Improv All-Stars
Sat Sep 17, 2005 10:47 (UTC -5)I’m a big fan of the improvised comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?. (Improvisation is called “improv” for people who like to abbrev. everything.) In February I even went to see Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood live. So when my sister found out that Drew Carey’s Improv All-Stars were coming (well, going) to Sarasota, she decided that we had to go. So we’re all going. The All-Stars are a touring improv troupe led by Whose Line host Drew Carey; they are composed of performers from Whose Line and The Drew Carey Show (many people made appearances on both shows).
My sister was really mad when she found out that we could have met Colin and Brad if we had hung out by the stage door after the show. So we’re going to try to meet the All-Stars: Drew Carey, Greg Proops, Chip Esten, Jeff Davis, and more. We’ve examined satellite photos and floor plans of the venue, and it may just be possible to sneak over to the side entrance, but we’d probably (a) get kicked out, (b) not see them, or (c) both.
In any case, I’m bringing my camera. I know cameras aren’t allowed, but you always see someone who managed to bring one in. I think I’m going to hide mine in my sock if they’re really rough with searching people. We have fairly close seats (yesss!) so I’ll have to be very careful and make sure the flash and auto-focus are turned off, as both of them make bright lights. Maybe I’ll even take some videos, ’cause my camera can do that.
No, you didn’t misread the first paragraph. The show is in Sarasota, a good 4 hours away (if you go the fast way), on the opposite side of the state. I think we’re taking the long way through the seedy towns during the day, and the fast Interstate way on the night trip home. So how will I entertain myself? Because I have an essay due for European history, I need to read the prerequisite reading (a very boring chapter from Guns, Germs, and Steel about how societies formed). To get me to read the darn thing, I’m bringing no books and no music.
I hope the trip is worth it. I think it will be, if we don’t spend the night in Sarasota (we’re undecided on that point). I just hate sleeping in hotels and stuff like that. I’d be perfectly fine with stumbling back into the house at one in the morning, and I know my dad likes driving at night. Anyway, it should be cool to see Drew Carey in person, as I am a fan of both of his shows, so that should make up for everything.
This is a most interesting site that I found from Google Blog Search: It’s called The World of Stuff, and it’s got a blog with random things. Sound familiar?
When I started The World of Stuff, I made sure there were no other sites called The World of Stuff. There’s WorldOfStuff, The Wide World of Stuff, and So-and-So’s World of Stuff, but there was no The World of Stuff. And indeed, the aforementioned site’s domain name, theworldofstuff.net, was registered on June 29, 2005, making whoever runs that site the impostor. (For the record, I registered theworldofstuff.com on July 15, 2003, and the site existed before then.)
Well, I think I’ll just let it pass. I doubt that site will ever achieve the high level of popularity that this World of Stuff has.
3 comments
#1 by Mike: Tue Nov 29, 2005 18:41 (UTC -5)
I am the webmaster of theworldofstuff.net. I just found this post, and wanted a few things clarified. First off, I am not trying to be an imposter of this site, nor am I trying to dethrone you in any way. I started a personal website that I called The World of Stuff back in 1998 and put it up on my AOL space at the time.
I was never sure if I really wanted to have a webpage, but eventually I turned to web design for something to pass the time, and have now taken to web design for a bit more than a hobby.
When I first set up my website, I had a different URL, because theworldofstuff.com was taken, obviously. Later I decided that the .net domain was available, and I’d go ahead and take that.
I’m sorry if you feel that I’m trying to immitate you in any way, because I really am not. I enjoy your site, and come here every once in awhile to see what you’re up to, but I’m not trying to become the guy that tries to make his site like theworldofstuff.com. I just have my little bit of real estate on the web, just like you.
I hope I haven’t offended you with my website, because that’s never the point of it all.
#2 by Jordon: Tue Nov 29, 2005 21:00 (UTC -5)
I’m sorry if I came off rude. I really didn’t think you were out to copy me or anything — yeah, maybe I shouldn’t have used the word “impostor,” then. (The truth is, my site is definitely not popular enough to have impostors.) Apparently you have the right to call your The World of Stuff the original one, if you so choose. I’m sorry for causing this misunderstanding. I’m really not offended at all, just amused. Keep up the good work.
#3 by Mike: Sat Dec 03, 2005 00:06 (UTC -5)
No worries. I’m not saying I made the “original” TWoS or anything, nor am I trying to say that I was on the web before you. I will never call my site the original The World of Stuff, because I didn’t bother looking around online before I put mine up, and I really have no clue when you first put your site up, so you very well may have been online before I was. Honestly, that wasn’t what I was after with my comment. The use of the word “impostor” was really what did it, and you saying that you shouldn’t have used that word is enough for me to forget about it.
We both exist online, with similar views and ideas of what our personal websites should be, so we should have nothing against each other.
I’m sorry I over-reacted to your comment, and I hope your site continues to do well.