arthur king divinity swordsworrrrrrd

pigs!

2009-11-06T17:28:33Z

"Never wrestle a pig. You just get dirty and the pig enjoys it." -G.B. Shaw

Eva Marie Sweeney

2009-09-27T16:32:28Z

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!

I have conquered!

2009-09-03T05:14:55Z

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

just sayin'

2009-08-27T05:21:41Z

Proud to be a liberal!

some smatterings of 'new'

2009-07-29T19:02:03Z

Abstract #52, #51, and #50

rolling kind of dirty, kind of clean

2009-07-27T17:40:03Z

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

review of Dear Frailty

2009-07-22T20:32:58Z

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

first time!

2009-07-16T16:05:45Z

a rad Chronicle article about artists' eye-opening experiences
including mine! :)
look!

back and broke and burned!

2009-07-15T21:45:20Z

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.

trip!

2009-07-11T19:20:25Z

tickets to Miami booked!
Thanks to everyone!

buy a painting to help immediately increase my Bravo TV fame

2009-07-09T16:17:08Z

I learned about this: http://www.bravotv.com/casting
and wanna make it possible to fly to one of the casting calls (the bastards don't take video submissions)

it's going to be the new Bravo equivalent of Top Chef, but for artists.

suffice it to say, this show was made for me.

Help me with a plane ticket by buying some artwork today. Anything I have, any price you name! A year from now I could be selling these goddamn things for thousands. For real, yall!
http://www.arthursimone.com/artwork.html

blah blah women

2009-07-06T07:56:27Z

the older I get the more fears and conditions and sentiment/sediment and uncontrollable arbitrary rotten drama I hit my head against. boo to that.

boo to that.

I just want love. the moon is out and it always is out of reach.

4th!

2009-07-04T17:37:21Z

warning warning!

2009-07-01T06:51:56Z

if neither this
http://www.arthursimone.com/artwork/rock.html
nor this
http://www.arthursimone.com/artwork/pelican.html

sell for $75

nor this
http://www.arthursimone.com/artwork/weeper.html
nor this
http://www.arthursimone.com/artwork/footsore.html

sell for $125

in the next day
i'm a-gonna paint over them!
such are the whims of a cash-strapped artist who believes in his creations but needs to consider the value of a frame, canvas, and pre-existing underpainting... :)

out of your hands

2009-06-01T05:45:36Z

Crutchfield: *Upon seeing Sherman Krader has a rifle at the ready and Ernest hasn't budged* Look out, Ernest! Get out of the way! *Krader takes aim at Ernest*
Nurse St. Cloud's voice: If he had faith in the Great One, the knife would not cut him. *Krader fires, but it looks like he missed*
Blatz: He missed. I can't believe he missed! *Krader moves forward a couple of steps, and takes aim again*
Nurse St. Cloud's voice: If he had courage, true courage, the rock would not break him. *Krader fires again, but misses. He moves even closer and takes aim again* If the brave was pure of heart, the arrow could not catch him. *Krader fires again, but misses. He moves to point-blank range and takes aim - Ernest sticks his finger into the barrel of Krader's rifle*
Ernest: Paper, rock, scissors. *Grins widely, Krader looks surprised*
Blatz: Looks like this one's out of your hands, Krader. *Krader drops his rifle, Ernest laughs mockingly, then the Second Chance kids as well as Brooks and Pennington burst into cheers. Krader beats a hasty retreat to his car as Nurse St. Cloud comes driving up in the camp station wagon flanked by a couple of cop cars*
Nurse St. Cloud: *Waves a piece of paper in the air* We got it! We got it! The judge issued a restraining order!

warm fuzzies

2009-05-11T05:52:05Z

my level 3 students brought me an "I love you" balloon on their last day of class
priceless and lovely
despite my penchant for a moody depressive nature, there's lots to put a smile on my face these days

zeitgeist shift

2009-05-07T21:17:23Z

tommy wiseau has changed everything
art is futile
art is transitory
art is eternal

snap!

2009-05-05T03:58:59Z

I hate it when flies are inside my house
and my room
but
it is worth it when Robin spends hours trying to chomp down on the little bugs
he will never be fast enough
but it is adorable

woowoo

2009-04-22T16:09:11Z

"Ethical quandaries, considerations, and questions are often taken too seriously by society-at-large. We must endeavor to take a more chaotic view of ethics, and realize that, like Nature itself, they are constantly evolving and changing. Ethical questions can only be answered by a process we call "survival of the fittest", wherein each possible answer is thrown into a filthy, muddy pit in order to fight for their own correctness." - Susan Mongood

gulp!

2009-04-20T16:10:02Z

I've always shied away from trying to sell my artwork on ebay because of:
a) the cheesy-ness of some of the work there
b) the low sale price of most of the work there

But I'm giving it a shot!
And nervous as hell. I put the starting price at $1 and offered free shipping. Maybe I should revise it yet again.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290310903983

space porn

2009-04-18T15:51:07Z

debris!

2009-03-22T07:18:33Z

after Mardi Gras, city of New Orleans cleaning crews stoically sweep up large piles of beads, cups, and bottles

surely, surely, after SXSW city of Austin crews must sweet up piles of discarded skinny hipster jeans, unwanted promo cds, and castoff ironic fedora hats

bravery!

2009-03-21T15:30:17Z

In these troubled times, it is nice to see the Pope take such a strong, meaningful stand against sorcery.

sorcery!

lookout!

2009-03-15T19:31:59Z

Look out, world!
I am wearing my POWER SOX

googled meself!

2009-03-05T07:59:09Z

I googled myself for the first time in a long while
whoa!
look what I found!

between 2000 and 2006 I donated $2900 to the National Right to Life Political Action Committee!!!
Jeez, I should've been using that to pay off my student loans.