mikl-em
Actor, nerd, poet, producer, writer mikl-em made his name short so you wouldn't have to. In addition to his blog you can find his writing in "Hi Fructose" magazine and witness him almost life-sized in various plays at The Dark Room Theater in SF's Mission district.
He tends to write about theater, humor, San Francisco culture and history, and stuff that's just plain weird. He thanks Scott for sharing the keys to the Laughing Squid virtual HQ and promises to uphold whatever it is that the mirthful cephalopod would prefer to be uplifted.
The Church of John Coltrane in San Francisco
The Church of John Coltrane, or more formally the St. John Will-I-Am Coltrane African Orthodox Church, is a San Francisco church which recognizes the late…
William Shatner Wakes Up The Space Shuttle and The History of the Star Trek Theme Song
A special pre-recorded greeting by William Shatner was played along with the Star Trek theme song for the “wakeup call” of the crew of the…
Charlie Sheen on UStream and Charlie & Chuck Lorre on The Night Shift
Oh dear. Charlie Haz a Stream. Can you tell his publicist quit last week? The “Sheen’s-Korner” show debuted on Saturday night with something that looked…
Nerdmergency Kit and MaxFunDrive Fundraiser for MaximumFun.org
Our friend Jesse Thorn and the team over at MaximumFun.org are in the midst of their annual MaxFunDrive. Even though The Sound of Young America,…
Big Man Japan, A 1950’s Japanese Monster Movie Mockumentary
Not sure how I missed the wonderfully ridiculous "deadpan mockumentary" of meta-Godzilla-esqueness that is Big Man Japan.
Chicken John Is Still Not Dead, But Let’s Pretend He Is At An Art Show In NYC
“Let It End Like This” is an art show in New York City. It’s about people being dead. Chicken John gets to be one. Ironically,…
World Sword Swallower’s Day With Matthew Bouvier
The fifth annual World Sword Swallower’s Day took place this past weekend. Organized by Sword Swallowers Association International and Ripley’s Believe It or Not! who…
Son Lux and 2000 Other Bands Complete Album-In-A-Month Project
Throughout February, Son Lux (aka Ryan Lott) has been documenting the work on his new album. He wrote, recorded and produced the entire thing in…
More Snows of San Francisco Past And A Ski Jump On Fillmore Street
One last post to cap our coverage of the great San Francisco snow controversy of 2011. It has been widely quoted that this was the…
The City of San Francisco Snowbound in 1952
This week the history and the possibility of snow in San Francisco has been a point of much discussion. Debate even, as we are still…