No Shame / ICSA 8900-8999

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Aug 23, 2000 12:37 from Whitewolf

Yup. Fucking nudity would probably break some sort of Iowa code.
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Aug 23, 2000 12:45 from Driver Eight
Yes. I want to see some sweet cock on display at No Shame as well. Where do I
sign up!?
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Aug 25, 2000 20:36 from Prufrock
I understand that Dan Brooks had a large collection of pickled cock which he
would display from time to time. With his departure, however, your cock display
options in town are severely limited. Here are some other options for cock
viewing:

1) University of Iowa Medical Museum's Abernathy Collection, only by
appointment. Be prepared to produce medical credentials.
2) The Masonic Temple's mystic artifacts include a rather impressive specimen
which (legend has it) was stolen from a Nile temple made entirely of porphyry
and fossilized mammoth tusks, and which was worshipped as the member of Osiris.
3) Ms. Victoria Bellingham, who lives in a spooky old house on Brown Street. A
Tim Fremont told several of his fellow 6th graders that Ms. Bellingham is a
spooky old witch who has pickled in several jars her unfaithful fiance, all
labeled "Mr. Jackson, whose infamy is here preserved. 10/11/36." The intrepid
youngsters plan an outing to determine the veracity of this claim under the
cover of the next new moon.
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Aug 26, 2000 15:39 from Queequeg
So is Prufrock a real person, or is "James Erwin" merely the collective pen
name of a team of researchers who periodically distill their knowledge
into impossibly erudite No Shame sketches and ISCA posts?

I'm sure some of you will claim to have met him. I myself have met someone
claiming to be James Erwin. But I'll bet there are people out there who
think they've met Cecil Adams too.

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Aug 26, 2000 15:50 from Alice From Hell
If the man was pretty, then it was James Erwin.
Pretty James.
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Aug 26, 2000 16:17 from Prufrock
Actually, Henry Madgett Reilly is cute. 'James Erwin' is fiction.
Adam, Dan, Neil, Mose, Chris O., Chris S., Brad, Aprille, Mandi, Jeff, Aaron-
fess up. I'm tired of acting out these crappy committee-produced scripts.
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Aug 29, 2000 01:25 from Stubble
ive got shame coming out of my nose i bleed shame i sweat shame i lactate
shame someone rid my soul of this foul presence
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Aug 29, 2000 14:25 from Subotai
I wish that was all I had coming out of my nose, but alas, I have mono. I give
4 years of my life to Iowa City, and what does it give me? Mono, a diploma with
Mary Sue Coleman's name stampped on it, and a strange craving for hot cock
salad. t least my fantasy football team is gonna kick ass.
--Rothschild
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Aug 29, 2000 22:30 from Prufrock
I don't have a goddamn thing coming out of my nose, those nosy bastards at the
Washington Post and their bleeding-heart drivel notwithstanding. I'm going to
demand a full retraction.
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Aug 30, 2000 08:56 from Lammam P Yrruf
This just in: James Erwin does not exhale!
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Aug 30, 2000 09:20 from Whitewolf

Does he also publicly assert that he had sex with that woman, Monica Lewinsky?
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Aug 30, 2000 09:28 from Lammam P Yrruf
nah. but he's lined up for a movie sequel with Whitney Houston.
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Sep 3, 2000 19:15 from Fishcult
This Friday. THIS Friday. This FRIDAY. I can not wait. I refuse to wait.
YOU can not make me wait. Look at you. Do you think you can make ME wait? Do
you think? Do you think, what, that I can be made to wait? To this, I say
Pshaw. To this I say, "It is impossible."

I have written nothing.
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Sep 4, 2000 10:43 from Ender

From a post by Ben Schmidt on the web site:

Hello all and welcome back.
I was hoping to exploit the no shame venue for some free
publicity for a concert I'm giving on Sept. 8 . Imagine my
surprise when I found out that No Shame was not, in fact,
happening until Sept. 8th. Oh well!

SO .......

BEN SCHMIDT

Live! at The Grind --coffee house

FRIDAY sept. 8th 7:00 pm.

The Grind is located at: 89 2nd ave. in Coralville
(behind Peking Buffet on 1st ave. and "the strip")

It'd be great to see you all there. I made the gig early to
allow ample time to get to No Shame. I look forward to seeing
all the new pieces this semester.

Be well,

Ben

p.s. if you want to be on a e-mail list for my music send your
address re: "music list" to brotherben@aol.com

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Sep 9, 2000 09:51 from Avenue Player
Great show to start the new year, everybody! woooooohooooo. there were really
no clunkers at all. too bad those two newcomers chickened out, but oh well.
13 pieces was a really nice number...just the right length.

since the order's not posted (who's gonna do that, anyway? I'd be glad to when
I'm around), i'll remember the best I can and make a few comments.

1. jamal's piece: since it went first i don't remember exactly what happened,
but it was the one with the dancing at the end, right? it was funny and I
laughed. it wasn't the one with the almost-kissing, right? that was Alyssa's
(and rumor has it it was really alyssa's). but anyway, i remember liking
jamal's even though i don't remember what happened right now.

2. i don't know if it was really 2 or not, but the next thing i remember is
John Hague's. this was my favorite thing he's done to date, i'd say. good and
short--his pieces sometimes get a little draggy, but this one had great energy
and was quick and to-the-point. nice work.

3. Willie's? for the life of me I don't remember what Willie did except that
it was a monologue. i'm sorry. i was kind of tired last night. It was
probably well-written and well-acted.

4. the Gnosebone duet: funny but too long for a song that was supposed to be
bad. (right?) amazing technique on that little weiner guitar or whatever it
was, though, Nick. and mark is always a treat on the melodica.

5. i don't recall much else before Mike's, because i was in it, and it was
funny. that was the William H. Macy hobo thing. some great lines in there,
especially ones pertaining to the ages of the respective hobos. good and
short, too.

6. once again, not really number 6, but the next thing i remember is Alyssa's.
i'm so proud of her for writing! it would have been better if the actors had
picked up the pace a bit since it dragged somewhat, but a great start (we can
definitely tell whom she lives with by whose style is rubbing off on her).

7. Chris Okiishi's was in there somewhere--wonderful in his trademark way.
make 'em laugh, sock it to 'em, make 'em laugh again. i bet he has to deal
with a lot of crap like that when he practices. isn't it weird that he's a
doctor yet he hangs out with us?

8. Arlen's: probably my favorite of Arlen's work to date as well.
wonderfully delivered, well-assembled, amazing images (the roasting elephant,
kids throwing glass bottles, sliding on phone wires, etc.). way to go.

9. Neil's: this was the one where Stubble's pants were all hiked up. funny,
great delivery by Mike on his lines.

10. Mark's monologue about...something. oh right, the lightbulb thing. good,
but i think Mark's strengths lie in scene-writing with witty reparte (i don't
know how to spell that), and it's hard to have witty reparte with yourself.
great classic mark moment, though, in the motionless description "it looked
something like this" (or whatever the direct quote was).

11. Chris stangl: too bad the Southern Comfort got foamy, because i don't
think it really does that. well-written and delivered, of course...not my
favorite of his that i've seen, but that doesn't mean i didn't like it. i've
seen his butthole so much for someone i've never even slept with (i was gonna
say "someone i've never even kissed" but i think he's kissed most people).

ok, mine was in there, and there's obviously one more i'm not remembering. oh
well. sorry if i forgot to say anything about yours, whoever did that one.

once again, great show and great crowd. can't wait for next week!
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Sep 9, 2000 10:12 from Avenue Player
oops, i guess there is an order available. chris O posted it on the website,
and i'm lifting it. here we go:

1) The Wizard of Lonliness by Jamal River
2) The Audition Piece by John "You Dirty--Bastards!" Hague
3) Sushi by Willie Barbour
4) Nozebone the Band by Nozebone the Band featuring Bob-Ghengis
Kahn and Maxine of Arc
5) Burgertime by "Mose Hayward" aka Alyssa J. Bowman
6) Slurry Walls by Mark Hansen
7) Ouch! There's a Gorilla in My Ass!! or Ouch in My Ass!!
There's a Gorilla!! by Mike Cassady
8) Elephant Memory and Cauliflower Ear by Arlen Lawson
9) Give Your Dead Baby to Kyle Lang and He Will Eat It The Saga
of Karen by Al Angel and The Seven Silly Cerebellums
10) More To Love by Aprille Clarke
11) Honey Down the Drain by Neil "Balls" Campbell
12) A Letter Of Apology by Christopher Okiishi
13) The Jumping Bean Wedding by Chris Stangl

the one i forgot was Al's, probably because it was so short. but i love that!
be short! be funny! be real! be-er!
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Sep 9, 2000 13:11 from Quicheo
I have to agree with Aprille that John Hague's and Arlen Lawson's pieces were
the best they've ever done, and that's saying something, because I really liked
John Hague's "Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse" piece and I still think about
Arlen Lawson's "I Broke Your Fucking Face" piece and it gives me chills.
So--well done.

And, though I've said it to her in person, I really enjoyed Aprilles play on
beauty, weight, race and culture, and other preconceived conceptions that keep
us at mocking distance from others. Well done.

And I went to a wedding today and thought of Chris Stangl's grandfather
character exploding with mexican jumping beans, and what a great metaphore for
the inexplicable charge love can give you, if you let yourself feel is.

And, Aprille, in response to your sweet question, I think it more amazing that
even though I'm this old doctor, you all will still hang around with me.

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Sep 10, 2000 00:50 from Friskee
I really wish that Al "HotNutz" Angel would write something decent. When I say
decent, I mean FUNNY jokes about shit and fart and uteruses (uterii-plural),
etc. They also must be well-delivered and believable lines.

Also, someone had better write in that guy who is pretty desperate begging for
a part as a butler. Hell, EVERYONE should fucking write him into their own
scripts for next week as that nasally and annoying fish-serving butler.

Thank God I didn't see Stangl's dick.

Cassady, Balls, Stubble: I'm sure that you'll work up to your potential and
Cassady will get to act more. Do any of you have chest hair that you can show
off?

I like April's piece. No Shame needs more chicks, but of course we all know
that chicks can't write anyways, so why even bother with that recruitment shit.
I am intrigued by the fact that April doesn't have to do comedy every week for
her pieces to be appreciated. Some others cannot say such same words.

I missed Prufrock, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! He's got a hot ass.

Don't forget to pre-order your "No Shame CD" featuring the works of such
artists as: Ben Schmidt, Scott Smith, Patrick Deegan, Greg Mitchell,
Aprille Clark, Jamal River, and Kyle Lange. That Ben Schmidt fellow is
quite attractive, as most of you may already know. There are 15 tracks
for the low low price of $8...eight AMERICAN dollars. This is a no money
down guarantee, kind of like that dating service thing that didn't work
out with my mom and her herpes. Send all "pre-orders" to Chris O
at: okiishic@mail.medicine.uiowa.edu and pray for the end of the world
because I know nothing about theatre and I just go to
heckle/amuse/throw-myself-at the performers.

I love you all.
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Sep 13, 2000 20:14 from Quicheo
Just to let folk know, the No Shame CD is a reality--or rather, very soon will
be. Feel free to e-mail me to pre-order your copy today. Cost will be a scant
$8.00. I will ship anywhere if you would be willing to pay postage. See the
webcite at www.noshame.org for further details.

AND--I've been thinking a lot about last Friday's show--really well done
everyone and so nice to have a bulging house. It's a pretty good indication
that even without the loss of many obviously talented, solid writers, that No
Shame will go on. Good evening--every piece I would pay to see again, and have
re-read with glee.

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Sep 15, 2000 00:37 from Friskee

User to profile? -> Balls
There is no user Balls on this BBS.

FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST!

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Sep 15, 2000 15:44 from Prufrock
Calm... down.
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Sep 16, 2000 19:53 from Fishcult
What, nobody likes to talk about No Shame anymore? Nobody at all? Time was
when people TALKED about No Shame. Time was. I will say that the night was
weird. The first half really got to me, with all the long pieces that didn't
work so well sapping away my energy. Maybe my view of the first half was
skewed, though, by my own wariness of performing a rather longish monologue
a little later in the show, a monologue that I thought had a good chance of
being very boring and, if my pace were to drag, very eight minutes. Does
anybody who wasn't afraid of delivering a long, boring monologue to an already
bored, low energy audience have anything to say about the first half of the
show? Or the second half? Please talk! Please.

Arlen
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Sep 17, 2000 10:45 from Quicheo
And it is:
And it is:
And it is:
1) "Stay our the Bushes" and Other Catchy Political Phrases by
Kyle Lange
2) Tingly Wingly Twirls and Pearls by Willie Barbour
3) Suck Shit and Farts Outta My Ass--Your Fucking Uterus--You
Stupid Bitch , Friskee, Die, Fucker, Die, Die, Die. by
Al "Friskee = Bad" Angel
4) Come to No Shame Theatre and See Antics Like These (TM) by
Mike Cassady
5) Widower Moon! The Dance Craze That's Sweeping My Bedroom!
by Nozebone the Band w/ Bob Genghis Kahn, Maxine of Ark and the
Duke of Ted
6) Pants: The Musical by Tommy and Spencer
7) Putting It Off by Sean Johnston
8) Pinker Than a Baby's Butt When the Baby Has a Mild Case of
Diaper Rash by Aprille Clarke (accompanied by Elton)
9) Homemade Surgery by Arlen Lawson
10) Duck Hunt by Alyssa Bowman and Jamal River
11) The Romantics by Chris Stangl
11.5) Nursary Rhyme Preacher by Pookman
12) erlenmeyer by Neil "Balls" Campbell
13) Come Again? by Christopher Okiishi
14) Buffalo Chips Ahoy! by Aaron Galbraith
15) Twenty Five Cents by Chris Stangl
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Sep 17, 2000 10:47 from Lammam P Yrruf
I'd love to see a script for "stay out the bushes"
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Sep 17, 2000 15:35 from Friskee

3) Suck Shit and Farts Outta My Ass--Your Fucking Uterus--You
Stupid Bitch , Friskee, Die, Fucker, Die, Die, Die. by
Al "Friskee = Bad" Angel

It's nice to know that I am your inspiration and your motivation, Al "I
frighten children" Angel. Let's work on delivery next time, big boy.

Love ya.

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Sep 17, 2000 20:03 from Avenue Player
be nice to Al. he's not nearly the oversexed womanizing richy-rich playboy he
appears.

p.s. i thought his piece was really good, my favorite of anything of his i've
ever seen (with the possible except of his you-know-what).

"you-know-what" = hair
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Sep 17, 2000 23:25 from God
May those of us with Saturday-morning engagements so early that make us want to
bash the heads of those who suggest we "stay up all night, tee hee!" and are
unable to regularly attend No Shame please get a review of Friday's show?

Please?
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Sep 18, 2000 00:23 from Avenue Player
it was ok. not as good as last week but not totally sucky. good moments, such
as the sheer ridiculousness of the NoseBone (Gnosebone? Nozebone?) performance
as supplemented by Willie's singing and xylophone playing, lots of goofy random
humor skits (maybe written by Jamal/Alyssa/Mike Cassidy/Aaron G/i don't
remember who else), the line "Mommy, my hand is moving and i'm not doing it" in
Neil's piece...

not-so-good moments, such as something that could have worked if it had had as
much good writing as it had enthusiasm (read: high enthusiasm, low good
writing), which was the pants thing with the word "pants" substituted for other
words in popular songs. also a lowlight was a long, boring monologue about
being scared or something...i think it had to do with not moving away from IC
after college.

one that i expected to hate but didn't was the fundamentalist preacher
thing...when he started i thought "Been done, and it's probably been done
better than he's going to do it." i think i even said that out loud, maybe
twice. but he took sort of an interesting take on it (the nursery rhyme
thing). it wasn't perfect but it showed potential, and he had a nice,
high-energy delivery.

even though i was in it i have to compliment Chris O's big dictaphone piece.
pretty funny, especially when you consider how unlikely it is for Chris to ever
say such things (to a woman, anyway).

it was a night heavy on vagina. i liked arlen's piece except for the vagina
part, which was gratuitous. btw, there were no vaginas actually visible, just
highly discussed. rhymes with disgust if you sonorize the c, which i know you
want to do. hell, did i say rhymes? i meant eats poop.

sorry. anyway.

that's all i have to say about it.
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Sep 18, 2000 19:59 from Prufrock
In a note not related to Friday's show, I am leaving Iowa City.
Yep!
So I'm having a going away party Wednesday at Joe's Place, starting at 9. Those
who are invited are you, the No Shame peoples. Come! See other cliques mingle
uncomfortably!
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Sep 21, 2000 11:51 from Quicheo
I missed the shin-dig! How was it? (I'm still in denial about James leaving,
as I think it's just a ploy for sympathy, and am choosing to not encourage him
any...)

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Sep 22, 2000 00:15 from Frackledart
nnjhijin hhhiipp jammallllwhatjimmyleftsaadboo
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Sep 22, 2000 13:15 from Lammam P Yrruf
profound analysis. but what did you >FEEL[No Shame> msg #8931 (10 remaining)] Read cmd -> Next

Sep 23, 2000 18:22 from Ender

The order, as posted by Chris Stangl on the web board, for 9/22/00:

NO SHAME THEATRE 9-22-2000

1. "LA nights in almost white satin" by Willie Barbour
(W. Barbour. Unmetered, rhyming, seriocomic poem re: sex,
drugs, redemption.)

1.5. "Surprise!" by Brad "Juggly" Adita "Harris"
(B. Adita juggles balls, walks tightrope, audience goes
"apeshit".)

2. "Argg!" by Kyle Lange
(K. Lange. Outmoded, frustrated pirate voices complaint in
comic monologue form.)

3. "The Creation of Culture by 1979 Computer Programmers Through
A Moving Yellow Dot and his Enemies Pinky, Blinky, Kinky, and
Sue. Also an envious Ape." by Neil Van Gorder
(C. Sobbing, N. Van Gorder, J. River, A. Galbraith, J.J.
Lawson, B. Campbell, others. Live-action sketch comedy enactment
of "Pac Man" videogame, with murderous twist.)

4. "PICK UP STICKS" by JP
("JP"[?]. Character monologia concerning lawnmowing mishap.)

5. "I Wanna Be A Rock -&- Roll Band" by Nozebone the Band
(Nozebone [M. Hansen, N. Clark]. Musical performance.)

6. "Maybe Grandma was the Big Bad Wolf" by Kehry Lane
(K. Lane, C. Sobbing, M. Cassady, A. Galbraith. "Grandma
was... a narcoleptic nymphomaniac" in antic and oddly affecting
sketch.)

7. "Why I Like Mose, or Dudes With Attitude" by Alyssa Bowman
(N. "B." Campbell. Fellow accidentally drowns Mose Hayward in
bathtub in comical monologue.)

8. "A Bottle Up Kyle Lang's* Ass: my legacy" by Al "Arlen=Roomate" Angel
(A. Angel, M. Hansen, B. Smith, N/B. Campbell. Despite
oralsexing Boy Scouts, test tube babies, "DJ Phatty" cannot
guess The Secret in sketch of comical nature.)

9. "Ode to a Headless Thompson Gunner or Drugs, yes?" by "The Arkham Brothers"
(cast of dozen lights 76 cent lighters for length of song in
haunting, comic piece.)

10. "The Castle of Pain" by Jamal River
(J. River plays his song "Leave me Alone")

11. "What Became of Tom Thumb?" by Arlen "Jar Jar" Lawson
(AJJ. Lawson. Three point comical monologue tale concerning a
flaming old woman, a "ridiculously well hung yellow midget" made
of wax, and "Born in East LA".)

12. "THIS IS YOU" by Neil "Balls" Campbell
(N. Campbell. Tear-away sheet non sequitur monologue becomes
gradually touching/ comical. Topics: blood poisoning, deaf
mutes, corn chips, obsessive love.)

13. "Melancholy Monday Morning" by Thomas Kovacs
(T. Kovacs. 18 stanza rhyming poem of working lad's thwarted
quest for "coff-EE". Allusions to Poe's "Raven")

14. "One Reason Why My Girlfriend Doesn't Think No Shame Is
Funny or Pat Robertson, Please Save Us" by "The Arkham Brothers"
("Arkham Brothers". Straight-up comedy sketch tale of conflict
over esoterica of Dungeons -&- Dragons. Art by J. Easley)

15. "Where Were You When JFK's Head Exploded?" by Chris Stangl
(C. Stangl. Dr. C. Crenshaw describes inadvertant violation/reanimation
of JFK's fresh corpse interspersed with an Oswald-sympathetic variation
on old Zen riddle. Monologic/Comedic.)

Please tear to shreads with cruel, unwarrented criticism.
-C. Stangl, HM SH

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Sep 23, 2000 22:13 from Mortika
Conflict over D&D esoterica?
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Sep 24, 2000 12:31 from Carolyn
JP? JP Claussen? Pick Up Sticks? He does this same piece every few years.
This must be at least the 4th time he's done it.
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Sep 24, 2000 12:36 from Ender

Yeah, I commented to him on his way out that it was awfully familiar... Makes
his memorization a little less impressive...

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Sep 24, 2000 12:42 from Carolyn
It's too bad, mostly because I remember the piece being good, and thinking
someone fresh and new had come along when I saw if for the first time in 1997.
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Sep 25, 2000 09:09 from Whitewolf

What the heck was that stringed instrument used by "Nozebone the Band?" Looked
like an anorexic mandolin. I've never seen anything like that.
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Sep 26, 2000 21:58 from Xixax
Something like a balalaika?

If JP did that piece more than once before he doesn't remember.
He intended to do another piece but his help never showed up.
They are somehow conjipolygamous.
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Sep 29, 2000 09:58 from Ender

So... are we in Theatre B tonight? With ISCAnic, that's liable to be quite a
crowd...
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Sep 29, 2000 09:59 from God
Maybe not such a big crowd from the looks of it.
But I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.
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Sep 30, 2000 11:39 from Avenue Player
This is not the official order, but here's a spotty review as I
can remember it.
.
1. that guy JP doing that thing with his fake weiner hanging out
like he was some sort of corporate trainer at NCS: good energy
and delivery; not especially strong writing. not super-duper
memorable.
.
2. i don't remember what this was
Hey wait, maybe i do. was this the one where Aaron "Stubble"
Galbraith's big pink nipple showed? that was pretty funny. there
were some really good lines in there as i recall; obviously
somebody took care in the writing, because it didn't seem thrown-
together. Rachel (the wife) looked just right in the part except
she giggled a few times. ben as horse: hehehe
.
2.5 Chris and Arlen like a psychiatrist and patient. good and
short, kinda lackluster delivery. nice last line.
.
3. was this that one that was badly delivered...some new guy? i
can picture the guy but i can't remember his piece. he looked
like the title character of the show "Blossom."
.
4. Nozebone: wrocked! i especially enjoyed song number two. it
was funny and touching and great.
.
5. my LesBeDazzler thing
.
6. Alyssa's thing with the old man and Chris running around
wildly: absurd and delightful, much like Alyssa herself. What
with all the damned monologues these days, it's refreshing to see
a good goofy nonsensical comedy.
.
7. i no longer have any recollection of the order, so i'm just
going to write about pieces as i think of them.
.
--the bad monologe about getting hit by lightning on a dance floor
while you fall in love: tired metaphors, tired delivery, sappy,
grammatically suspect (or maybe that was the Blossom guy who was
grammatically suspect--i don't remember for sure).
.
--the piece Neil delivered (i can't remember who wrote it) that
was a little bit about the same topic (finding love or something)
but was much better delivered and written--i enjoyed the internal
rhymes and breakneck speed. i'm glad the other guy went first.
.
--the one Al wrote about Arlen's face cancer. merideth should
know i did not actually kiss her boyfriend's mouth, i just put my
face sort of near a part of his face sort of near his mouth. and
also merideth should know that he was very against it so you don't
have to be mad or anything. it's all for art!
anyway, the piece was good--great delivery on Arlen's part, great
job making out by Sheila and Neil, good timing all around, good
writing. probably my favorite Al piece to date. Al's writing has
really gotten strong lately.
.
--"getting it on"--lesbian innuendoes. tired joke, been done, and
been done better. it dragged on way too long, and while i wasn't
sure what the punchline was going to be specifically, it was
pretty obvious what its general nature would be "It sounds like
we're talking about lesbian sex but it's really a metaphor!
hahahaha!" anyway. not that i have any problem with lesbian sex
(as IF, dudes!)...i just wasn't impressed with how this piece was
crafted. and i was going to say "Well, at least women wrote it,"
but really that's no excuse. i don't like women's writing for its
own sake; i like it when women prove they're good writers. so i
hope somebody does soon (like Alyssa, who is my girlfriend).
.
--Mike Cassidy delivers a monologue by someone else: horrifying
yet beautiful; great, subtle facial expressions by Cassidy along
the lines of Greta Garbo (who is also my girlfriend). the image
of the poor fat kid falling in the bathtub full of acid was just
wonderful.
.
--Arlen's thing about paste-eaters: fresh surprise ending. good
tension built up with just enough humor to keep me paying
attention.
.
--Ben Schmidt's song: when ben sings songs i pretend he wrote
them about me. i realize he probably didn't, but it makes it more
fun. this was another such example. craftily written, pretty
guitar as always, and with some snappy bounce bounce bounce. an
excellent example of his talents.
.
--Chris's monologe: oooh retarded children are so funny,
especially if they're only mildly retarded so they seem almost
like everyone else but not quite. the mouth-ful of AIDS girl
cracked me up...lots of wacky images, but perhaps they didn't
congeal quite as well as some others of his i've seen. still
funny, though, with great energy. i liked how it was mostly
delivered with the audience viewing Chris's profile. profile-
actic! oh wait no.
.
hey, i might have just mentioned every single piece. woohoo!
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Oct 5, 2000 01:01 from Rushmore
Who let the doggs out!?!?!??!?!?!?
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Oct 7, 2000 22:07 from Quicheo
The order from 9/29/00...

1) Customer Service by JP Claussen
2) Equus 2.0 by Mike Cassady
2.5) Dr. Comedy's Diagnosis? Human Misery! by Chris Stangl
3) Arron by Don Deeley
4) Co-Dependent/Divorce Song by Nozebone "Liz Phair" the Band
5) Taco-Snacking, Basic Cable Version by Aprille Clarke
6) Doctor Mario by Alyssa Bowman
7) The Death of a Salesman by Boris
8) FACE: A 3-Minute Play for Joanna and Her Friend by Al Angel
9) The Miserable Tale of Duct Tape Man by rom Kovacs
10) Next to You by Ben Schmidt
11) Walking in the Eating Paste Place by Arlen Lawson
12) Necktie Sinclair by Neil "Balls" Campbell
13) Facing My Fears by Daniel Andrlik
14) Wrap that Rascal by Aaron Galbraith
15) Getting it On" by Allison Hetley and Beth Meiers
16) The Joshuas Needed a Fence by Chris Stangl

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Oct 7, 2000 22:08 from Quicheo
The Order from 10/6/00...

1) "Hammin'" It Up on A Side of "Wry"ness by Jamal River
2) Music is Like My Butt-Hole: Large and in Charge by Kyle
Lang. A Song by Al Angel
3) Advancement by Entropy by Adam Burton and Chris Okiishi
4) James Pond by Alyssa Bowman
5) Honeybee by Almost Nozebone the Band
5.5) Did You Know That It Is Homecoming Weekend? by Steven Slye
and Ben Heinen
6) Why I Hate the French and All Doctors Except Chris Okiishi
by Aprille Clarke
7) Two Gentlemen of Twelth Night by Spencer Griffin
8) Passion by Ben
8.5) Jumpin' Jack Flash Has Gas, Gas, Gas by Ryan Greenlaw
9) This Monologue Does Not Love You by Mike Cassady
10) Faithless: A Response to Neil LaBute's A Gaggle of Saints
by Christopher Okiishi
11) How to Rool a Joint by Joe Brokken (NOT PERFORMED!!!)
11.5) The Fight by Chris Stangl
12) Cary and Me by Neil "Balls" Campbell
13) All My Friends Have Been on Covers of Entertainment Weekly
by Paul Rust
14) I'll Take Spartacus Over Gladiator Any Day by Julia Wilder
15) A Short Draft About BEER by Thomas Kovacs
16) Circus Fun by Chris Stangl (for Dad)

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Oct 19, 2000 07:39 from Prufrock
The hell did you people go?
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Oct 19, 2000 17:14 from John Glenn
They can't stand to be without you, James. Their lives have turned to shit.
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Oct 22, 2000 14:27 from Ender

The order for No Shame Theatre, 10-20-2000
As posted by Chris Stangl on the web board:

Guy throws up Mexican food.

Announcements/ Order: Neil "Balls" Campbell, Chris Stangl

1. "Take Two Strychnines and Don't Call me In The Morning" by Chris Stangl
[Performed by C. Stangl, J. J. Lawson]
Fatal disease nursed with liquor. Comedy sketch.

2. "Cookie" by Don Deeley
[D. Deeley]
Giant cookie blocks out sun. Prop comedy routine.

3. "The Flapper and the Clown Pt I: The Clown in Montana; A Serial Monologue"
by Arlen "Jar Jar" Lawson
[A.J.E.E.Lawson]
Bloody-armed clown frightens man into building doghouse. Comedy monologue.

4. "Umbrella" by Nozebone the Band
[N. Clark, M. Hansen]
Meditation on symbolic properties of borrowed umbrella.
Song.

5. "How Do You Fuck The World?" by Alex Kipp
[A. Kipp]
Alex has difficulty writing suicide note, because everything is horrible.
Dramatic monologue.

5.5 "The Quarry Men From Kankatee" by JP
["JP"]
Tale of football hero "with the wounded knee." Comedy song.

6. "Brotherly Love" by Tom Kovacs and Sam Negron
[T. Kovacs, S. Negron]
Nerd brother, "jackass" brother relate experiences of a wild party. Comedy
sketch.

7. "The Legend of Zelda (was taken from my house by Mose's little brother,
Louie Hayward)" Alyssa Bowman wrote it.
[A. Lawson, N. Campbell, C. Stangl]
Can X (with dead, puppet mother) pee on E, or will K do the butt dance some
more? Comedy sketch.

8. "Glenngarry Glenn Close" by Mark Hansen
[M. Hansen, R. Greenlaw]
Boy and father argue over parentage, ice cream. Comedy sketch.

9. "Fly" by Brad Smith
[A. Lawson, ?]
Woman taunts flies, man desires woman. Seriocomic scene.

10. "I Am Announcer Man" by Benjamin Heinen and Steven Slye
[I do not know who performed this, presumably Heinen and Slye were involved]
Hick Man, Audience Man, Straight Man and Theatre Man battle it out. Comedy
sketch.

11. "Love in the world as it appears to me in a hospital and in Lou Henri's on
a Friday morning after I had a dream about being beaten up by a swat team. A
present for Joanna and Troy." By Al Angel.
[A. Angel]
Man may, may not be in love, sets woman on fire, at her request. Seriocomic
monologue.

12. "Mr. Rogers Is A Wore" by Dan Fairchild
[D. Fairchild]
Dan stripteases to boxers, rails about Fred Rogers' "hairy ape tits." Comedy
monologue.

13. "Underwater" by King Toad [J. River], performed by Flywater
[J. River, A. Angel, M. Hansen]
Secretly, man is fucked up in brain, and if you tell him otherwise, he wants to
kill you even more! Song.

14. "Jungle Madness" by Neil Balls Campbell
[N.B.Campbell]
Caricaturist deported to jungle, where he marries ape. Comedy monologue.

15. "Jelly Stories" by Chris Stangl
[C. Stangl]
Five men tell mysterious, horror tales about jellies destroying their lives.
Comedy monologue.

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Oct 22, 2000 16:58 from Friskee

For the love of Christ, I really hate Nozebone the fucking band. Come up with
something else! This is one of the reasons I no longer attend No Shame. I am
looking forward to coming back soon though, possibly towards the end of the
semester, just to throw things at really rude people. People pretending/trying
to be funny but really aren't. I can only name two and they are in the "band."
You won't know when though. :)

Mike Cassady is a god.

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Oct 22, 2000 22:16 from Rushmore
Yes, Friskee, I agree completely. I have some idea of what you are talking
about and it sounds good. And of course, Mike Cassady is a God.

Peace out!
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Oct 23, 2000 18:49 from Zathmyre
I happen to like Nosebone, and I think they're getting noticably better every
week. I'm always looking forward to another great song from then every week.
Does anyone know the story behind Nosebone? I've always wondered how they
became a band and what thier feelings are about their own music. Who writes it?
What's it all about? Do they have any big plans for the future of Nosebone?

Also, I really hate to hear that kind of non-constructive criticism coming from
audience members at No Shame. I've always kinda seen No Shame and a place where
performers should be able to feel safe to express themselves however they want
without recieving that kind of treatment. Then again, I suppose you can't
always expect a mature and responsible audience. I think messages like "For the
love of Christ, I really hate Nozebone the fucking band." and the guy puking
before the show are prefect examples of that.

Then again, maybe I'm just crazy. Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about.
Maybe I'm not even really here...
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Oct 24, 2000 23:19 from Frackledart
I love the GnoseBowen. I love them. I look forward to their song every week. I
can understand why a person wouldn't think they were funny ...seeing as how
they're not funny. Just good.
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Oct 25, 2000 23:56 from Carl
It seems Friskee has begun a little one-man(sic) smear campaign against Mike
Cassady. Well, let me tell you, I won't stand for it. As for the individual
who says like "Hey, a No Shame performer should not be insulted." A dumb thing
to say! What a dumb thing to say! Man, that's dumb. No Shame doesn't offer a
place to perform safely. It offers a place to perform. Hey, I have an idea.
Let's congratulate every man and woman who goes on the stage, good or bad.
Let's take away any chance they may have had at getting a reaction to their
writing. Let's take that right the fuck away. But, I like nozebone.
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Oct 26, 2000 01:34 from Subotai
Let's all pat each other on the back, because isn't that why we do this? For
mental patting on the back and to feel less alone?
I hope to hear Nose Bone soon, but I haven't. because I'm in Chicago, with a
show that opens in 36 hours, and the requisite gut-churning.
And Mike Cassady isn't a god. Nice guy, talented, will go far, etc. But let's
not get ahead of ourselves.
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Oct 26, 2000 20:29 from Garbage
Nozebone the Band (Mark and I) are not trying to be remotely funny. We are
trying to write and sing songs, because we want to, and we don't feel that the
fact that we aren't musicians in the traditional sense should impede that
desire when a forum like No Shame is available. I have not done a piece all
semester, so Friskee's mention that both the members of Nozebone the Band are
trying and failing to be funny means that the band is either presenting itself
incorrectly, or Friskee is a dunderhead, or both. Prior evidence seems to
support the latter conclusion, but if we are presenting ourselves incorrectly,
that is to say, if people think Nozebone the Band is trying to be a "comedy
act" please let me know. There is precedent for music made this way - by
people without talent or real instruments. Daniel Johnston's albums "Hi, How
Are You" and "Yip / Jump Music" are examples of a musically naive, yet talented
songwriter who was taken pretty seriously. Those albums were what made me feel
like I had the freedom to start a band like Nozebone the Band, and I will not
stop performing because some irritating computer nerd with a history of posting
threatening messages about No Shame performers has done so with myself and my
very close friend as her targets. I am aware that there are those who may not
like Nozebone the Band, but this is No Shame, not a Nozebone the Band concert.
If you don't like the song, it's short, you can probably plug your ears for its
duration without letting your fingers get tired and enjoy an evening of No
Shame. We are subjecting you to about two and a half minutes of our music per
week, and if you can't tolerate that, you don't appear to have a mentality
capable of appreciating No Shame at all. I'm sorry, I got pretty upset writing
this and ISCA doesn't let you go back and edit, so I apologize for anything
that may come accross as inflammatory. On some level, however, I do really
feel all the things I've mentioned here, so maybe its good that they're
staying. Whatever. I use the No Shame website most days. You should too.
Aloha -Nick Clark
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Oct 26, 2000 21:53 from Ender

In a rare appearance as forum moderator, I should point out that 1)
unconstructive criticism of performances--not to mention references to intent
to throw things at people (Friskee, post #8948)--and 2) aiming criticism at
individuals rather than agreeing/disagreeing with their ideas or perspectives
(Garbage, previous post) aren't really in the spirit of the forum or the
bulletin board. Please try to discuss things calmly and constructively.

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Oct 27, 2000 10:27 from Garbage
Actually, Ender, the criticism aimed at the individual was exactly what I would
have cut out of my prior post, had ISCA been a more forgiving medium. I
apologize for making inappropriate remarks, and I retract them, but, see, I get
a little nervous when a physical threat is made at my person / band.
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Oct 27, 2000 11:25 from Prufrock
I apologize too.

I'm not sure why. I'm starved for human contact.
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Oct 27, 2000 12:57 from Carolyn
No, James. The fault is all mine.
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Oct 28, 2000 11:01 from Ender

Bleargh! I took a nap before the show and woke up a little after midnight.
How was it?

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Oct 28, 2000 11:58 from Avenue Player
eh.
good moments, not-so-good moments.

the usual.
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Oct 28, 2000 21:12 from Ender

As posted by Rev. Chris Stangl,
on the web board,
No Shame Theatre: 10-27-2000

Announcements/ Order: Neil Balls Campbell, Aprille Clarke

1. Kyle Long in Newbies First Sketch by Kyle Long
(performed by K. Long. Comic monologue. Though NST causes ass-
itch, newcomer performs to win bet.)

2. Uncle Peteys Goodtime Jolly Hour by Paul Rust
(P. Rust. Comic monologue. Kiddie show host jokes with sock
puppet about pedophilia.)

3. How to Rool a Joint. With Mic Chicken fucker brought to you
by Pecker Power Mic Chicken fucker the cock you can trust.
[sic] by Joe Brokken
(J. Brokken. Comic monologue. Giant chicken expounds on Gungan
blowjobs, voodoo-exploded penises, while preparing oversized
marijuana cigarette.)

4. The Death of Jar Jar Lawson by Al Red Fuck Angel
(J. River, N. Campbell. Comedy sketch. Romance between Joe and
a Wilukazeetibeest disrupted by Ashley Fartsmeller.)

4.5 The Flapper -&- the Clown Pt. II: A Dream Island; a serial
monologue by Arlen Jar Jar Lawson.
(A.J.EX2 Lawson. Comic/horrific monologue. After toiling on
mysterious doghouse, dead flapper emerges from same, dances
zombie Charleston.)

5. Windshield by Nozebone the Band.
(N. Clark, M. Hansen. Song. Voyeuristic male gaze through
windshield deflected by power of love.)

6. Show Me Your Big, Fat, Floppy Tits by Aprille Clarke
(A. Clarke, B. Smith. Comedy sketch. Sub-Saharan African child
sabotages Christian Childrens Fund advert via naove
cannibalism.)

7. Flippin The Grandma Switch by Jamal River
(J. River, A. Lawson. Comedy sketch/ monologue. Boy reminisces
about burying grandmother alive, fantasizes about collegiate
scrotum-eating monkey.)

7.5 A Birthday Present by Chris Stangl
(A. Lawson, C. Stangl. Comedy sketch. Awful gift fails to cure
human misery.)

8. Tracking Down Virgel the Giant Castrated Grizzly Bear, Who
Escaped from the Boulder Valley Circus [sic] by Thomas Kovacs
(T. Kovacs, S. Negron, plus two. Comedy sketch. Stalking of
legendary bear, who sounds like Whitney Houston.)

9. Sweet William by Ben Schmidt
(B. Schmidt. Song. Schimdt-style reworking of classic folk
song.)

10. Someday I Will Steal Chris Stangls Seat by Dan Fairchild
(C. Fairchild. Comic monologue. Why Stangl is variously a
fucking dictator, paying women to fuck him, and God.)

11. Intermission by Noah Schaffer
(N. Schaffer. Guided imagery monologue. Sensory tour via food
imagery in the dark.)

12. Alex (with 3 xs) -&- a Horses Cock. By Benjamin Hymen,
Steven Slye, and Alexxx.
(B. Hymen, S. Slye, plus two. Comedy sketch. Mangina Man, Penis
Man, Scientist Man and Woman Man argue over grossness of
manginas.)

13. The Tale of the Disappearing Farmer by Neil Balls
Campbell
(N. Campbell. Investigative monologue. Some seven characters
give oral impressions of creepy, unexplained title occurrence.)

14. Fingernail Polish by Willie Barbour
(W. Barbour. Comic monologue. Repeated testosterone surges/
requests to see woman's breasts leads to messy assault with
lavender polish.)

15. Needlepoint by Chris Stangl
(C. Stangl, N. Campbell, A. Clarke. Comic monologues. Folk
ghost story, PTA speech on Halloween safety, boys school report
gradually intertwine in Halloween mayhem.)

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Oct 29, 2000 08:46 from Ender

(To those of you who, like I, managed to read the first author's name as "Kyle
Lange" even thought it's clearly "Kyle Long," that ain't no typo. When Aprille
read it as "Lange" during the order, Mr. Long had to chime in and clear that
up. Who will be next? Willie Barbary? Adam Barton? Brad Schmidt?)

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Oct 29, 2000 18:26 from Ender

Just a reminder to performers new and old that it's way cool when you send your
scripts to be included in the online No Shame archives ( at
http://www.noshame.org ). This can be accomplished by sending a text or HTML
file to jeffgoode@aol.com so he can add it to the site.

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Oct 29, 2000 21:26 from Avenue Player
hey, in my defense, Old Kyle's last name is Lang, not Lange. AND i was reading
the order that was written in someone else's handwriting, in which Lang and
Long look a lot a like.

AND, even though Kyle Lang was not present last night, there is a precedent of
having his name in piece titles even when he did not write the script (this job
often filled by Al Angel). I thought that was the case.

so there.
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Oct 30, 2000 09:09 from Ender

Hey--I wasn't ciriticizing. I was embracing your understandable reading of the
name to excuse my own lack of observation (as corrected by someone Saturday
when I asked, "so, how was Kyle's piece this week?" -- "He wasn't there" --
"but I saw hisname in the order...?" --you get the picture).

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Nov 4, 2000 07:51 from Ender

...and this time I was out of town. Wha'happened?

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Nov 5, 2000 00:28 from Quicheo
Here we go:
1) Wink Wink Nudge Nudge by Jason "the Ass-Champ"
2) Separating The Cowboys from the Cowmen by Chris Stangl
3) A Cup of Coffee by Kevin Swatek
4) The Day Carl Sagan Stuffed The Earth Into His Asshole by
Mike Cassady
5) The Other Face of the Mild Carton by Paul Rust
6) No Pressure, No Pain by Nozebone the Band
7) For the Love of Kim Marra by Al Angel
8) To Answer Your Question, Since You've Asked by Chris Okiishi
9) Man of Action by Dan Fairchild
10) You Never Forget an Elephant by Alyssa Bowman
11) The Flapper and the Clown Pt. III: Artificial Heart. A
Serial Monologue by Arlen Lawson
12) Straightman Stands Tall Straightman Conquers All by Alexxx,
Steven Slye, and Ben Hymen
13) A Piece of Mind by Mike Ioriatti
14) The Newest Orphan by Neil "Balls" Campbell
15) Winonna, autobiography by Chris Stangl

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Nov 6, 2000 01:49 from Pantycats
Old Kyle's name is in fact Lange; but Al Angel likes to spell it Lang, which
may be what has you mixed up.
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Nov 6, 2000 11:51 from Stubble
hmmmmm....if you scramble the letters of Lange, it becomes Angel,
and if you scramble the letters of Kyle, it becomes Yelk.
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Nov 6, 2000 11:59 from Driver Eight
I KNEW I smelled a rat!
This one stinks, people!
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Nov 6, 2000 12:26 from Friskee
And it smells like a NOSE-BLOWN band!
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Nov 6, 2000 12:42 from Zathmyre
I really liked the new sound of Nosebone's song friday. Much different from
anything they've done before. I still don't get why everyone laughs though.
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Nov 6, 2000 13:35 from Pavel
Okay, I'll jump in re: Nosebone. First, I want to say I wasn't at No
Shame this past Saturday, so this is all based on previous
experiences.

Speaking for myself and the group of friends with me at the handful of
performances where we've seen Nosebone, I can safely say we didn't know how
to interpret their acts.

When a performer makes use of musical instruments on stage, audience members
typically expect one of two things: 1) technical proficiency with the
instruments, or 2) comedy. Forget whatever intent the performer has; I'm
suggesting only how the audience expects to interpret the performance.

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe one of the members of Nosebone has said in
this forum that they make no claims to technical proficiency. If that's the
case, they should realize the audience will likely be confused. And in that
confusion, they're going to assume it's comedy, hence the laughing.

It's possible the effect is exactly what they're hoping to achieve.
Unfortunately, they should realize most audience members walk away
remembering only the lack of technical precision, and not the lyrics. If the
lyrics are important, Nosebone may want to rethink its presentation of those
lyrics.

- Dave
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Nov 6, 2000 14:27 from Prufrock
Points:
1) Comedy can be completely opaque to its audience and still be comedy (cf. the
entire life of Andy Kaufman).
2) Ever listen to the Germs? Darby couldn't sing for shit. The drummer was piss
poor and wavered half a beat every other damn bar. They played on poorly kept
pawnshop instruments and didn't practice. Did they suck? Were the lyrics
sophomoric and frankly indecipherable? Are they remembered by only a handful of
punk aficionados? Do I own all their obscure 7" releases and that one EP? The
answer to all of the above is yes, yes, yes, and I wore a flower in my hair
like the Andalusian girls, yes.
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Nov 6, 2000 14:31 from Prufrock
I forgot to say why I like the Germs.

I don't know. I just like them.

So that's my story about the Germs and Andy Kaufman and Nosebone and the
chords that hang depthless and waiting in the most beautiful instrument of all;
the human heart.

James "Coming Up Next on Lifetime" Erwin
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Nov 6, 2000 15:07 from Ender

I would like to also point out that Nosebone is hardly the first victim of the
No Shame audience's tendency to laugh because mostly they are there looking for
something to laugh at. Pieces with completely serious intents have met with
such reactions before.

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Nov 6, 2000 21:18 from Garbage
I can tell you folks why people laughed at the song on friday. The song made
use of what is to be the title of the upcoming Nozebone the Band album, "It is
So Nice" in its lyrics. Sort of a way to justify that as a title, among other
things. Of course, I didn't really give much thought to the fact that "It is
So Nice" was chosen as a title because it is an inside joke. The people who
laughed at first were all friends of mine who take Nozebone the Band seriously,
or at least understand that we're not a comedy act. Of course, after an
audience hears laughter, they start to think there's comedy ahead. In this
instance I can really understand that the audience would be confused, though
for a regular attendee of NS to come week after week and hear our
not-for-comedy lyrics to think we were out for giggles would seem a little
baffling. Hte more I think about it, though, the more I think that if people
really can't listen to Nozebone the Band except as a comedy act, then that's
how they should listen to Nozebone the Band. Nozebone the Band doesn't
consider Nozebone the Band a comedy act, but doesn't any performer have to
yield and submit to the opinions of his/her audience?
-Mega Nick Clark
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Nov 8, 2000 01:12 from Subotai
Yeah! The Germs! Darby Crash was a danger to himself and others, and guitarist
Pat Smear later played with Nirvana and other bands.
Yeah!
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Nov 9, 2000 12:02 from Friskee

FRIDAY:

Ben Schmidt will play at Terrapin coffee Brewery, 1150 Fifth Street., Suite
130, City Center Square, Iowa City at 8PM.

Guess what I'm doing on Friday night. I'll be chugging back some mochachinos
and flashing Ben my tits.

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Nov 9, 2000 13:58 from Xixax
Uh, is that in Coralville?
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Nov 9, 2000 14:04 from Driver Eight
The Coffee Brewery is in Coralville, yes. The tit-flashing show is TBA.
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Nov 15, 2000 07:16 from Prufrock
*knits*
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Nov 15, 2000 09:19 from Friskee
*romps*
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Nov 15, 2000 13:27 from Nichol Bolas
that would be a great piece!
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Nov 15, 2000 20:19 from Prufrock
Knits? Romps? Drivel. Bosh.
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Nov 15, 2000 20:29 from Lammam P Yrruf
I'd like a side of cottage fries with that, if I could.
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Nov 18, 2000 11:12 from Ender

The Order for 11/17/00, as posted by Aprille Clarke on the web board:

1) "The Carbohydrate Cowboy! How to Turn Dried Food Products into Snazzy
Get-up!" by Neil VanGorden (N. VanGorden: while wearing bagel suit, N. shows
slide show depicting production of said suit--monologue)

2) "Damn, Baby, What'd You Do to Your Hair? Orlando, you like it? It's Autumn
Sunrise" by Paul Rust (P. Rust: P talks about stuff that descends in coherence
as he pees himself--horro-comic monolgue)

3) "The Best Actor I'll Never Again See" by Thomas Kovacs (T. Kovacs: T talks
about a kid he saw die onstage during a skit at camp--dramatic monologue)

4) "Last Christmas" by NOZEBONE THE BAND!!! (N. Clark, M. Hansen, B. Smith: in
a musical number, N and B provide music while M sings music out his
mouth--included the vaguely familiar line "Everything's suicide in high school"
or something similar)

5) "Banter" by Chris Okiishi (C. Okiishi, A. Burton, M. Cassady: fast-paced
sex-relationship-rejection-constipation between a couple and their single
friend--comedy sketch)

5.5) "Regarding Your Mother's Weight" by Chris Stangl (C. Stangl, A. Lawson: in
a battle of wits with the subject of having sex with Chris's obese mother,
who's the true winner?--comedy sketch)

6) "Don't Stop or We'll Die!" by Aaron "Got No Scrote" Galbraith (Aa.
Galbraith, Ap. Clarke, C. Stangl: Aa and C make inappropriate jokes as Ap
waitresses--comedy sketch)

7) "Insatiable" by King Toad, performed by Flypaper the Band (J. River, A.
Angel, M. Hansen: musical song with J on vocals and guitar, A on lead guitar,
and M on percussion)

8) "Tossing Your Christmas Cookies OR: Why Jesus Hates the French" by Aprille
Clarke (A. Clarke, N."B." Campbell: A is a Mrs. Claus portrayer gone
cannibalistic; N "B" gets munched-- comedy sketch)

8.5) (though actually performed 9) "Attention-Grabbing Statement" by Andrea of
Mongolia (A. of Mongolia: brother has sex with frozen cats, sister paints walls
with dead babies from the morgue- -comedic monologue)

9) (though actually performed 8.5) "I, the Announce...Me, Who Stands Here
Before You...Me, Remembered the First Time that I, the Announce...Jizzumed" by
Iowa Cornfed -&- Company (Not the Violence Guys)!!! (various Violence Guys: 3
messes of increasing grossness get made, cleaned up, and eaten on
stage--comedic performance art...i think)

10) "'MY BRAIN IS ON FIRE!' AND OTHER FIVE SYLLABLE PHRASES" by Mike Cassady
(C. Okiishi, P. Rust, N. "B." Campbell: C confesses embarrassing situations and
elicits audience members to do the same--comedic monologue with pseudo-audience
interaction)

11) "The Love Musket" by Tim Busse (T. Busse: guy, inexplicably wearing a bra,
writhes onstage as if being attacked; later explains he has a disorder that
makes him think he's being raped-- comedic monologue)

12) "Without the Dick Jokes There WOuld Be NO Skit. I'm Not Kidding. If Any
Dick Joke Was Thought of in the Writing of This Skit It Was Not Spared the
Indignity of Being Included in It. OR Nothing New" by Dan "Asshole" Fairchild
(D. Fairchild, M. Cassady, N. "B." Campbell: through an exchange that involves
propositioning unconventional sex acts for money, D is revealed to be a
famously skilled sex artist, capable of identifying others of his ilk--comedy
sketch)

13) "The Death of Allison McCabe: A Public Apology to Allison McCabe" by Al
Angel (A. Angel, N. Clark, C. Stangl, A. Lawson, someone else: in 5
non-consecutive parts, the actors recount the story and emotions experienced
through a relationship with and the eventual death of Allison McCabe--dramatic
interweaving monologues)

14) "Romantic Comedy" by Neil "Balls!" Campbell (N. "B." Campbell: N expresses
his love for Danielle through poetry, threats of personal destruction should
she reject him, and enthusiastic intonation--comedic monologue)

15) "Her Haunted Places": a hallucination by Chris Stangl (C. Stangl--after
screaming in the dark, C takes an entire bottle of Kava-Kava during the course
of a monologue describing various peoples' story-telling styles--dramatic
monologue)

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Nov 18, 2000 15:48 from Driver Eight
Never mind that 95% of No Shame is dick, homosexuality, shit, sex, death,
or dismemberment jokes. I know that going in and still pay my measly
dollar. But is the 5-minute time limit _ever_ actually enforced? I seemed
to remember it was a few years ago, and it makes for a better time.

I mean honestly. If there are 15 segments, at a max of 5 mins. apiece, and
giving a generous 2 mins. between segments, AND assuming it will start a
bit late, the whole fiasco should still take no more than an hour-forty. I
left early, and it was 1:15AM. What the fizuck?
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Nov 18, 2000 16:09 from Patrick

We will no shame offer live streaming of the show from their website? Or even
recorded web-broadcasting? I'm listening to KUNI from 3000 miles away; and
it'd be nice to tune in friday nights as well. The local NShamers should hold
a series of bake sales to purchase all of the needed equipment, or something
whereby i can get what i desire through the work of others.

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Nov 18, 2000 16:12 from Patrick

that should read: "When will no shame..."

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Nov 20, 2000 22:50 from Driver Eight
Never mind that 95% of No Shame is dick, homosexuality, shit, sex, death,
or dismemberment jokes. I know that going in and still pay my measly
dollar. But is the 5-minute time limit _ever_ actually enforced? I seemed
to remember it was a few years ago, and it makes for a better time.

---------------

Sorry if my tone seems negative, but I am genuinely curious. Was there a
decision to stop enforcing the time limit, or has it just kind of happened
informally?
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Nov 21, 2000 08:44 from Ender

I've never seen it strictly enforced. There was a semester years ago when they
started dimming the lights noticeably (a dip, not a half-blackout) so that
performers and audience would all know when five minutes had arrived. And I've
seen a couple of blackouts on pieces that promised to never end and were
nothing but pain for all observers. But mostly it's an honor system thing, and
it has relied on the idea that some people will write teeny-tiny pieces to
compensate for those who write novelettes. Unfortunately the teeny-tiny pieces
have gotten fewer and farther between, so the balance is way off.

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Nov 21, 2000 09:38 from Driver Eight
Then I exhort you to revive it. I seriously think that a 15-piece procession of
segments where any more than 3 or 4 go over hurts the overall No Shame
experience. I'm not certain that these longer pieces fit exactly with what I
understood from years past as the purpose of No Shame, but the main thrust of
it is that it was not to be a forum for pieces that fit any other description
than "short and sweet."
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Nov 21, 2000 12:34 from Rushmore
I would have to agree with D8. I fell asleep several times during NS last
time. BONS last semester was a lot shorter. So longer does not equal
better quality. I really enjoy seeing NS since the great majority are
extremely talented. But a time limit has been set, and the honor system
isn't working. Maybe you should do the 'dip' and remind people about the
length of the pieces.

To comment on the show, I found Chris Okishi (sp) to be hilarious, the
highlight of the show. He really made my night. I love the fact that he
makes NS a sharing experience for everyone!
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Nov 21, 2000 13:01 from Quicheo
Thanks, Rushmore! What kind words! Sadly, I think I have to defer the credit
to one Michael Cassady--if you are refering to the monologue I did, as he wrote
it, albeit with me apparently in mind. I had a blast doing the piece, even if
I had to confess to some sadly accurate truths (I don't remember Mike being at
my High School, but he knew to much not to have been there...hmmm...). I've
never pushed a baby through my perieum, though, and I'm not sure I would have
written so eloquently about it as Michael did if I had.

In any case, I'm glad you enjoyed the piece as much as I did. We both have Mr.
Cassady to thank!

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