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Archive for August, 2011

Middle-Aged Irony Alert

That's a problem

Working away from home, only packed one pair of “cheaters,” screw that came out of bow is too small to see without “cheaters.”

LATE UPDATE: I am stubborn and I have a jackknife, victory is mine.

Mike at Big Top Chautauqua This Week

Mike will be performing at Big Top Chautauqua in various capacities this week:

Thursday, September 1: Bally Hoo Haw Mike will appear as several characters (including “The Schwam’s Man” and “Chaz” the fashion designer responsible for the line of ladies lingerie known as “Lena’s Secret”) and will also deliver a few humorous monologues (including some of the material from this). Ticket info here.

Friday, September 2: Bally Hoo Haw Mike will appear as several characters (including “The Schwam’s Man” and “Chaz” the fashion designer responsible for the line of ladies lingerie known as “Lena’s Secret”) and will also deliver a few humorous monologues (including some of the material from this). Ticket info here.

Saturday, September 3: Bluegrass show with Mountain Heart and Fitzmaurice Band. Mike will host and perform a brief monologue. Ticket info here.

Sunday, September 4: Blue Canvas Orchestrated (with Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra). Mike will host. Ticket info here.

For additional ticket/show info, please call the Big Top Box office at (715) 373 5552 or (888) 244-8368.

Five

That’s how many parts are in one of those blankety-blank new non-spill fuel nozzles. I know, because I have personally inspected each one of them after “exploring my emotions” regarding the fact that I have never spilled so much fuel as I have since these blankety-blank things were mandated. This is a classic case of someone far removed from the actual earth deciding they are going to save the earth.

Ommmm.

Encore Tent Show Radio Tonight – Great Big Sea

If you’re within range of one of these stations tonight (Saturday, August 27th) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top Chautauqua.  Information on streaming the show here.

The musical guests will be Great Big Sea, and in this episode’s monologue – delivered from the backstage dressing room with the one lonely little lightbulb burnin’ – Mike discusses how a teetotal might still enjoy drinking songs but is unlikely to serve jury duty.

You can join the Tent Show Radio Facebook page here.

SET LIST:

Blue Canvas Orchestra: Ballyhoo, King Midas, Evening At Chautauqua

Great Big Sea: Donkey Riding, Captain Kidd, Love Me Tonight, The Night Pat Murphy Died, When I’m Up

Michael Perry: Monologue

Great Big Sea: Yankee Sailor, General Taylor, The Scolding Wife, Run Runaway

Blue Canvas Orchestra: Parting Glass, Hobo Blues

Chicken Day

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We loaded them early, in the rain.

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Mills ready to roll. He drove so I could write. Thanks, man.

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You can never have too many coolers.

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Back home, ready to cut and package. Mills with helper. You could call this photo Establishing the Source of Chicken Soup.

This is Mike Writing

Imagine a pile of bricks. Imagine a bricklayer determined to build a beautiful wall from those bricks. Now imagine the bricklayer attempting to construct that wall by strapping on a helmet, tying his hands behind his back, and bashing into the pile of bricks head-first, over and over and over.

Pretty much it.

My Wife

Whenever I hit the last 2-3 months of a book, I crawl right inside of it, to the detriment of my sleep, health, and family. This is not some writer thing…I know plenty of farmers who go to the same place during planting and harvest time. It was one matter to indulge in this behavior when it was bachelor me. Now I have a family. And although I do most of my writing in a room above the garage just across the yard, I’m still essentially absent. And when I do emerge, my mind doesn’t always come with me.

My wife gets this. Doesn’t mean she’d choose it. And doesn’t mean she should have to put up with it. And she has backbone enough to let me know when it’s time to haul my brain out of the office…or wherever else I might have it stuck.

But every day she has a word of encouragement.

Better than I deserve, son, better than I deserve.