I so enjoy building songs. Germ of an idea, a couple chords, see where it goes. Even if, say, all you got’s a half a verse and a chorus line,…View post

Thank you to Sophie, who was reading Population 485 during a volunteer medical trip to Manaugua.

Came offstage for intermission in Oconomowoc to find a message saying Barry died. Not five minutes prior we were sharing his story and art with a sold out crowd. That…View post

Every week the Wisconsin State Journal runs “Roughneck Grace,” a weekly column written by Mike (many of the columns will be adapted from Mike’s Tent Show Radio monologues). Today’s column,…View post

If you’re within range of (or can stream) one of these stations tonight (Saturday, January 28th) we hope you’ll join Mike as he hosts another edition of Tent Show Radio from Big Top Chautauqua. In…View post