by Bill McCurry | Apr 15, 2013 | Acting, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor, Improv
I joined two teenagers in holy wedlock yesterday. I consider it an accomplishment since I’m not a minister, they hadn’t thought about marriage when they got up that morning, and I was wearing a pair of boots on my head. In fact, they had never seen me and didn’t know...
by Bill McCurry | Jun 15, 2012 | Acting, Creativity, Humor, Improv, Writing
Do they smoke dope at an elvish solstice festival? I know it sounds like a frivolous question, but I grappled with it for several hours yesterday. You see, I’m writing a story about Santa Claus, and he’s an elf, and the next thing that happens in the story requires a...
by Bill McCurry | Apr 3, 2012 | Acting, Creativity, Entertainment, Humor, Improv
As an actor, I love being onstage. If I could manage it, I’d spend all of my acting-related time onstage. I despise rehearsals. The only thing I hate worse than rehearsing is sucking onstage. So, I rehearse and try to forget that the Jim Butcher novels will be picked...
by Bill McCurry | Jan 20, 2012 | Acting, Creativity, Humor, Improv, Writing
I spent a good part of last night wondering why mice can’t use bazookas. Well, I say that I was wondering about this, but that may be a little misleading. My wife would probably say that was whining rather than wondering. Mouse-bazooka capability doesn’t seem...
by Bill McCurry | Jul 19, 2011 | Acting, Confidence, Creativity, Humor, Improv, Writing
I like experiencing things more than I like hearing about them, with the exception of earthquakes and family dinners. I imagine you do too. Most people prefer to smell and taste a homemade brownie or two rather than hear someone read the list of ingredients on a...
by Bill McCurry | Jun 25, 2011 | Creativity, Humor, Improv
I’d like to round up every manager in every business in America, chain each of them to a clammy, stone wall somewhere, and teach them improv until their eyes bleed. Not only would it be fun for me, but they would thank me once their mind-shattering rage had passed....
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