MaxFunCon
You may know I am a fan and friend of Jesse Thorn, the radio talent behind “The Sound of Young America” podcast and radio show. Jesse has audaciously decided to throw a Con. I guess one can just DO that. It’s called MaxFunCon, it happens June 2009 in Lake Arrowhead, CA, and guests include me, Hodgman (doing the keynote), Maria Bamford, Julia Crookston, Mark Frauenfelder, Hard & Phirm, Xeni Jardin, Jordan, Jesse Go! (that being Jesse and Jordan of course), Merlin Mann, Never Not Funny, Jimmy Pardo and the cast (?) of the fabulous “You Look Nice Today” podcast. There will be hot tubbing, comedy, music and “sports” I bet.
Early registration is better, as evidenced by this discount code that gets you $20 off if you purchase tickets this week: mandelbrotset. Buy tickets! Sports!
The Audacity of Jokes
Just decided to do this Obama fundraising event on September 15 at 8 PM at Comix in NYC. Also there being funny comedians: Fred Armisen, Kristen Schaal, Kyle Grooms and Amy Schumer. Regular tickets are $45 and special VIP tickets are $100 (not sure what VIP status is – maybe you get to touch my beard?).
Details and tickets: http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gplrdq
I Literally Love Robots
One more thing about Penny Arcade: how awesome is this comic?
Len’s Been Busy
Maybe I’m the only one who wants an action figure of me (just look at those accessories), but I’d sure buy this product:
And then there is this image for “Always the Moon,” my sad little unloved entry in the latest round of Song Fu:
Thanks Len, but shouldn’t you be drawing monsters?
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