15. Phantomn Major II - As I was beginning to feel the sinking 
:feeling in my gut that this piece which was already a little too 
:long had been made longer, Voila!  Anal Sex!  Somehow seeing 
:everyone involved in the skit pretend to have anal intercourse 
:with each other made it all worthwhile.

   Pretend?
   Perfect!  Just freakin' perfect!  Now, the entire night is 
soiled for me...

   I just... I'm just tired of being lied to.

Time: Mon, 26-Apr-1999 03:37:36 GMT     IP: 208.252.166.64

1. Bradley Harris-Bouncing: Yay the hell yay! Bradley Harris 
should be bronzed for the benefit of future generations.
:2. Mike Rothschild-No Shame Episode 1: The Phantom Major: I 
liked. However, this piece contained not enough blisteringly 
geekish SW insider humor for my refined palate. "Hah! Unlike IG-
88, you have no multiples to defend you against my Mandalorian 
CorTech G44 blaster! And unlike Bar Dana, you never served as a 
Rebel pilot until you lost your eye in the Battle of Hoth! You 
must have lost _your_ eye fucking a Gundark! Hah!" 
:3. Kyle's Song: Kyle is one hell of a musician. Nuff said, true 
believers.
:4. Nick Clark's Roommate: Good! But too quiet for Mabie. 
:5. Me [rather, Mark, whose post I have cut and pasted] and Arlen: 
I liked er. 
:6. Todd --&-- James-A Song, Sort of: Hurt the living fuck out of my 
throat, which inspired another Tom Waits line- "Coughed up that 
last throat nodule today. Celebrated with a cigarette." I 
delivered this to my bedroom wall at 3 am and got a terrific 
response from myself and my stuffed bear Puddingworth.
:7. Danger Brooks-Blackout Sketch: Well crafted, but it seemed 
uninspired up until the eyes came out. I don't remember too much 
after that, either, because I was cramping with laughter.
:8. Aprille: S'good.
:9. Alyssa Bowman: S'good. I never thought I'd say this, but 
Stangl's understated performance put this over the top for me. 
:10. Okiishi, Burkart --&-- Burton-Something: Well written, but 
seemed to go a bit long. 
:11. Washington Irving-Absolutely no References to Gorilla Semen: 
I never thought I'd be touched by long-range stalking.
:12. Havalah Backus-Carribean Night: Not bad. 
:13. Mose-Unicorn: MOSE! Rarely attempted and more rarely done.
:14. Ben-song: Good as befits a Schmidt song. The uptempoishness 
distracted me, but I get distracted easi-ooh, shiny thing.
:15. Mike-No Shame, Episode 1, Part 2: Same as last criticism, 
only longer. The daisy-chain saved hell out of part two. 
:16. Stangl-Damage to space and Occupants: Best Stangl since last 
Stangl, which was better than the Stangl before. Within the space 
of three or four No Shames, Stangl will no longer be sufficient to 
contain his Stanglicious self. That having been said, haven't you 
done a Reader's Digest piece before, Chris? Shame! You should 
ruthlessly plunder the pieces of others like I have before delving 
into your own back stock.

James "of Finland" Erwin
(not associated with Tom of Finland, Frank of Jutland, or Barry of 
Musspellheim, Blasted Desolate Lair of Frost Giants and Their 
Troll Underlings Bent On The Immanentization of Ragnarok And The 
Resultant Fall of Asgard And Destruction Of All Humanity, Which 
Accomplished Musspellheim Will Then Be The Home Of The New 
Overlords Of All Creation, From Whence The Great Tree Yggdrasil 
Will Be Felled And Replaced With A Howling Trillion-Faced Mobile 
Cruelly Devised From The Lost, Forsaken Souls Of All Men, Women 
And Children Ever Born, Despite The Doomed Feeble Efforts Of The 
Vasir, Aesir, And Their Pitiful "Warriors Of Valhalla", Not That 
James Really Knows All That Much About Nordic Mythology Or Is 
Intent On Filling His Empty Life With This Mind-Numbingly Huge 
Postscript, Which Could Well Continue For A Good Long Time To Come 
Except That I Have To Pee Now.)

Time: Mon, 26-Apr-1999 19:55:10 GMT     IP: 128.255.108.63

everyone keeps forgetting the unforgettable (except in this 
ionstance) 15.5 SCREAM IF YOU LOVE ISCA by myself and stubble.  
it was the short4est sketch of the night...but that does not mean 
it was meant to be forgotten!

im getting pissed off here.  and when i get pissed off i urinate 
uncontrollably.  and urinating uncontrollably only humiliates 
myself.  please help me.

immensely,

mike "bloated fool" cassady

oh yeah...and the rest of the night was cool too.  no shame is 
never complete unless i sodomize something.....thanks 
rothchild....i owe you one (not necessarily sodomy, just a favor, 
get your minds out of the gutter people)

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 02:01:08 GMT     IP: 128.255.108.108

Seeing as we already know the order for BONS, shouldn't it be 
posted on this page?  Or is it, and I'm just missing it?

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 17:52:16 GMT     IP: 128.255.106.32

   You know what would be cool?  It would be cool if someone came 
up to me and said, "You know what, Arlen?  I know that you 
haven't been doing the No Shame thing long and I know that every 
piece you've written on your own has been really, really bad, and 
I know you've laughed onstage in nearly every piece you've been 
in, but just this once, we're gonna let you be in Best Of...  So 
just bring down something you've written recently and we'll throw 
you into that order, somewhere.  And, oh, oh, how 'bout I buy you 
a drink?  And some pie... 'cause I know you like pie!"
   Yep.  That would be cool.  Unless, of course, the pie was 
cherry.  I don't really like pie that's cherry.  I like pie 
that's pecan.  And cheesecake.

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 21:02:10 GMT     IP: 205.188.199.167


:   You know what would be cool?  It would be cool if someone came 
:
up to me and said, "You know what, Arlen?  I know that you 
:
haven't been doing the No Shame thing long and I know that every 
:
piece you've written on your own has been really, really bad, and 
:
I know you've laughed onstage in nearly every piece you've been 
:
in, but just this once, we're gonna let you be in Best Of...  So 
:
just bring down something you've written recently and we'll throw 
:
you into that order, somewhere.  And, oh, oh, how 'bout I buy you 
:
a drink?  And some pie... 'cause I know you like pie!"
:
   Yep.  That would be cool.  Unless, of course, the pie was 
:
cherry.  I don't really like pie that's cherry.  I like pie 
:
that's pecan.  And cheesecake.
:
I don't know about the best of thing, but buddy, there's a cheesecake waiting with your name on it
from yours truly. That's right. The most expensive pie you can get. And the most expensive
vintage wine Village Inn can offer. Don't let me forget this friday, even if I act like I never said
this before. 
Your pal,
Michael Rothschild

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 22:45:34 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.175

Arlen, I know you haven't been doing No Shame long, and I know 
you laugh on stage, and I know you're self-depricating, but do 
you want to be in Best Of? We'll just throw you in the order 
somewhere! Hell, you can do a couple skits if you want!

There, I said it. Perhaps the fact that I do not actually hold 
any power in terms of getting you into BONS lessens the magnitude 
of the statement, but don't you feel better that I took the time 
to tell you a nice lie, anyway?

-Mr. Jamal!

(I just got a haricut and I like it!)

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 22:53:14 GMT     IP: 205.217.148.175

An afterthought: I disagree with your taste in pies, my friend. I 
mean, I like pie a lot, but it's gotta be fruit pies all the way. 
Apple, pumpkin, that kind of thing. No nuts or creams or what 
have you. So no pie for you.

-J. Rivers

Time: Tue, 27-Apr-1999 23:18:47 GMT     IP: 206.230.237.65

fuck pie!!!! and fuck you guys!!! bring on the ladies!!

the previous portion of blasphemy has been brought to you by The 
Best Of No Shame theatre....proud sponsors of offensive and 
derogatory material.....but not always.


love,  jamal rivers (a.k.a mike cassady)

Time: Wed, 28-Apr-1999 21:41:05 GMT     IP: 152.163.206.213

I just felt like I should say something here, but I don't know what.

Time: Thu, 29-Apr-1999 18:53:51 GMT     IP: 209.56.60.107

Hey Mark! I saw you at the library today but you didn't see me, 
and I was stuck behind the check out desk so I couldn't go talk 
to you. I would have said, "Hi Mark!"

(I realize the above paragraph is not really No Shame related. 
For those who are irritated by this, please ignore the preceeding 
paragraph and focus on the following one:)

So ya'll is so pumped for Best Of are you?!! Whoooooo! No Shame 
rulz! Fraaab! I like to watch some No Shame skits for fun!!! 
Griiii!!!!!

Bye.

Jamal

Time: Thu, 29-Apr-1999 22:14:09 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.34

:fuck pie!!!! and fuck you guys!!! bring on the ladies!!

:



Whoa, Tourettes Syndrome is COOL



heh heh

Time: Thu, 29-Apr-1999 22:17:22 GMT     IP: 128.255.107.34

Hey folks. I know it's out of vogue to post something No Shame 
related, but the order for BONS is up on ISCA.

I believe every piece I'm in has some sort of Jewish reference.

In the words of Morrissey: "There is a place in hell for me and 
my friends".

Of course, I don't believe in hell. Or Morrissey.

What was I saying?

Oh yeah. BUY COLE SLAW NOW!! BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!

no more drugs for that man

Mike

Time: Fri, 30-Apr-1999 01:48:32 GMT     IP: 152.163.204.204


:Hey Mark! I saw you at the library today but you didn't see me, 
:
and I was stuck behind the check out desk so I couldn't go talk 
:
to you. I would have said, "Hi Mark!"
:
I would have said hi, too. Sorry I didn't see you. It'll never happen again. 

Oh yeah, and hi to everybody else. 
: