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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
3:54 pm	SSB holy fucking shit Saints Superbowl Day is finally real pulling out all the stops luck-wise (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
1:19 am	root your conscience "If you're not from Indianapolis and you're rooting against the Saints, there's something wrong with you. You're a flawed human being. I'm serious. There's only one reason to be against the Saints, and that's because everyone is for them and you want to be different. This country loves two things above everything else, and that's underdogs and comebacks. That's the whole story line here." --James Carville. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...=moreheadlines (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
3:52 pm	just rememberin' one of my favorite quotes, from John Patrick Shanley's underrated masterpiece, Joe vs the Volcano "My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement." gotta remember it every so often remind myself how lucky I am (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Sunday, January 24th, 2010
11:44 am	woof (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 2nd, 2010
12:06 pm	saints star wars just 'cuz Scott Shanle as Lobot Garret Hartley as Luke Vilma and Fujita as the rascals And Strong Safety Roman Harper as Ackbar (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 19th, 2009
2:29 pm	dear santa! I want only the best things in life to bring me joy! -trip to dentist -new contacts -help with my electric bill -viable health insurance (Comment on this)
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
5:43 pm	bold! been a little bolder lately with texture in my paintings, this dude's no exception: what's in there?? why, it's burlap!! :) Abstract #66, 24" x 16" (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, December 7th, 2009
11:28 am	Oh, Science! last night saw the debut of coldtowne theater's seventh official student team, "Oh, Science!" this isn't even counting the dozens of unofficial teams. I love i love! The best part is watching everyone's excitement of inducting new people into the fold. It seems not too long ago trying like hell to herd the cats and lead by example showing what can be possible in such an exciting, supportive artistic community... last night was one of the few nights I could just relax and take it all in. After an emotionally and logistically tough year, the entire coldtowne community has stepped it up in terms of organizing interns, helping keep things clean (and decorated!), arranging planning meetings, etc etc. Very proud of this little goddamn storage closet that's now the home to some of the most amazing, hard-working, humble and diverse talent I ever seen! Congrats to Oh, Science and hot, vibable blessings to the rest of this amazing community! (Comment on this)
Saturday, November 28th, 2009
2:23 am	anniversary! my parents celebrated their 40th anniversary today! many artists and actors and writers in whose circles I run and direct aren't so lucky; perhaps that's why they're drawn to into fields in which to express themselves? Joe and Lucienne Simon are wonderfully fallible, utterly human people that found each other and spawned three delicious children, of whom I count myself part of. Their love doesn't fit any storybook romance, they've had their problems and their fair share of stress, but through these slings and arrows, they've not only *managed* to stay together, they've relished every moment of it. My god, how lucky I am! They've set such a standard of what a marriage can be, could be, *should* be, in a way that supersedes all the deranged unfortunate *unrealistic* models of human marriage, ranging from shakespeare to austen to donna reed. They have remained throughout my entire lifetime two very idiosyncratic (some would say eccentric), but very real individual human essences and personalities, that have proven that opposites attract, love, thrive, communicate, relish, worship, deal, and love love love love love each other in such a way that is fundamentally unique and full of humor and full of joy and compassion and passion and all the good -ions you can think of. If not for the model of the vibrant model of Mom and Dad, I would never have given the relationships in my lifetime that have brought me the most joy and flavor the attention, respect, and patience that they deserved. If not for their model of loving attention and awareness, I would not have realized that relationships I clung to out of obligation or pop-culture-aspiring hope weren't good for me, not as a man but as an individual. Health. They've taught me *health* in relationships, and I can imagine no greater gift (I guess other than biological life and existence) I would want from the people who raised and nurtured me. My god! Joe and Lucienne, how I love them!!!!!! 40 years. *40 YEARS* With them, it wasn't magic, it wasn't luck. It was faith and patience and work. I'd never want it any other way. 40 years from now, I can only hope in the deepest part of my being to be in the place that they are and were and always will be! Love Love Love Love Mom & Dad! (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
6:26 pm	Robocop as an Old Man! (Comment on this)
Friday, November 6th, 2009
11:27 am	pigs! "Never wrestle a pig.  You just get dirty and the pig enjoys it." -G.B. Shaw (Comment on this)
Sunday, September 27th, 2009
11:28 am	Eva Marie Sweeney was born yesterday (so today she gets fooled) Eva Marie Sweeney, 7lbs 12oz and about 21" long. The result of two incredible graduates of ColdTowne Conservatory, Kyle Sweeney and Julia Kirchen. I feel like a proud poppa; the two of them met and fell in love under our roof. This is further proof that improv creates life!! This happened just minutes after the two most adorable improvisers this side of the Milky Way, , Roy Janik and Kaci Beeler,  were joined in marriage in one of the most beautiful and joyful celebrations I ever done seen! (Comment on this)
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
12:14 am	I have conquered! Best Actor/Actress: Arthur Simone (Readers Poll, Arts & Entertainment, 2009) photo by Todd V. Wolfson Of course the winner of Austin's regional Air Guitar Championship and the Alamo Drafthouse's Air Sex World Championship can convincingly go through the motions of whatever you've got. But, as we've seen with Simone's work with the ColdTowne improv troupe and when his self-authored Dear Frailty series of twitchy monologues galvanizes a stage, the man's got big acting talent even when words are in the mix. www.arthursimone.com (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, August 27th, 2009
12:20 am	just sayin' Proud to be a liberal! (Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
1:56 pm	some smatterings of 'new' Abstract #52, #51, and #50 (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, July 27th, 2009
12:38 pm	rolling kind of dirty, kind of clean This weekend I: -bombed an audition -got stung by a wasp in my own theater -jumped into the pool with my phone in my pocket because I'm stupid -gave up on love yet again but -had some good shows and audiences so there's that (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
3:30 pm	review of Dear Frailty from the statesman Review: ‘Dear Fraility’ By Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 02:48 PM No one is normal in ‘Dear Fraility’ Arthur Simone’s oddly compelling darkly humorous one-man, multi-character show playing Fridays through August at Coldtowne Theater. But it is nevertheless easy to sympathize with the eight not-normal characters Simone presents on Coldtowne’s miniscule stage no matter how absurd and grotesque the details of the lives may be. Perhaps that because Simone has carefully crafted each to be remotely believable. Forget the flat character parody. Instead, Simone delivers little jewel-like stories of strange but absorbing characters whose stories you want to hear. There’s the barely recovered pyromaniac fresh from rehab, an old woman with nary a fond memory of the past, a man still suffering from the bullying he was victim to in his childhood and a single woman unlucky in love even if she doesn’t quite realize it. With only minimal props, Simone performs each of their stories in short, neatly-paced monologues. And for good measure, Simone throws in a few absurdist presentations of his own, most humorously a rambling and ridiculous slide presentation on the future of capitalism. (The show clocks in a little less than one hour.) The lanky Simone is something of a naturally jittery performer but that only gives his characters more of a manic edge that grabs the attention. What sets ‘Dear Fraility’ apart from most other monologue line-ups is the quality of Simone’s story-telling. There’s no ad-libbing or improv here. Rather, the writing has a tight, literary quality that unfolds thoughtfully. Simone, one third of the trio of improvisational actors that founded Coldtowne Theater, delivers an odd odyssey that in the end remains sweet. “Dear Fraility” continues at 9 p.m. on Fridays through Aug. 28 at Coldtowne Theater, Airport Blvd. www.coldtownetheater.com (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 16th, 2009
11:04 am	first time! a rad Chronicle article about artists' eye-opening experiences including mine!  :) look! (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
4:33 pm	back and broke and burned! I'll write more later, but I got to Miami, did the casting call and got a polite 'no.' But it's ok. I put my best foot forward and tried my best, and at this point I'm more saddened for the contemporary art world this show will introduce to the tv public than for myself... I'm sunburned and utterly exhausted and spent $300 more than I thought I would and had zero time for anything fun, but all in all, I'm glad I went to the effort to try it. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
2:19 pm	trip! tickets to Miami booked! Thanks to everyone! (1 Comment |Comment on this)