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.

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.

"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:

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!

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".

Overheard in the Theatre

Overheard at [title of show], Lyceum Theatre, 7/31/08
Before the show, Orchestra Left, Row G.

A: I'm going this show next week that Whoopi Goldberg is in.
B: Do you know what it's called?
A: No. Someone from work organized it. I mean, it's not like work is paying for it, but…oh here. Xanadu.
B. Xanadu? Are you sure?
A. Yeah.
B. You know who was in the movie, don't you? Olivia Newton John. Is Whoopi in the lead?
A. I'm sure she would be.
B. Wow. She is a far, far cry from Olivia Newton John.

Hello World from my iPhone

This is my first post using the new WordPress iPhone app on my new phone.

We got in line at 7:45a at the Soho Apple Store. We had our vouchers by about 9:00a. It took another 2.5 hours to get phones. The actual activation took 4 minutes per phone.

Below is the last photo taken by my Razr:

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***UPDATE***
Our friend who left the line around 9:00a with his voucher returned at 4pm and had his phone by 4:10. :(