Archive for the ‘The Touch’ Category
Coach Lloyd Alqhuist Doing it Well….
Posted by Touch | Filed under The Touch, Videos
Since coaching USS Rock N Roll, Lloyd Ahlquist has seen his career explode. Lloyd or Epic Lloyd as his friends know him, is part of the infamous YouTube rap duo that make “Epic Rap Battles of History.” Lloyd has never gone on record to say this, but he has told me personally that he owes [...]
Our First Post Ever!
Posted by Touch | Filed under The Plague, The Touch
Ever wonder what the first post of this blog was? Me too. Well, here it is. The very first post (there was one before this but it just gave our show times so I didn’t think it was official) of the USS Rock N’ Roll blog from The Plague (Molly Hale) on 4/18/09. It was [...]
Something for 30 Something’s in L.A.
Posted by Touch | Filed under The Touch, Videos
I love this video for several reasons. First, it describes the Hollywood disease to a frickin’ T. Second, it’s hilarious and deeply sad. Third, it mentions improv. Fourth, unless you live in LA, New York or Chicago you may not fully get it. Fifth, my old teammate Anne Gregory is in it. Sixth…I don’t need [...]
5 Years In The Rear-view
Posted by Touch | Filed under Resources for improvisers, The Touch
Written by USSRR member Riki ‘The Touch’ Kalil As an improviser, you hope that at some point in your career you get the opportunity to play on a team that is special; a team that pushes you to be the best performer you can be; a team willing to fail in order to discover [...]
Do You See Funny?
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In watching other comedians on and off stage, I often wonder to myself, “Do they just see the world through huge jokester glasses?”. I guess this has been on my mind lately because I often feel that I am way too serious about certain things and can get overwhelmed by the stresses of work, [...]
Believe In Yourself!!!!
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If ever there was a promotional video that summed up what we here at USS Rock N Roll headquarters are about, this is it. Believe in yourself and always wear a helmet. Nuff said!
Noticing Emergence – Part III
Posted by Touch | Filed under Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Touch
Hey folks, for those of you who haven’t read the first two installment of this series, we are exploring the phenomena known to scientists and philosophers as “emergence”. If you didn’t listen to the Radio Lab podcast I posted last week, here is a definition for emergence given by Wikipedia – “In philosophy, systems theory, [...]
Noticing Emergence – Part II
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Because I just got back from Yosemite and have a ton of work to do…Part II of our emergence conversation will be conducted by Radiolab who put out this podcast in ’07. If you haven’t heard it, do yourself a favor and listen to it. Next week we will take a closer look at the [...]
Noticing Emergence – Part I
Posted by Touch | Filed under Talkin' Shop - We talk improv, The Touch
For the past seven years, the lot next door resting directly below the large row of windows in our living room was empty, abandoned by a old widow whose home had burnt to the ground many years ago. Maybe she was a crotchety old broad who would rather go broke before selling her property to [...]
The Couv
Posted by Touch | Filed under Shows, The Touch
Howdy folks. This is the show USS did at the Vancouver International Improv Festival back in October. We like. We hope you do to. Enjoy!
