The Arts: April 2005 Archives

PostSecret has been one of my favorite blogs for a long time. The postcards people send in make me laugh and laugh. Some make me feel so sad it takes my breath away. Some creep me out.

Some of the postcards seem so simple or truthful that it makes me sad considering the fact that the person sending the card in didn't have anyone to tell their secret to.

I just heard The Shins are playing First Avenue tomorrow. I was totally unaware of this until just this moment.

In more disappointing news it appears the show is sold out.

If any of my loyal readers have tickets and want to take me to the show, please leave a comment. The person writing the funniest comment gets to take me. As a thank you gift, I'll create a very special blog post just for you.

I recently went to see a play near my house at the "Lakeshore Players Theatre" in White Bear. Actually it wasn't a play but nine ten minute plays written for a contest.

It was really fun. The actors were very good. To my surprise I knew one of the actors, Mike Laudenslager, who I now know is on the board of a local theater Lyric Arts. He was such a good actor, I wasn't sure it was him until I saw him outside during intermission.

The thing I really like about the plays was their brevity. If you didn't like one, all you had to do was wait ten minutes and you would get a whole new play to enjoy.

I didn't agree with the judges of the contest at all. They ranked the serious plays as the top three. The funny plays were much better in my book. The word play in "Old Maids Never Worry", by Rich Espey, was especially good. I also enjoyed "Speed Date" by Carol White.