Blogorama! (Links & Highlights of the Week)

I AM IN A PLAY

* The Importance of Being Earnest, starring yours truly in (one of the) titular role(s) opens tonight! 8pm, the Albany Masonic Hall (behind City Hall), 67 Corning Place. Tickets are $15 at the door/$13 online. Students (HS, College, etc) & Seniors get in for only $10/$8 online! Click here for more information, or buy tickets online for any of the seven performances here.’

* I also got some play in Michael Eck’s “Stage Notes” column in the Times Union’s Thursday Preview section. Also, see my response & explanation of my statements.

* Also, Rob Madeo gave away two free tickets to the show. I’m told the lucky winner is a gal named Lori. Congratulations, Lori!

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE TIMES UNION BLOGS

Duckie and doggie! (Farm Life) Yay!

New Music (Simpler Living) Mark shares on Naomi’s blog why de-cluttering his CDs, LPs, and Cassettes was a valuable decision.

No Children Allowed (Amanda Talar) Amanda’s candid essay on why children are a deal-breaker for her. Simultaneously heartwarming and heartbreaking.

Ad Hominem (BJ Mendelson) BJ calls on folks to be smarter on the internet. Good luck with that.

We Can’t Furlough the State Legislature…Can We? (Information Without the Bun) Roger Green has an idea regarding furloughs.

Here’s Your Furlough, Governor Paterson! (Man of a Certain Age) And proving the old adage that great minds think alike, Rob Madeo had a similar idea.

Keep Your Hands Off Our Money You Internet Scamming Punks (Chuck Miller) Chuck on internet scams, and how one of his readers did her own detective work to catch thieves who stole her credit card.

Yellowish Dogs & Greek Protests (Dog-Owned Life) Mark on a yellow dog that’s become an anarchist icon.

More great stuff, after the jump.

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ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET

Cameron Crowe totally looks like Oscar Wilde (TotallyLooksLike.com) GO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST ALREADY!

Former football player lives on dialysis (Daily Iowan) Evelyn Lau tells the story of a former Iowa Buckeye had graduated and made his way in the world, only to find out at the age of 24 that he was suffering from end-stage renal failure, also known as kidney failure.

Jack McEneny explains how he organized the sit-in (YNN Capitol Tonight) He pretended to give a tour. Well, they actually did get a tour, so he wasn’t lying; it was just brief. I love Jack McEneny and will fight anyone who says anything bad about him ever.

“One Toke Over the Line” on Lawrence Welk (Nippertown) The Definition of “Not Getting It”

Boxer Manny Pacquiao declares landslide congressional victory in the Philippines(Bloody Elbow) Because there’s no drug testing in politics!

The End of Phone Books (All Over Albany) Verizon may be putting an end to involuntarily distribution of phone books, thank God.

Pencil Versus Camera (Bored Panda) Ben Heine, an artist from Belgium, places dynamic sketches in real-life settings to create a world of wonderment. Great stuff.

Prequeries & Followups (Jennifer Represents…) Sage advice for writers submitting to agents, from an agent.

FORCING MY MMA FANDOM ON YOU

Portrait of a Fighter: Artwork of George and Danzing in California Show (Cage Writer) Maggie Hendricks on an MMA fighter’s gallery opening.

The Story of Anderson Silva’s First Shot at UFC Glory (Bloody Elbow) How Anderson Silva’s reign of UFC dominance almost started early.

Photos from UFC 113 (Cage Writer) A decisive championship title change, a middleweight war, and the cheap shot heard ’round the world. See it all in pictures.

Alistair Overeem to Escape Drug Testing? (Bloody Elbow) There’s a reason why Alistair Overeem’s first North American fight in over two and a half years is taking place in Missouri, and it’s not because of the hospitable nature of its residents.

Are Strikes Any More Dangerous to Unconscious Fighters? (MMA Junkie) – The fight Doc explains how MMA rules and stoppages are set up to protect fighters, and why more fighters should practice the courtesy that Mauricio Rua extended to Lyoto Machida last Saturday night.

Josh Koscheck, King of Trash Talk (Cage Writer) Examining Josh Koscheck’s consistent – and effective – trash talk. Not mentioned in the article is that Koscheck grew up a huge pro wrestling fan, and talk has it much of the his public persona he bases around his former fandom.