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Where I Live:: Albuquerque

About Me:: We are (In order of best to worst) Joe Carney, Nando Fresquez, Steve Lucero and Alex Knight.
We like our reviews and our drinks mixed.
We like our comedy and our one-liners improvised.
And we like you. (wink)

Favorite Thing(s) About Albuquerque:: The fact that everything is about 15 minutes away.

Relationship Status:: It's Complicated

What I'm Reading:: Another new yorker story by John Updike.
psht! Glory hog...

What I'm Listening To:: I've been groovin on old-school video game music lately.
Alex likes the dance beats, among other things.
Steve listens to just about everything cause he's a freak.
I have no idea what Carney is into, I like to think he's a jugband expert.

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We improvise our lives

Everyone has the ability to do improv because it's hardwired in our brains, so highly developed in the use of language. Every time you have a conversation with someone you are employing the mad skillz that Wayne Brady displays in reruns of "whose line is it anyway".

Specifically, listening, and contributing information to the discussion based on your experiences and whims.

Hopefully.

If you've ever tried to carry on a conversation with a crappy listener it can be prett… Continue

Posted on January 22nd, 2008 at 1:20pm — No Comments (Add)

Improv and personal goals

I have no idea if it's like this in other cities, but in Albuquerque improvisers like to set "personal goals" before a show.

Like, "My goal is to make strong choices" or "My goal is to break out of my 'stock' characters." Stuff like that. It's pretty cheesy and cult-like, but it helps you to focus on doing at least one good thing when you're in front of an audience making shit up.

For some reason over the holidays I started thinking about zombies alot, in fact I often think abo… Continue

Posted on January 4th, 2008 at 2:38pm — 2 Comments (Add)