The Kit

I am building a Stevie Ray's Cabaret Survival Kit. This Kit is intended for use by authorized Stevie Ray Troupe Members. (Those have not yet earned their Jacket will be allowed to use the kit, but must show a valid ID to check out items from The Kit).

The Kit will include basic performance necessities including, but not limited to: black shoe polish, 3 safety pins; eyeglass cleaner; The Bible; matches; throat lozenges; one pair of modest yet sassy earrings from Claire's (for Cristi, Maureen or Jason); black socks; a sewing kit; a steamer; a bowie knife; and a candelabra.

What else would you like to be included in the The Kit? Please let me know as I will be assembling the contents soon. Thank you in advance for your suggestions and for your use and respect of The Kit. (suggestions of a name for The Kit other than "The Kit" are welcomed too). Thank you and good night.

EMERGENCY SOCKS.

Last night, I had a revelation
It shook me to my foundation
The socks in my arsenal were all white
And that wasn't going to be quite alright

So I devised a plan
That I'd always stand
Throughout the session
and succeed in deception

Ha ha! Hee hee!
How clever I must be me!

The group I would not rankle
and my pant leg would cover my ankle

I thought that I had fooled the bourgeoisie
but when I petted the dog Tim caught me.

You can't spell limerick without "ICK"!

lim-er-ick n. a humerous verse

At practice (on Wednesday, the last),

We rehearsed the limerick so fast.

The tension did mount,

As I was trying to count.

Surprisingly! My gibberish passed!!!

Kudos!!

Zach had his first show with us, and I would like to give him a shout out. Great to have you, and I know that there will be some great moments on stage with you.
Also, thanks for bringing the paying portion of the audience!
Great job from everyone this weekend. Some fun shows.
A shout out to Mr. Dybevik for his hosting. He has the mojo.
Butler and Maureen, you were missed. Your family misses you.

Need-to-know for this Weekend's Shows

So we're ready for the LATEST gossip on all our favorite offers - I searched news.google.com learning:

Lindsay Lohan - Plans to be naked in "Florence", a new indie film. Her former bodyguard David Kim insists she ripped him off. She is now a "serious actress".

Pat Benatar - Will perform with her husband and producer Neil Giraldo in Tampa in July 7.

Britney Spears - Moby jokingly told a UK paper that he would marry her. Justin Timberlake has agreed to attend a BBQ with her this summer. She just gave $25k to "Idol Gives Back" after being "touched".

William F. Buckely - Still dead.

Paris Hilton - Rated "Most Overexposed Celebrity" by Forbes Poll. Her brother just got a DUI. She is not ready to have "kids" with boyfriend Benji Madden.

Jeff Foxworthy - Just wrote a book called, "Dirt on my Shirt". His interior designer married Ron White.

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani - As the Emir of Qatar, signed a deal to found a new airline in Mauritania.

A.A. Milne - Kindergarten Children celebrated "Winnie-the-Pooh" day in Miss Miller's class at St. William the Abbot, Seaford's class on April 2.

Blenders - Can be used to make dip.

Mr. Walt

Hey all, sorry I missed last Wednesday. My dog Walter has some health problems and it got scary on Wednesday afternoon. He seems to be okay right now but I am keeping an eye on him. He is my little bugga jub. I am excited to see you all this weekend and to play. Miss you!

P.S. Hope Karen is doing better!

It's great to be back!

Hey, gang! Looking forward to seeing all of you on Friday & Saturday. I'll be there unless I get called away to fight the forces of EVIL!

See Ya Real Soon! (Oh, MAN!!! I have GOT to stop saying that!!!)

TV Shows set in Each State

A few weeks ago, I was challenge team members to come up with a TV show for every State. I've done the Wikipedia research, and it's definately a daunting challenge. How it stands:

Arizona - Hey Dude
Alaska - Northern Exposure
Arkansas - Evening Shade
California - Beverly Hills, 90210
Colorado - Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Connecticut - Who's the Boss?
Florida - Dave's World / Golden Girls (Alissa insisted I include it)
Georgia - Matlock
Hawaii - Magnum, P.I.
Illinois - Roseanne
Indiana - Eerie, Indiana
Iowa - Drexell's Class (I loved Dabney Coleman)
Kansas - Gunsmoke
Kentucky - CHEERLEADER NATION? REALLY THAT'S IT? NOTHING ABOUT A FLYING BELMONT STAKES HORSE WITH A DREAM? I'M CHOOSING OVW - OHIO VALLEY WRESTLING - FOR THIS ONE.
Louisana - Swamp Thing
Maine - The Dead Zone / Murder She Wrote (Home of Cabot Cove - murder capitol per capita OF THE WORLD)
Maryland - The Lone Gunman
Massachusetts - Wings
Michigan - Home Improvement
Minnesota - Coach (All the US loves them some Craig T. Nelson)
Mississippi - In the Heat of the Night (A TV series based on the movie that ran for 8 seasons which I've never seen.)
Missouri - AfterMASH (Something that I believed, until two minutes ago, was simply some kind of weird word-joke like Ishtar. Both are real. Be afraid!)
Nevada - Reno 911! or CSI.
New Jersey - Hi Honey, I'm Home! (Clearly, I have a soft spot for early-90s Fox sitcoms which I could get on my little b&w portable TV in my room.) House M.D. would also work.
New Mexico - Quantum Leap
New York - Taxi
North Carolina - The Andy Griffith Show
Ohio - The Drew Carey Show (We watched an episode last night with Jeremy Howard, whose father played the detective on MATHNET~!, playing Ryan Stiles son.)
Oklahoma - Saving Grace (some show with Holly Hunter).
Oregon - Eureka (also known as "A TOWN CALLED EUREKA")
Pennsylvania - Mr. Belvedere / My So-Called Life / The Office (Great potential for a mash-up here.)
Rhode Island - Family Guy
South Carolina - American Gothic (Apparently NBC has a horror channel called "Chiller" which is a great name for a network. Wish I got it!)
Tennessee - Christy (LeVar Burton was on this show. Therefore we must include it.) Again, I might have to choose wrestling and go with Memphis Wrestling TV (Jerry Lawler country.)
Texas - Walker, Texas Ranger / Beavis and Butthead (sad that the cartoon was more realistic)
Utah - Big Love (Bill Paxton = TV's Aaron Eckhart)
Vermont - Newhart
Virginia - American Dad!
Washington - Harry and the Hendersons (they got 72 episodes - 36 HOURS - of out that film's plot)
Wisconsin - That 70's Show
Wyoming - Laramie (Old Timey Rockin' Goodness) or The Virginian or the Men from Shiloh. Westerns love Wyoming.

EDIT (4/4/08)
Adam has been helping me with this project and suggested a few more -
SOUTH DAKOTA - Deadwood
MONTANA - My Friend Flicka
NEW HAMSPHIRE - The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire (CBS) / Last episode of Newsradio where they move there.
ALABAMA - Any Day Now (Lifetime)
NEBRASKA - Heartland (1989)
WEST VIRGINIA - Hawkins (Jimmy Stewart mystery series).

States still searching for: Delaware, Idaho and North Dakota.