Scrambled Ed's Happy Farm

Seeking Cool/Fresh faced Maniacs!

2006-09-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody!
I (the only interested member of Scrambled Ed's) would like to invite you to help me start this group, and breath new (much needed) life into the Milwaukee improv scene. If you can improvise, your initials are not A.B. (you know who you are) you're more than welcome to attend an open rehearsal at ............um, I am not sure, at least I can't be certain until you respond. If you want to be on the team, contact me. Or just respon d to this post.

The 10 people in the Audience

2005-08-19T09:47:00.000-07:00

We had advertised this performance as our "greatest performance to date, a great sketch show." Handing out fliers in costumes, advertising in entertainment sections of local papers, doesn't seem to have much affect. When it was 10 minutes to 9pm and almost 3 people filled the theatre I knew that this would be a disapointing night. When the show kicked off and I ran around like a maniac hosting the show, and starring in several improv games, I could focus on one thing only, my performance, the audience was no concern to me, it couldn't be as it was so tiny I could hardly turn my head without ignoring the entire group. We performed with energy, however all the energy in an atomic blast couldn't get one more person in those seats. We had a meeting, it got pretty intense, I like these sorts of meetings, the kind were everyone really says what they think. After the meeting I wondered, what would happen next?

Trip to Seattle, WA

2005-08-16T16:36:00.000-07:00

Hi,
I just got back from Seattle and boy are my brain cells tired. I spent the week hiking up trails and looking at mountains and other natural decor. I checked out some sushi place called Blue C Sushi and they had a conveyor belt that brought the food to you, it was ok. Well it looks like rehersal is tonight and I am excited, I talked to Mario and he mentioned a couple sketch ideas he's had, also I talked to Brian and he's excited about this evening. I am probably taking the stinking bus or bike because I am still without a real car.

Comedy Night at Mirabar

2005-08-09T12:57:00.000-07:00

Well it was another comedy night at the Mirabar, except for one element, the microphone, everything else was great. As it turns out the microphone wasn't plugged into anything this evening because there was no amp to plug it into. I think this was ok however and believe that my performance [Rich Greenfield] was entertaining. I wasn't feeling 100% so I left right after my performacne. Brian and Aaron were there, and Mario showed up right when I was getting into the car I had borrowed.

Hi-Fi Scene Seminar

2005-08-07T14:18:00.000-07:00

Brian, Aaron, and Rich met at Hi-Fi Cafe in Milwaukee's Bay View Neighborhood to discuss our upcomming show at the Miramar Theatre on August 18th at 9pm. Rich arrived first, soon afterwords Aaron arrived, craving coffee. Upon entering we noticed a strange smell, Rich did anyway, however Aaron did not back this claim up. Suddenly out of nowhere Brian showed up and everyone sat down. Scripts where read, ideas where thrown about, and pasta salad was consumed, however only by Rich Greenfield. Sketch ideas for next week were also discussed as were recruitment programs and flier distribution action assignments.

Once all decisions where made, everyone left.

Meeting at Suzy's Cafe Cudahy

2005-08-05T10:53:00.000-07:00

Rich, Aaron and Brian met at Cudahy's local coffee shop and "fast-food only" restaurant for their weekly meeting. Discussions included sketches for the 18th, reqruiting additional team members and how to run the show.

Fun Facts:
Rich Greenfield ordered
A. 1 rootbeer from IBC
B. 1 BLT sandwich & French Fries

Aaron & Brian Ordered
A. 1 Coffee
B. 1 Serving Scrambled Eggs, Bacon and Toast

The discussions where exciting and the waitstaff was really nice, we even gave the lady a $5 tip just for being so damn kind. This was probably due to our bad experience at a Downtown George Webb's a while back, where the waitress was totally rude and out-of-control.

Monday Night August 1st

2005-08-02T11:41:00.000-07:00

Well tonight was quite a strange evening filled with random insults and enough swearing to fill a new york mets game on a friday night. Performers included Benny, Aaron Wagner, Brian, Antony Washington, Rich Greenfield, Mario Robinson, and Dunken. A couple left after being turned off by one of the performers and everyone seemed to be chilled but ready for some real comedy. Everyone performed for more than 10 minutes and for an open mic that's quite a long time. The audience wasn't so great, about 10 people at most, and that includes several comedians who showed up around 9:20pm.

Rich Greenfield left early, avoiding the "comming down" phase that tends to follow every live performance in America. Tommorow Scrambled Ed's will rehearse for their upcomming Sketch Show "Penguin in the Mirror" on August 18 at the Miramar Theatre 2844 N. Oakland Avenue.