Austin Improv

Hi Aden!

Pdyx - As far as the radio segment goes, I'm pretty sure that's the site they mention. There are interviews with some of the people from the site, and in typical TAL fashion, they look at it from different angles. Definitely worth a listen.

Why did "Allen" have to bump the thread that discusses my past transgressions against body cavities of the deceased?

Has anyone heard the "This American Life" about the vigilantes who scam the Nigerian scammers? It's great.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=363

This is The Chronicles of Narnia starring Lance Bass and directed by Annie Lennox.

The burning question for me is where did he get the money for this? Does he have a Sugar Daddy?

I played Mojo Kickball for the first time on Tuesday. It was totally awesome!

It was a lot more exercise than I anticipated though, and I've been eating a lot of ibuprofen since the game.

If he played a lawyer on TV who was beloved by the geriatric set: Matloff

This book looks interesting. I read Gallagher's "The Power of Place" a long time ago, and although I don't remember much of the information, I do remember that she's a good writer and that it was really entertaining.

I'm sure Rapt has a lot to offer in relation to Improv. One thing I'm learning ...

It's nice to know that there's at least one activity where impulsiveness can be an asset rather than a liability.

I forgot to mention thanks for the link to Mojo Kickball mpbrockman. That looks pretty awesome!

How about an event where we meet in a public park and there is a theme. People can dress up or bring ideas or props inspired by that theme. Maybe some people form teams or troupes ahead of the event. Maybe there is a person or group of people who serve as Dungeon Masters for lack of a better term ...

I found this article about "art-sports" really interesting: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/fashion/17games.html?_r=1&hp

I am pretty out of shape and would like to change that, but just the thought of jogging or going to the gym bores me to tears. Would anyone be interested in participating in ...

Its probably not black and white. You can spontaneously make connections based on a subconscious impulse. You can also react in the moment, and consciously remind yourself to heighten your emotion, or to hit a pattern again.
I think you're right about this. I'm a total Improv noob and I'm prone ...

When I become a Pro Wrestler my finishing move is going to involve ass rape in some fashion.

My apologies. I misread "analyze those decisions early on" as meaning in the moment.

...is it a good thing to analyze those decisions early on so that they later become subconscious?

According to the evidence, it's a great idea to analyze those decisions AFTER the fact, so that they later become subconscious.

In the moment during a complicated situation (such as Improv) where ...