Serving Up 2015 Realness

Hey friends, comrades, and 4-legged beasts of all kinds! HAPPY 2015!

We're hitting the ground running over here and I'm so excited for what we've got planned this month! (And every time I say "we" I mean me and my cat.)

First off, January 2015 marks 6 YEARS OF SIDESHOW GOSHKO! Holy moly, how did that happen?!

Aww...a baby "me" hosting the very first Sideshow Goshko at Ochi's Lounge (RIP) Photo courtesy Craig Ruttle

We'll be celebrating our 6 year anniversary on Thursday, January 29th, 7pm at KGB Bar. Always FREE, always at a Soviet Bar. We have an all-star lineup featuring:

Andy Christie (host The Liar Show, Peabody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour)

Catie Lazarus (host Employee of the Month, The New York Times)

Martin Dockery (“Outstanding Solo Performer” – NY Innovative Theater Awards, Edinburgh Fringe Festival)

Also, this month, I'm excited to be playing synths for the debut album release for band Susan Jane on Sunday, January 25th, 7pm at the Delancey. The show is FREE and you can RSVP HERE!

And a HUGE thanks to The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts! They were very gracious and individually edited our stories from Story League Presents: PRESENTS. My story is now featured on the Kennedy Center's Youtube Page! Huge thanks to Scott Shrake, The Story League, and the Kennedy Center. Such an amazing night.

And in the midst of all this, I'll be turning another year older this month! I personally believe I have the best birth date on the planet because I share it with Janis Joplin and Dolly Parton. Not bad company to be in ;)

Happy 2015, everyone! And hope to catch you at a show!

Cheers!

:)L

Take That, Violet Beauregarde!

My mom on the phone to me: "Yeah, for some reason you kept turning blue as a baby. Something to do with your esophagus. I don't know, you grew out of it..." This message brought to you by "parents who go with the flow."

Violet Beauregarde (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory)

Happy Early Father's Day

My dad on the phone to me: "Just so you know, I plan on being an a**hole on Thursday."

HAPPY EARLY FATHER'S DAY, DAD!

Me and Dad with my rockin' Barney Rubble bottle.

Jungle Recon Loves His Job More Than You Do!

As children, we often fantasize about what we're going to be when we grow up: astronauts, firemen, teachers, doctors...nothing seems off-limits. Take for instance, this little girl:

She wanted to be a veterinarian. Did that happen? No. Instead, she explains to her parents once a year that even though they don't understand it, drink tickets ARE a form of payment!

So when someone is able not only to achieve their career goals, but loves and thrives in what they're doing, I think that deserves to be rewarded.

So, for the first time ever, I'd like to present the "Oh My Goshko! I'm Doing What I Love" Award to Mr. Jungle Recon. Congratulations, Mr. Recon, for not only achieving your dreams, but for being able to say, "You ever shot a machine gun on peyote?"

We should all be so lucky.

(NSFW...or at least wear headphones)

A Trip Down the Ol' Charismatic Christian Memory Lane

Evangelist and ORU Chancellor, Oral Roberts

Me sporting a bad hairdo and my Oral Roberts T-Shirt

Today it was announced that Oral Roberts, founder and chancellor of Oral Roberts University, died at the age of 91. Having not only attended, but graduated from ORU, I know first hand about the school, the policies, the beliefs, and Oral Roberts himself. I also know that many people who attended/graduated from ORU are extremely cynical, bitter, angry, or ashamed over said school. I, myself, am not one of those people. I'm neither a proponent for, or against, ORU. I do not gush about what's good about it, and I don't attend alumni reunions. My time there was what it was. Sure, I have my own personal list of things over which the university and I greatly disagree. And if you asked me what those were, I would tell you. But, unlike some, I don't take pleasure in "talking shit" about the school just for the sake of "talking shit."