Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Dec 5, 2009, 6:06 am
There Has to Be a Line Drawn, Yes? Over at aviation blog Unusual Attitude, we get the following: This is sent to me with the absolute assurance that it's a genuine picture taken by a flight atten...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Dec 3, 2009, 5:21 am
Like Refining Pieces of Colored Glass to Be Assembled Later We are six weeks away.  Six.  Weeks. On January 15, 2010 we open a show that has been in the gestation period for nearly three y...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Dec 2, 2009, 5:14 am
...that if we put forth the effort to build from the shards of destruction with same energy we mustered to destroy we'd have a better world with cooler stuff to destroy. Kind of like a DADA colla...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Dec 1, 2009, 1:02 pm
The Way to Become Popular Today is to Simply Be Noticed by Lotsa People OK.  We now know that the gatecrashing couple at the President's State Dinner were not only not invited to the dinner ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Dec 1, 2009, 5:12 am
The Mystery of Irma Vep Written by Charles Ludlam Directed by Sean Graney Presented by Court Theatre It's a farce. It's a farce in drag. The gimmick is that two actors play six characters ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 30, 2009, 5:04 am
A Mixed Bag for Thanksgiving Weekend In addition to gathering around a dining or living room to eat from Chinettes filled to breaking point with tofurkey and starchy goodness, Thanksgiving is also a ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 28, 2009, 6:05 am
Obama, Like Clinton Before Him,  Is Starting to Show Some Wear The deal with the GOP when concerning the Afghan war?  Looks suspiciously like the Big Sellout of progressives by Bubba when h...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 27, 2009, 5:14 am
The World is Kind of Remarkable... ____________________ First They Came for the Smokers and I said Nothing... The War on Terr is a farce.  The War on Drugs is a multi-billion dollar industry th...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 26, 2009, 5:22 am
2009 Has Been Quite a Ride Ah, gluttony! Today is the day we partake in overeating on purpose, spending time with family (of either our choosing or the one we were born or married into), and watching...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 25, 2009, 5:14 am
...that the only choice that ends up bearing no fruit whatsoever is the choice not to choose. ...that, when a holiday designated to be for giving thanks for what one is grateful for arrives, taking s...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 24, 2009, 1:15 pm
AWG, I believe my dad is become one of those stupid, fear promoting, anti-healthcare, anti-Obama, crazy douchebags.  Somehow he has in his mind that the current healthcare bill has abortion...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 24, 2009, 5:12 am
... accommodate most evenings out, I sadly don't attend too much in the way of dance. Step Afrika made me realize what I' ... girls who were incredibly gifted as well as especially discipline...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 23, 2009, 5:14 am
The Man Who Was Thursday Written by Bilal Dardai Based on the novel by G. K. Chesterton Directed by Jessica Hutchinson Presented by New Leaf Theatre Part satire (the story revolves around a group of...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 21, 2009, 6:07 am
...sorry to hear about that job loss. I'm sincere in that statement. Losing a job, especially when you have bills to pay and responsibilities to family, sucks. It's hard trying to figure ou...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 20, 2009, 12:36 pm
Why not?
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 20, 2009, 5:07 am
OK. I Only Have One Question... ...how did the homeless twenty-two year old posing as a high school student in order to get a college scholarship afford a freaking laptop? ______________________...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 19, 2009, 5:06 am
The Beauty of the Symphony of Social Criticism I like to cuss. If you're a regular AWG Reader, then this comes as no surprise. Often, I get called on the carpet for my prolific use of the seemi...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 18, 2009, 5:06 am
...that most addictions could be cured with a time consuming job that has meaning and purpose. If you have stuff to do and it's important to do it, you don't have time for cigarettes, cocaine...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 17, 2009, 5:05 am
Seriously??  This is Small but It Makes Me Mighty Freaking Pissed... Yup.  I get it that it is my responsibility to make sure that I keep the Visa that I pay my CTA card with juiced up.&nbs...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 16, 2009, 5:04 am
Why is Intelligent, Dense Theater Good for You? Andrew Haydon: In Arguments for a Theatre, Barker is unequivocal about enjoyment, reward or understanding. It is a manifesto for a theatre that we are ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 14, 2009, 6:22 am

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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 13, 2009, 5:11 am
This Kinda Makes Me Proud... First, I used to work with Andy in ComedySportz and it makes me proud to see his Tony Stark-lite conversion from shill to responsible shill.  I'm pretty certain ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 12, 2009, 5:12 am
So Does the Digital Age Assist or Destroy the Ritual of Dating? From Alternet: "Has the search for erotic gratification ever been so efficient?" asks Wesley Lang, who just read and (sympathetically...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 11, 2009, 1:33 pm
Nothing says gratitude and acknowledgment of service and pride in those who put themselves out on the line to defend our country than denying them healthcare: According to a study released by the Harv...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 11, 2009, 5:14 am
...that the Teabagger takeover of the GOP is on one hand hysterical in a "Look at the Complete Dipshits and Their Incredibly Misspelled Signs" and on the other hand, one of the scariest things I'v...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 10, 2009, 5:02 am
What Does it Cost One to Say "I've Been to the Theat-ah!"? Well, Cromer's Neil Simon Broadway debut closed after nine performances and everybody and his sister has an opinion why.  You&#...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 9, 2009, 5:32 am
Kill the Old Torture Their Young Written by David Harrower Directed by Kathryn Walsh Presented by Steep Theatre Company Despair and longing are hard to play without become overly precious or slightly...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 7, 2009, 4:15 pm
Why Not Get a Freaking Bouncer??
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 5, 2009, 5:14 am
Is Sexist Language Really the Best Insult or Just Inaccurate and Lazy? From Alternet: Why It's Not Smart to Call Women Conservatives 'Whores' "When Alan Grayson called a female corporate ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 4, 2009, 5:13 am
...that, while as G. Gordon Liddy states "Courtesy is the lubricant of society," a sense of entitled courtesy has no place in the creation of anything but mediocre art.  Creating art isn't ha...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 3, 2009, 1:24 pm
Obama and the Dems Are Getting It Done in the Long Game "Rep. Tom Price (R., Ga.), a conservative leader in the House, concedes that, in some cases, Republicans are being outflanked. "The administrat...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 3, 2009, 5:13 am
The Group Written Play and How the Hell Do you Do That? The (edward) Hopper Project follows in a long line of WNEP Theater productions that employ a fairly difficult technique known as the "group wri...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 2, 2009, 1:02 pm
"I want health reform..." says the Senator from Crazy Land. Except he prefers nothing over a public option. So the 47 million uninsured, the insurance companies gouging families into bankruptcy and ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Nov 2, 2009, 5:12 am
A husband, father and aspiring actor-scientist stages a balloon ride hoax that grips a good portion of the news watching population of the planet for several hours in order to be seen and heard by tho...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 31, 2009, 6:01 am

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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 30, 2009, 5:51 am
Sounds About Right... Microsoft has been trying to copy the Mac OS since time began.  It ain't gonna happen, guys. ____________________ Quote of the Week What often gets lost in posts such ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 29, 2009, 5:41 am
What the Hell Was He Thinking? The following is as close an approximation of the process I personally like best to audition people for a show (scripted.)  It certainly has its flaws and I'd ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 28, 2009, 1:23 pm
What an Incredible Shit Stain on the Country's Drawers • In 1993, Joe blocked the Clinton Healthcare Reform • In 2005, Joe backed both the Bankruptcy Bill that sided with the credit Card Com...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 28, 2009, 5:31 am
...that no matter how good Microsoft can make PC's, they're never going to be as bitchin' as Mac.  Never.  Get over it.  And, yes.  I have an iPhone and I will tell you...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 27, 2009, 5:21 am
It Rarely Has Much to Do With Your Monologue An actor gets the headshots, prints the resume, buys the clothes and practices the myriad monologues he found in books filled with monologues and from ran...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 26, 2009, 5:11 am
Frankenstein Directed by Sean Graney Adapted from the Mary Shelley novel by Sean Graney Presented by the Hypocrites at The Museum of Contemporary Art It's all there - text from Mary Shelley, Marl...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 24, 2009, 6:05 am
Taking a Group of Scenes and Making a Play is Fun We had our second reading of what was really the First Draft of The (edward) Hopper Project last Tuesday. It went well - the Gosses went and picked ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 23, 2009, 5:52 am
Why Not Just Have Them Wear a Letter on Their Chests? Honestly, this is why I'm glad I no longer live in the South: A new Oklahoma law that forces women who have had abortions to post details of ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 22, 2009, 5:42 am
And When Does the Word Lose Its Power? OK.  It has been pointed out to me that perhaps I have been particularly incendiary of late - that the Angry part of the moniker has taken a far more histr...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 21, 2009, 5:32 am
...that anyone who sets me up as their version of That Which Oppresses Forward Progress - y' know, in anything bigger than getting a seat on the Brown Line - is aiming pretty low. ...that the bes...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 20, 2009, 5:22 am
The Grand Experiment Number One Wherein I Engage the Other Side in Vigorous Debate and Try to Find Some Common Ground After seeing Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story on opening weekend, I i...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 19, 2009, 5:12 am
Mrs. Grubers Ding Dong School Written by Robot vs. Dinosaur Directed by Nat Topping and Greg Wendling Present by Robot vs. Dinosaur at Gorilla Tango Theater Disclosure:  I was comped as press (?...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 17, 2009, 6:06 am
It's All About Having the Required Skin Depth Prolific blogger 99 brings to the fore this: I've had the same experience at two recent writing groups I've attended. We all know the writer...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 16, 2009, 2:23 pm
Theater Oobleck's "An Apology ... " Extended Through November 8; Now With Sunday Matinees! Complete new performance dates and times are as follows: Sunday, October 25, 3 PM Friday, October 30, ...
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Don H. posted an article on An Angry White Guy in Chicago - Oct 16, 2009, 5:14 am
____________________ FYI?  Brainstorming is a Load of Crap Nothing is more of a waste of time than the "brainstorming meeting."  Here (apparently) are the rules: Rule 1: Postpone and withh...
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