Christopher Gurr

We’re celebrating RC’s bday! Drinks on the producers! Food, too! Huzzah! - Photo:...

Apr 1st

Tonight is Richard Chamberlain’s 75th birthdy and the beginning of his last week with the...

Mar 31st

Waiting in the wings for fight call. Two principals out tonight. Luckily, we’ve a deep bench....

Mar 31st

Just found out from JV that Burns & Allen got married on this stage. Wow. Good mojo here. -...

Mar 31st

Good, healthy lunch. Now grocery shopping & more Death Valley planning. - Photo:...

Mar 31st

Back @ the Hanna, where I ate so many times last time we played Cleveland. Great light, nice staff....

Mar 31st

New travel question site - Travellr - http://travellr.com/ - If you want to follow me there,...

Mar 31st

m travellr I’ve emailed you for a beta key request - this is a duplicate request. Thanks!

Mar 31st

Man. The gym here is bizay! Who are all these people? - http://bkite.com/062ei

Mar 31st

Landed in Cleveland. Now bags, taxi, hotel, shower… - http://bkite.com/0627H

Mar 31st

On board my ATL-CLE flight. It’s a 2 & 2 regional jet, so no 1st class to upgrade to....

Mar 30th

Lay over in ATL. Grabbed a sandwich from Paschal’s - the pepperiest chicken salad in the...

Mar 30th

Ah! My first flight with Gogo wifi service. I won’t be using it, but it’s nice to know...

Mar 30th

Delta Medalion magic came through. Just got my 1st class boarding pass. There’s free bourbon...

Mar 30th

Snuggled into my own little cubicle in the Delta Crown Room @ PHL. Will I be productive. Maybe....

Mar 30th

catching up on @mpeacock ‘s podcast - Travel Commons. Great “road warrior”...

Mar 30th

Soooooo v early to the airport, but I needed to chk out of my Wilmington hotel. Sitting in a rocking...

Mar 30th

Monday = travel day. Flying PHL-ATL-CLE (guess the airline) but not starting out ‘til this...

Mar 30th

Richard Chamberlain is a mensch of the highest order and a fantastic dinner companion. Buzzed from...

Mar 30th

RT @twitchhiker: Folks, we are just £120 off the £5,000. I promise to stop pestering if we hit it :)...

Mar 29th

Now to pack, hit the treadmill, shower, & go eat Japanese w/ Richard Chamberlain. Early...

Mar 29th

He is a priest to his own discontent and swings the censor of his malodorous sorrows before him,...

Mar 29th

Headed out to grab some lunch on the way to the theatre for our last show @ The DuPont, Wilminton....

Mar 29th

Downloading the latest episode of The Bugle. Can’t recommend this podcast enough. Very funny,...

Mar 29th

Good swim this morning and the network is up again here at the hotel. Carpe internet!

Mar 29th

you should follow @DesertBlog, @Ihnatko, and @ITPodcast. 7 more picks at http://twibes.com/?r=T1

Mar 28th

A twitter bait and switch? Or just a simple “upsight”? (Apologies to Neal Stephenson,...

Mar 28th

And @doubletreehtls Wilmington internet is down, again. Oy.

Mar 28th

This Is Only An Experiment

Pleased To Meet… Uh. Hello? This morning, checking the emails, among the new twitter follower...

Mar 28th

Practical Demonkeeping

Mar 28th

Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale...

Mar 28th

gave 4 stars to Fluke: Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore -...

Mar 28th

Nice long swim & shower & now the series of tubes running from @doubltreehtls Wilmington to...

Mar 28th

Oh @doubletreehtls Wilmington, you really are quite good @ some things & quite bad @ others....

Mar 28th

Best book to take into the desert? Hit me with any ideas. Thanks. Camping for a week in Death Valley...

Mar 28th

For the record;:John O’Hurley (our incoming King Arthur) is pretty handy with a sword....

Mar 27th

RT @FlorianBoyd “Don’t forget All the Wild & Lonely Places: Journeys In A Desert...

Mar 27th

Reading Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-… by Rolf Potts -...

Mar 27th

In the midst of transitioning from king 4 to king 5 - Richard Chamberlain to John O’Hurley....

Mar 27th

Off to rehearsal. Keep the desert book recs coming. I’ll repeat the request 3X more for peeps...

Mar 27th

RT @DesertBlog: “More modern: Charles Bowden “Desierto” (Tucson...

Mar 27th

RT @CampSandwich: “May I suggest Death Valley SUV Trails by Roger Mitchell? Not fictional but...

Mar 27th

RT @cllecr: The Secret Knowledge of Water by Craig Childs would B a great one, or any of his books...

Mar 27th

Best book to take into the desert? Hit me with any ideas. Thanks. Camping for a week in Death Valley...

Mar 27th

An hour on the treadmill and I think I’ve sweated out most of last night’s bourbon.

Mar 27th

congrats to @ITpodcast on winning the Best Podcast category in the inaugural Lonely Planet Travel...

Mar 27th

completely forgot I even had a Plurk account - aaaaaaaaand, it’s deleted.

Mar 27th

So I cancel plurk and pick up two followers on it. OK…

Mar 27th

In the middle of a long, but productive rehearsal w/ our original choreographer. Wish he could visit...

Mar 26th

Out the door to scrounge for food in dwntwn Wilmington…

Mar 26th

getting some bad info from @qwitter - rec you double chk on @doesfollow to make sure folks are not...

Mar 26th

Reading Smile When You’re Lying: Confessions of a Rogue Tr… by Chuck Thompson -...

Mar 25th

Reading Ethel Merman: A Life by Brian Kellow - http://tinyurl.com/c4zd43

Mar 25th

Reading Hot Spring and Hot Pools of the Southwest: Jayson … by Marjorie Gersh-Young -...

Mar 25th

The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual...

Mar 25th

Of course, the question is: Am I far enough south for these biscuits to be decent…? - Photo:...

Mar 25th

I’d like to apologize to Wilmington right now. This is going to be hotel room-theatre-and back...

Mar 25th

Trying not to haul a laptop into desert w/ me for a week. Anyone got any photo card > storage...

Mar 25th

My dressing room, she is small, but she is all mine. Thought for sure I’d be sharing… -...

Mar 24th

Backstage @ The DuPont… Low on space, high on old school charm. - Photo:...

Mar 24th

Oh, look. My old friends, the room service fairies have come & gone. I’ve missed them, so....

Mar 24th

Happiness is a warm cookie & a smile(s) @ check-in. Thanks, @doubletreehtls. So far, so good. -...

Mar 24th

Bags, taxi, Wilmington, here I come! - http://bkite.com/05Q2w

Mar 24th

2 hrs on the ATL tarmac, 1.5 in the air. Now in PHL. - http://bkite.com/05Q0e

Mar 24th

Downtown Wilmington must-eats? Perfect pints? Y’all holler out. I’m there for the week.

Mar 24th

Back in the saddle. Today, ATL-PHL, then taxi to Wilmington, DE. Sound check @ theatre: 5:30,...

Mar 24th

If you make art, consume art, facilitate art, and have ever doubted it’s value…...

Mar 23rd

dumping data from GPS of this weeks hikes in the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area - great...

Mar 23rd

All done with ATL shows. Load out happening even as I type. Hanging around ATL tomorrow for more...

Mar 23rd

Just added myself to the http://wefollow.com twitter directory under: #backpacking #hiking...

Mar 23rd

How did I end up at REI again?

Mar 22nd

Kitchen tag-team: Mama made perfect pancakes & Aunt Carol put the hurt on some bacon. Fueled up...

Mar 22nd

Aaaaannnnd… I’m up! I’m trying to limit my morning laptop sessions to an hour....

Mar 21st

Wearing Vibram FiveFingers is not unlike wearing a Utilikilt. Gets some stares, starts conversations...

Mar 20th

Got in a short hike before heading to the theatre. Two dif guys clocked my FiveFingers. 1) an owner...

Mar 20th

First load of boxes in the car. Quick shower and off to Eclipse di Luna for lunch and then a run to...

Mar 20th

Today : boxes, storage space, meal w/ old friends (part 3), more packing, show, & meal w/...

Mar 20th

Challenge: @tripchill ? @tripit ? - port res info to @yapta ? mmmmmm. Porty...

Mar 20th

Another fun & vocal audience last night. Today, lunch w/ old friends, rehearsal, trail run, more...

Mar 19th

Got to love the REI order that comes to $0.00 because of one’s dividend. I know it’s a...

Mar 19th

Cloud cover just now burning off. Made me stay in and deal with all these boxes I need to get out of...

Mar 18th

Wow. Just set up my BA Copper Spur UL3 on my mama & aunt’s back patio. It pretty much...

Mar 18th

Outstanding in the Field: I’ve never been to one, but I long to go - http://budurl.com/mje4 An...

Mar 18th

Fog cover in ATL this a.m. Think I’ll put up the tent in back to air out while I wait for the...

Mar 18th

Well, my only nod to it being St. Pat’s Day is that the last thing I’ve done is drink a...

Mar 18th

Great audience here tonight. Guy in the front is just dying. Nice to hear. - http://bkite.com/05CUI

Mar 18th

Very strange playing Atlanta but not The Fox. The Cobb Energy PAC is v. new & nice, but I could...

Mar 17th

The view from center stage. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05Cur

Mar 17th

Based on this review http://budurl.com/euyg frm @itpodcast I bought some Vibram FiveFingers (the...

Mar 17th

‘monring, ATL. Thanks for the sun. Gonna go hit a trail on the Chattahoochee for a little AM...

Mar 17th

Is it wrong that, more than anything, I want a very large white board to work out some thoughts?...

Mar 17th

Timely piece from @novaspivack: http://budurl.com/v8wa Will Twitter Survive What Is About to Happen?

Mar 17th

Just had wonderful homemade meal with Mama, Aunt Carol, and my old prof, Byron. Good food, good...

Mar 17th

Whoo-hoo! New contact lenses! All the better to see the desert in three weeks.

Mar 16th

Heating up some fried cornbread from last night and pouring old fashioned Baldree cane syrup all...

Mar 16th

Just voted for Indie Travel Podcast; help them with your vote too: http://budurl.com/fdg2 @itpodcast...

Mar 16th

Headed down the road from Gainesville to Atlanta this A.M. Rain, rain, rain outside. I think the...

Mar 16th

Anathem

Mar 16th

Reading Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore - http://tinyurl.com/cpga47

Mar 16th

gave 5 stars to Anathem by Neal Stephenson - http://tinyurl.com/co4knn

Mar 16th

Starting on my shopping/packing list for my upcoming trip into Death Valley. Oh boy, oh boy, oh...

Mar 16th

An update on my troubles with @tweetdeck yesterday: http://budurl.com/ufse

Mar 15th

I keep remembering it’s Sunday and nearly jumping out of my skin because I’m not at the...

Mar 15th

TweetDeck Trouble: An Update

Yesterday I had a scare on TweetDeck. I discovered that one of my favorite follower/friends was not...

Mar 15th

There was Guinness, homemade veg soup, and a pimento cheese sandwich waiting for me at the house in...

Mar 15th

Landed in rainy ATL. Christopher Moore’s Practical Demonkeeping was excellent flight...

Mar 15th

Landed - http://bkite.com/05xiD

Mar 15th

We missed our window. Now delayed 45 mins due to ATL weather. Two business men behind are narrating...

Mar 15th

I was completely unprepared for the spring break travelers. Completely. Oy.

Mar 15th

They’re shutting this bird up. Hope we take off soon. Weather looks dodgy in ATL. -...

Mar 15th

One last shot of Austin Java @ the airport. Man, I hate to leave, but know I’ll be back....

Mar 15th

Goodnight, Real Ale. Goodnight, hot tub. Goodnight, moon tower. Goodnight, Austin. Tomorrow,...

Mar 15th

Me wristband required, and the Shiner Boch ice cream is shut up good. - Photo:...

Mar 14th

Yep. They have Shiner Boch ice cream… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05wai

Mar 14th

Because of the evil that is @JovonShuck, I am going to go by Amy’s Ice Cream on the way to...

Mar 14th

protecteds also not showing up on tweetie iphone app - man, I hope @tweetdeck can fix this. I need...

Mar 14th

yo! wonderful @TweetDeck - whom I adore - I’m not receiving protected feeds in your app. So...

Mar 14th

Wait a minute! Is TweetDeck not getting the protected feeds from people I’m following? No...

Mar 14th

Suppertime… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05vYn

Mar 14th

Drinking a sweet tea, waiting on an order of Chicken Fried Steak, Fried Okra, & Butterbeans. -...

Mar 14th

Today’s my last day in Austin. Heading out just as the SXSW hoards are heading in. Two shows...

Mar 14th

Listening to a great SXSW preview on KUT (Austin NPR) - http://budurl.com/7p7p - really makes me...

Mar 13th

Whl wheat apple pancake. There’s been some sort of terrible butter accident. - Photo:...

Mar 13th

It’s the prettiest Whole Foods ever. - http://bkite.com/05sPg

Mar 13th

Here I am. It’s packed, but there’s one seat @ the bar. Perfect. - Photo:...

Mar 13th

Migas con queso. I am banging my fist on the bar, it’s so good. - Photo:...

Mar 13th

Kerby.

Mar 13th

Heading north to original Kerny Lane for b’fast.

Mar 13th

FTW: Milk Drive, the Austin band that played the Spamalot Tour 3rd Anniversary party last night @...

Mar 13th

The band was Milk Drive + a pick up guy on fiddle/vocals/mandolin. Real friendly guys & fine...

Mar 13th

These guys are great. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05rVj

Mar 13th

Here for the show’s 3rd anniversary party. Great swing/bluegrass/new grass quartet playing....

Mar 13th

http://twitpic.com/21fxx - Torchy’s: Baja Shrimp, Fried Avacado, Pork…

Mar 12th

Waiting on some Torchy’s Tacos. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05r6U

Mar 12th

http://twitpic.com/21b32 - It’s clean up rehearsal here @ Spamalot.

Mar 12th

Checking out Spider House for a latte. - http://bkite.com/05qDY

Mar 12th

Magnolia Cafe lived up to the hype. Austin food: three for three. Wish I were here longer. Blood...

Mar 12th

Pecan Buttermlk Pancake & Eggs Zapatino with Ham. It. Is. Soooooooo good. - Photo:...

Mar 12th

Got a cozy spot @ the counter. This place is packed. Good sign. - http://bkite.com/05qwO

Mar 12th

I love the ring-side feel of a counter seat. My order’s in. I’m starving. - Photo:...

Mar 12th

So, Kerby Lane or Magnolia Cafe for breakfast…? Hmmmmmm. I’ve got rehearsal @ 1 &...

Mar 12th

Soaking in a hot tub during all that rain last night was only beat by sleeping w/ the sound of the...

Mar 12th

A great little service: Cost To Drive: http://budurl.com/cv65 - let’s you know how much that...

Mar 11th

…a Salmon… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05oyy

Mar 11th

…and Choc., Banana, Peanut Butter. Hush! - Photo: http://bkite.com/05ozp

Mar 11th

I got a Cuban… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05oyd

Mar 11th

Home from the press work. Mercy, I’m hungry. Crepes?

Mar 11th

I’ve ordered 2 savory & 1 sweet… Soooooo hungry. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05ovz

Mar 11th

One more segment to go @ 8:25 here @ KTBC. Nick Ciccone, great on-air host.

Mar 11th

Listening to Dudley & Bob in the car on the way to @KLBJ937 for my segment. Hope the boys liked...

Mar 11th

Done @ FOX. Now off to KLBJ-FM for a 9:15 slot. K L… B… J… Can u tell I’m in...

Mar 11th

It’s raining cats & dogs here. At the FOX studios knocking back a latte.

Mar 11th

I’m up! KTBC-TV @ 7:10 & 8:15 (CST) then KLBJ-FM & KGSR-FM @ 9:15 & 9:45. Flogging...

Mar 11th

Maybe if I’m good in the morning, the PR person will take me to Flip Happy Crepes on the way...

Mar 11th

A nice piece of installation art in the UK: http://budurl.com/jpsq Look at the very simple (save the...

Mar 11th

One more piece of lovely video before I hit he sack: http://budurl.com/d6yt - now to bed. Early AM...

Mar 11th

Look, it’s a non-REI REI… But different. - http://bkite.com/05nad

Mar 10th

An afternoon snack during my first explorations of Austin. That’s a Sticky Bun Scotti. Yep....

Mar 10th

The VERY cute waiter gave me a grocery bag *full* of chips to take home with my 16oz salsa to go...

Mar 10th

This salsa is fierce! - http://bkite.com/05lJG

Mar 10th

I’m sitting on the front porch, under this wonderful tree, enjoying the cool of the evening....

Mar 10th

Settled into our cute rental house in Austin. Want to get Mex or TexMex for dinner, maybe bring it...

Mar 9th

81 & cloudy, with a nice breeze. Nap time w/ the sound of waves lapping the shore. -...

Mar 9th

Ok, this place is great! - http://bkite.com/05kZs

Mar 9th

Landed in Austin. Bags, jeep, food, Hippie Hollow, in that order. Hang my hammock, nap, nap, nap....

Mar 9th

This Delta ATL- AUS flt is packed, tight. Hope my Delta stock is benefiting from all this business....

Mar 9th

Mercy, look @ all the afluent hippie types getting on this plane. Returning to the mothership: The...

Mar 9th

Safely landed ATL. AUS flight in 1.5 hrs. Reading last 100 pages of Anathem… Don’t want...

Mar 9th

4 hrs sleep ≠ enough. But, loaded w/ 5 hrs of Bern’s Steakhouse goodness, JV and I have made...

Mar 9th

Today is TPA-ATL-AUS and, if all my stars align & the weather plays nice, a very long nap at...

Mar 9th

On board and this bird is packed. - http://bkite.com/05kp1

Mar 9th

Macadamia nut ice cream sundae - Photo: http://bkite.com/05k66

Mar 9th

Oh My God! We’re STILL eating! Four hours later! And I’ve just ordered dessert. So...

Mar 9th

The salads are here! - Photo: http://bkite.com/05jUV

Mar 9th

Three soup tasting… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05jUC

Mar 9th

JV’s oyster bengets.. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05jUq

Mar 9th

Smoked fish tasting to start. - Photo: http://bkite.com/05jUk

Mar 9th

Let’s eat some cow! - http://bkite.com/05jFP

Mar 8th

I’ve started with a bourbon on the rocks. Basil Hayden. Delightful. - http://bkite.com/05jGD

Mar 8th

Killing time before dinner doing one of my favorite things: driving around looking @ houses &...

Mar 8th

New Europe

Mar 8th

Michael Palin Diaries: The Python Years,...

Mar 8th

is on page 85 of 272 of The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography

Mar 8th

gave 4 stars to Michael Palin Diaries: The Python Years, 1969-1979 by Michael Palin -...

Mar 8th

Reading The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography by Sidney Poitier -...

Mar 8th

Wow - GoodReads spews out a lot a update tweets. Sorry about the blitz, ya’ll. Carry on…

Mar 8th

gave 3 stars to New Europe by Michael Palin - http://tinyurl.com/a9su7u

Mar 8th

is finished with New Europe

Mar 8th

Just finished outside morning yoga amidst some mad crazy birdsong goings on. Do you think...

Mar 8th

1. What are the most important problems in your field? 2. Are you working on one of them? 3. Why...

Mar 8th

Up early to see SDS off on her drive from TPA to New Orleans & thence to Austin, our next port...

Mar 8th

Thanks for the fish! - Photo: http://bkite.com/05hwo

Mar 7th

Tucked in for a short one and some grub betwixt shows. This place is great. - Photo:...

Mar 7th

Come to papa… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05htR

Mar 7th

They’re small, but other than that, they’re perfect. Mmmmmm… - Photo:...

Mar 7th

Today’s show is brought to you by Odwalla Protein drink & generic Robitussin. Mmmmm…...

Mar 7th

This new episode from The Happy Hours Guys makes me very excited about our stint in LA this summer:...

Mar 7th

Thinking about hikes around Austin next week. I’m determined to be outside as much as...

Mar 7th

BTW, I’m enjoying following @nprscottsimon… Nice stuff on actors in interviews this am.

Mar 7th

The fight for my body & soul btwn pollen & sunshine conts. here in FL. The sun is reviving...

Mar 7th

Giving both TripChill & TripIt a trail run. As with many of these services, there are things in...

Mar 6th

Ben’s drinking a Dogfish 120. There is SO MUCH going on in this beer! - Photo:...

Mar 5th

A little coffee to send me into the second show suitably stoked. - http://bkite.com/05djj

Mar 5th

Checking out this place between shows. A Strong Bow is on the way… - http://bkite.com/05deG

Mar 5th

No power @ the house. Headed to work early.

Mar 5th

Seeking decent food on a beautiful beach. It is a fool’s errand. - http://bkite.com/05aWf

Mar 4th

Waiting on a phone interview call from the Atlanta Journal/Constitution - the paper of my people....

Mar 4th

Tampa Round II: sound chk in 30 mins, curtain @ 7:30. Hope they like our skit. They did in...

Mar 3rd

Reading new plays by the pool & I get a visitor… - Photo: http://bkite.com/05955

Mar 3rd

‘morning, Tampa. I’ve decided to make a productivity pocket of my internetless...

Mar 3rd

An iPhone means not having to panic when there’s no internet @ the rental house. Now,...

Mar 3rd

http://twitpic.com/1sxcl - The current view from my treklight hammock.

Mar 2nd

http://twitpic.com/1sxzh - Sunnier view from my new treklight hammock. Sweet.

Mar 2nd

An oprey is watching me from the 3rd tree away. - Photo: http://bkite.com/057jT

Mar 2nd

No ferry to Caladesi Island because of high winds.I’ll make do with the trials here on...

Mar 2nd

Packing up for tomorrow drive to Tampa. Actually going to overshoot TPA & get in a coastal hike...

Mar 2nd

Just back from yoga, walking, and not a small bit of dermabrasion/sandblasting. I look 10 years...

Mar 1st

One show today. One! The delight of that is immeasurable. To have a Sunday night off is a rare...

Mar 1st