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This post comes from our manager Steven. Of the many aspects of daily life that makes the American experience unique - from speedboat racing to barber shop quartetting - is our singular dedication to the idea of fun. This tradition of merrymaking predates the Declaration of Independence, and, as John Beckman argues in his book … Continue reading The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Has Some AMERICAN FUN
There is a reason that Judy Greer looks familiar. No. She isn't your dental hygienist. No. You probably didn't spit slurred game at her downtown last week after a few too many. No. She isn't the wacky ghost in your house that moves stuff around and makes the walls bleed when you're not looking. Judy … Continue reading Judy Greer’s I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU KNOW ME FROM Has Taught The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club What It Means To Be The Second Banana
Someone asked at random to name one fact about Iceland would probably be able to remember that Bjork is from there. A true devotee of international culture may recall that Iceland is also the home of The Sugarcubes – a band that Bjork was in. It may then come as a surprise that this seemingly … Continue reading The Stand Up Sit Down Book Club Has Read GNARR! And Now It Wants To Be Mayor Of Austin!
~post by Steven Stop me if you've heard this one: Flippo and Steve(n), the hapless hosts of the Stand Up Sit Down book club, walk into a doctor's office (together, for some reason) and say, “Doc, it hurts when we do this”, contorting their limbs disgracefully. “What do you think? Should we not do that?”, … Continue reading A Couple of Schmucks Walk Into a Doctor’s Office…
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