friday night

To say we are broke is an understatement right now so going out to dinner or to the movies or to a concert is pretty much out until I rob that bank I've been eyeing -- or, you know, get a full-time, well-paying, benefits-provided job. 

But everyone needs a tiny break, right? So, on Friday night we met up with a friend and checked out a one-man show at Bongo Java called "Sex, Dreams & Self Control!" 

Tickets were only $10, so we could rationalize that -- and somehow we also rationalized beer and snacks down the street at PM after the show. ... Hey, we got thirsty from all that paying attention!

But seriously, the show was great. To say it's a coming-out/coming-of-age story would be accurate but also not do it justice. Kevin Thornton's experiences, told through a combination of songs and storytelling, is not typical and not cliched -- and it is extremely funny. 

There is talk about more dates being scheduled for Nashville, but currently the schedule is the following:

Louisville: Alley Theatre, March 6-7

Bloomington: Bloomington Playwrights Project, March 13-14

Milwaukee: Milwaukee Gay Arts Center, March 27-28

Los Angeles: Cavern Club Theatre, April 3-4, 10-11

Chicago: BOHO Theatre, April 23-25, 30 and May 1-2, 7-9

Check out the show's Web site for more info and clips: www.sexdreamsandselfcontrol.net