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Thursday Tales & My Rule of Thumb for Dating & Relationships

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 11, 2019July 11, 2019

For every rule don’t we know an exception?

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  • Music

The Only Answer That Matters – Kali Kazoo, Zebulon Show Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 2, 2019July 3, 2019

Who is she?

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The Boys on the Jungle Gym – Matt Burroughs & TehBen, Writers

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

At the start of 2018, writer and editor Loryn Stone undertook a very simple yet…

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Etiquette & Empathy – Learn the Former, Strive for the Latter

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 27, 2019

in life and on the stage manners as a set of edicts will carry us well enough. You’ll be able to amble through a scene effectively enough by following the flow chart of what to say and when. However, to really get at something special? That takes listening. It takes patience and understanding.

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Drawing on Intensity – Kali Fontecchio, Musician

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 25, 2019July 2, 2019

When she says the word “intensity” in our conversation, what sparks in her eyes and over her face is no mere smile: it’s a realization and actualization of self. Kali Fontecchio is intense, and it’s incredible.

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Rock Steady – Nigel Walsh & The Last Band on Earth Show

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 19, 2019June 19, 2019

That’s what Walsh filled the stage with that night, all six foot four of him: he’s a superlative country-rock musician, through and through.

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Always Be My Maybe & The Law of Rom-Coms vs Musicals

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 18, 2019June 19, 2019

If you’re rich you get fancy candlelit dinners and grand speeches, if you’re poor you get to sing and dance.

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Getting Back in the Habit – The Ongoing Depressive Hurdle

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 18, 2019June 26, 2019

This isn’t another post about discipline, or work ethic. I said yesterday that I know what I have to do. This is a post about a depression.

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Seeking a Friend For the End of the World – Good Omens Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 4, 2019June 20, 2019

Good Omens is a story about friendships, about how true friendships make us all better.

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Cinema Cage Match – Booksmart Review

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 3, 2019June 20, 2019

Want the quick and dirty? This movie is fantastic. Go see it. Bring your friends. Those of you sticking around are going to get the treat of a one on one cage match between Booksmart and its spiritual predecessor, Superbad (2007). 

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