Illin' with the Coyotes

Been a little under the weather, but I'm hoping the copious quantities of vitamin C, echinacea tea, and plain ol' water will kick this bug's butt. So not much of interest going on. Unless you count scratchy throat and lack of energy as interesting. In which case, I suggest you get a life, stat.

About the only thing that was truly cool this weekend was Coyote Radio Theater's first rehearsal/read-through of the scripts for the Day of the Dead show. (Just a warning - totally goofy/scary photo of the hubster on the Day of the Dead blog.) Most of the scripts worked really well, and I'm starting to get excited about the show. Nervous, yes. Lots of work to do. But excited, 'cause Christian and Andrew have written some very funny shit.

The main piece is a three-parter called "War of the Squirrels." It features (you guessed it) super-smart, mutant evil squirrels who stage a take-over of the fictional town of Crest Top, AZ. The key to the success of their invasion is convincing the Arizona Shakespeare Society to break into the local bank (seeking to fund the visionary performance of Hamlet on the Hindenberg). Um, yeah. And comedy ensues.

Some of the other pieces include "Komeddy Kat," featuring a feline stand-up comedian about to debut on the Jade Lennoman show, and "The Devil's Apprentice," an historical tall tale also set in Crest Top, AZ. A few shorter pieces include "The Apocalypse Update" (title is self-explanatory, yes?) and "A.L.C.C.A" (After Life Credit Counseling Agency) a sketch based on the idea that it's not your good deeds that gets you into heaven, but your credit rating.

So I'm kinda excited. I get to do some interesting voices - a hyper hairless chihuahua, St. Patricia (patron saint of angry, dateless women who is filling in for St. Peter at the Pearly Gates), Katherine Kingsley of the Heritage Fundamental News Network, a cowgirl, and the host of radio show 'Creation Science Friday,' Myra Plato. Whew! So, yeah. That's been about it for me. Kinda sick, practicing funny voices, and late night ironing. That's been my life for the past 3 or 4 days. In case you were wondering...