Yes, I came across this portrait of our 40th President at the very end of the White House tour, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t destiny.
Archive for the ‘mimefest’ Category
White House Mime
Friday, January 22nd, 2010Thanksgiving at Harvard (or MimeFeast 2009)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009John Ohab meets John Bridge
Harvard is pretty much overflowing with statues of old Puritan dudes named John (see: My Trip to Harvard).
Hail Ian!
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Ian is in the band, Deville. He also looks like this statue of Caeser, which gained considerable poularity after Laura mimed it in Caesar’s Palace. There is pretty much nothing else about Ian that I would like you to know at this point.
Hail Laura!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
I’ve really been into user-generated content lately, so I was extremely pleased when Laura sent me this mime from Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas. Three stars for the mime and another half star for navigating the Vegas crowds to find a piece of historical art.
That being said, I’d much rather have a mime of that strange little naked man-child thing holding onto Caesar’s leg.
MimeFest 2009: Denny Green vs. Ken Wisenhunt
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Super MimeFest
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
It’s been 1o months since the Cardinal lost to the Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII, and today I finally looked at the pictures taken during our Super Bowl party. It may sound ridiculous, but I honestly feel so much residual pain from the experience that I couldn’t bring myself to revisit that day until now.
People that have followed an even mildly successful sports franchise will never understand what it is like to be a Cardinals fan. Since forever, they have been the laughing stock of not just the NFL but the entire sports world. Detroit Lions fans get it . Los Angeles Clippers fans get it. People who cheer for the Yankees or the Broncos simply do not understand what it is like to support a team that has zero chance of ever winning anything. Cowboys fans, Steelers fans, Lakers fans are all given credit for being such amazing supporters, but really, cheering for a winner isn’t the best way to measure devotion.
Last year, Cardinals fans finally had a chance to feel like a winner. When Larry Fitzgerald scored the go-ahead touchdown in the Super Bowl, 20 years of pain was almost instantaneously dissolved, only to rematerialize 10-fold a few minutes later when Santonio Holmes scored the game-winning touchdown. While Steelers fans were ho-hum happy about their SIXTH Super Bowl, it was absolutely devastating to true Cardinals fans. Our only chance in 20 years, and possibly, our last chance for another 20.
It was a a day of extreme highs and lows that I had experienced only a few times in my life. Is that sad? Sort of. Sports are fundamentally about entertainment. But, when you commit yourself to supporting something–a person, a cause, or a sports team–your pride and happiness ares at stake, and it doesn’t matter how seemingly trivial that something might be. Thus, while I am admittedly embarrassed to still be unable to watch Super Bowl XLIII highlights, I am proud to have to supported the Cardinals in their best and worst moments.
Anyway, this is a meaningless discussion since the Cardinals are guaranteed to win the Super Bowl in 2010.
MomFest 2009
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
Of the 6.022 x 10^23 reasons that I love my mom, one of them is not her ability to perform complex arial maneuvers. I award her no points, and may God had mercy on my soul.
Starbucks Instant MimeFest
Saturday, October 31st, 2009
It took 38 years for Starbucks to unleash their full-bodied, flavorful instant coffee known as “Via.” It took only one well-documented loss in OscarFest 2003 to steal my likeness for their VIA marketing bulletin.
Chief MimeFest
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
It may be hard to believe, but this is the only known photo of man doing an impression of Kiefer Sutherland doing a mime of Chief Seattle.
The Trouble with MimeFest
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Nice maneuver, Lins! I award you 10 bonus points for name manipulation. Unfortunately, I’m going to have to dock you 10,000 for lack of sword, hat, beard, boots, early 1800s attire, and binoculars, and of course, for never having been the personal adviser to General Ulysses Grant like the real John Rawlins.
10-10,000= -9,990
Better luck next time!