Voting in NYC

We got up early today to vote, evidently so did much of our 'hood.

It's taken nearly 45mins to walk the sidewalk along Hayden Hall, and we've yet to turn the corner. Maybe a machine is broken… we always have the pull-lever kind, tho much of NYC is supposed to be on electronic machines by now. Not sure which kind I trust more anyway.

There is a district with hardly any residents in line, and they all get to go immediately to the front. There is talk of our building seceeding to that district. Watchout 80th, revolution is afoot!!

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- November 4, 2008
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Taping for "Man of the People" continues…

(It's never on "tape", but you get it.)

Today at our second-to-last recording session for Man of the People, we are joined by even more Broadway talent!

Stephen DeRosa guest stars as insult comic Cappy Goldstein in Episode #8 "The String Kids" airing October 14. Hunter Foster and Brad Oscar are political consultants Doc and Wendell in Episode #9 "How To Lose An Election" airing October 21.

Don't miss Episode #7: "The Lawn Law" which airs tomorrow. Signup for email notifications and join the MAN OF THE PEOPLE Facebook group, too.

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- October 6, 2008
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New web comedy "Man of the People" online now

A new comedy web series I'm working on, "Man of the People", went live yesterday. Episodes are free and posted each Tuesday until Election Day (Nov. 4). I am the audio producer and editor for the whole series, and we're having a blast. You should really check it out.

Think 'The Nixon Tapes meets The Office'. Each episode of "Man of the People" is comprised of the "found" audio tapes of Francis "Woody" Woodson, the acting mayor of fictional small-town Daltonville U.S.A., as he records his time in office for posterity (and any future autobiographers).

Created by Kleban Award-winner Jeremy Desmon and his team of writers and voiced by amazing Broadway theatre talent (including one of the current Jersey Boys), each episode snatches an issue from the headlines of the 2008 election season and makes it local.

Our first episode, "Woody Takes on Childhood Obesity" was posted yesterday. Next week, "Woody Battles Big Oil" (canola oil) followed by the Reverend Wright-inspired "Mr. Doug's Haircuts for Boys".

To listen, just visit woody4mayor.com. There is a web-based player for each episode, or subscribe to our iTunes podcast feed to automatically download (and sync to your iPod) each episode mp3 (and sync'd to your iPod) when it's posted.

You can also signup for an email notice, subscribe to the RSS feed, and join the "Man of the People" Facebook group.

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- August 28, 2008
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"Last Days of Left Eye" DVD release coming Sept. 9

"Last Days of Left Eye" is available for pre-order on Amazon for $17.99 and ships September 9.

If you're still mad that Mo'nique's "Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School" preempted seeing our names in the credits, get yourself a copy and re-enjoy the movie too.

Click the image below to purchase from Amazon, and Frankie and Roscoe will get a scoop of food on you.

This brings the number of titles in the FatLab DVD library to three — Waking Dreams, Through A Glass, Darkly, and now Left Eye.

(Netflixers, click here to add "Left Eye" to your queue.)

Previously:

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- August 18, 2008
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iPhone Remote app + Airfoil + Airfoil Speakers = iTunes Heaven

My iTunes library lives on our laptop, but I'm often on our other "big" computer and want to listen to those tunes. I could stream between iTuneses, but I want this listening to count — i.e. increment play counts, let me change star ratings, etc. You can't do that with iTunes streaming.

But now, with 2 computers, a wireless network, an iPhone running OS 2.0+, four cross-platform apps (3 of which are free), and a little scotch tape, my dream is possible.

  1. You'll need the following apps: iTunes, Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil ($25), their companion app Airfoil Speakers, and Apple's Remote for iPhone
  2. Open Airfoil Speakers on the destination computer.
  3. Open Airfoil on the source computer and select "iTunes" from the source list.
  4. In Airfoil, activate the connection to the Airfoil Speakers computer. (iTunes will launch or relaunch, and Airfoil will establish a digital link to the destination.)
  5. Get your iPhone on your Wi-Fi network
  6. Open Remote, select a tune, and press play!
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- August 13, 2008
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Demo Reel of Children's Theme Park Show Music

For three summers now, FatLab Music has supplied soundtracks to theme parks for IAAPA Award-Winning medley shows, fireworks spectacles, and lately, more and more kids' shows. We provide original theme songs, reinterpreted arrangements, karaoke-style transcriptions, audio editing, pre-tracked vocals, and so on.

We are the "music guys" for two great companies: RWS & Associates Entertainment, Inc., whose live entertainment character properties include the CBS Television lineup and HIT Entertainment's portfolio ("Thomas and Friends", "Barney", "Bob The Builder"), and Manhattan Creative Group.

Our shows are wrapping up their summer season, so we thought it was a good time to share a demo reel of some of our Children's Show work to-date.

 

Download (ctrl-click to Save As...)

[0:00] "Beyond The Castle Walls" - Original music and lyric
From Beyond The Castle Walls (RWS)

[0:39] "Garfield The Great" - Original music and lyric
From Garfield The Great & Friends (RWS)

[1:04] "Believe" - Arrangement
From The Spirit of Christmas (RWS)

[1:18] "Kidapalooza" - Original music
Lyric by Stephen Tomac
From Kidapalooza (RWS)

[1:35] "Rockin' on Route 66" - Original music and lyric
From Rockin' on Route 66 (RWS)

[1:53] "Who Left My Bologna In The Sun?" - Arrangement
From The Hopsicals (MCG)

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- August 10, 2008
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Overheard in the Theatre

Overheard at [title of show], Lyceum Theatre, 7/31/08
10 "fucks" into the show, whispered Orchestra Left, Row H.

X: "Holy" what?
Y: "Holy Fucking Shit".

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