Christmas in May

It is important for any artist to keep well-worn material fresh and new. Last night Your Old Buddy Foz and Patrick and Leon rolled out a holiday favorite for the comics and the drunks at Cole's, Sex For Christmas. You will remember Sex For Christmas as a favorite last December during Cole's Great Naked Christmas Party. It got a good reaction in May too, although, as you can see by the accompanying photo, Foz is not naked. Or rather, he is not naked per se. He is naked in his soul, as you can see here, as he croons:

Oooooh, sex for Christmas,
Oooooh, under the tree,
Oooooh, sex for Christmas,
Sex for Christmas, that's for me!
(Lyrics by Jeff Drake, circa 1984)

(Music too)

Thanks to Jeff Hopkins for posting some digital evidence of last night's craziness. The boys played some kind of crazy set, including the debut of I'm Gonna Be Sick (Granny Granny), a fine rendition of Broken Bicycles featuring Leon comping on bass,(that's right, we play sad songs too, sometimes) and the (as usual) rip roaring With Drunk Astronauts.

And then Adam Burke came along and the comics got down to business.

See you at Cole's next week.

Class of Ninety-Hmmmm

Hey Brothers,

It looks like your old pal Foz is going to have two fantastic evenings in a row. Last night I got together with the pictured pack of Kansas Jayhawkers, Theater Department, Class of 199hmmmm. We sat outside, we drank drinky drinks in Old Town, and we adjourned to the Second City to see some sketch comedy. It was the kind of evening that people who don't live in Chicago think that people who live in Chicago do all the time. For a lot of reasons we don't, but we probably should. The pictured critters, all as enormously talented in other-than-traditional-theater professions as they were as acting students, are identified, from left to right as, Ramona Curtis, Your Pal in his Bjorn Skaptason disguise, Jeff Hopkins, and Jeff Sherr.

Which brings us to my next fantastic evening. Tonight You are going to meet Your Buddy Foz, and Patrick, and Old Leon "Tiger Shark" Strokes at Cole's for your weekly dose of madness. I think Cameron Esposito will host tonight, but if she doesn't somebody will write some music for whoever does. I think we are doing some amazing new material, but I can't remember what it is right now.

Since we haven't covered the details in a while, here they are: You will come to Cole's between 8 - 9 tonight. Cole's is at 2338 N. Milwaukee Ave., in Logan Square. This is just west of Milwaukee and California. If you are a comic, show up early for sign up. If you are not a comic, show up early for $2 PBR's with Travis the Bartender. If you are Patrick or Leon show up early enough to warm up with at least two pre-show drinks each. Buy a couple for yourselves too.

What a night it will be!