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June, 2008
Thursday 6/26/08:
Next up are some words of wisdom by the great Gary Busey:
Next up is Radiohead playing The Rip (Portishead cover):
Thursday, 6/5/08
Ah...to be back over the hump...first some news from the SHOWS department. Think Tank have locked down a July 5th Show at the Live Bait Theater. Check the shows page for more info. This show will most definitely sell out, so send an email to tickets@thinktankcomedy.com to lock yours down. We are also pleased to announce that we have secured our first ever Indianapolis show on July 26th at Radio Radio (where many of our heros, including Devandra Banhart, Andrew Bird, and Dr. Dog have played).
Ok...on with HUMP. First up, all kinds of people have been wondering how the new material is shaping up...and here's a sneak peek. This is us LAST NIGHT hucking 80 pieces of bologna at the Train Accident Audience. Thanks to Train accident for having us:
May, 2008
Thursday, 5/29/08
Welcome back! It's Thursday, and in these parts, that means new awesomeness. Hopefully you have all recovered from a Memorial Day weekend of debauchery and pushing your body to the extreme in preparation for the upcoming summer (although, if you are anything like us you're not 100% back to form). Hemingway, on with the Hump...oh yeah! Come back Tuesday for a major announcement from Think Tank! We're seeing stars and bars over this one.
First up, we have a hilarious video from Tapes 'n Tapes single "Hang Them All"
Thursday, 5/22/08
This week's Over the Hump requires some reading (we're tired of doing all the work around here), so sit back and read some funny. Keep your eye on the site this week, for a huge announcement regarding Think Tank's summer plans, we are writing a couple of scenes a week, and are ready to unleash them.
On with OTH...recently, Brent attended a bachelor party here in Chicago of one of his college mates. The entire thing was organized by a guy that no one else in the party knew, and this guy really screwed up. He assumed 10 people were coming from out of town and ordered 3 rooms at the Drake (almost 800 dollars)...3 people from out of town came. He ordered 8 Cubs tickets (which Brent paid $56 for one), and a British photographer in her 50's (at 100 dollars an hr) to follow the party around and take corny pictures of the group, then sent this email to everyone 2 days before the wedding (further research show that this guy graduated law school, is 30, and lives with his parents where he spends a great deal of time playing RPG's in their basement):
And now Brent's response:
Hey Semko...I paid you cash money for the Cubs ticket. GET UP OFF MY NUTS.
As far as the photographer goes, there was never any mention beforehand of a photographer, and had there been, we certainly could have found a better deal than $100/hr plus 10 dollars to even get one of the prints (and who, not to mention, was like hanging out with Mrs. Doubtfire for three hours)...........or better yet, at a hundred dollars an hour, WE COULD HAVE GOT A STRIPPER who would have given us all 10 dollar HJ's til the sun came up.
If you really want 20 dollars for an idea of yours that no one else had any idea about or approved paying for, then so be it. Or perhaps i could just order you a couple of $10 pictures from her website? (I know Smithka was dying to get the one from the game where he was blowing a bubble with chewing gum, and I personally want the one of Nick George in the cockroach costume).
I understand that you are in a pinch because a lot of people bailed, but the fact that I am even included on this list is ludicrous. You send an email to a bunch of my friends making me look like a cheapskate, when:
1) I ALREADY PAID YOU FOR THE TICKET.
2) I wasn't even planning on going to the game (I had informed you of this), had no idea that Mary Poppins' stunt double was going to invade my house for pictures, and thought i was throwing you a bone because you got stuck with a lot of extra tickets.
3) I opened my doors the night before for you to crash, drink beer, and play Wizards and Warlocks on my computer.
So here is my counter balance:
150 dollars for crashing at my place friday (it's no drake, but it's got to be cooler than your parents' place)
10 dollars for use of the computer to play Dungeons and Dragons for 2 hours. (at fed/ex kinkos 2 hrs would cost you around 25...but I'm a nice guy, so I'm cutting you a deal)
10 dollars for the case of old style that was in the fridge upon your arrival.
I won't charge you for costume rental from the pictures because I, once again, am a nice guy.
So that's about 170...we can take the 20 that "i owe you" out of that, (*putting you under another 150). Unfortunately, I am not sure that I will be able to attend the wedding on Saturday, but I'm sure when you're checking the old emails to confirm that you never mentioned your "good idea" of a 300 dollar (non stripping) photographer, you'll find my address somewhere.
This email is sent to everyone I know from this list but Jason. I figured, if I'm going to pay for anyone, I might as well clarify that I already paid for myself. If you need help paying for Jason's part, I (and I'm sure many others) would be glad to chip in on that. Good day.
Next up, we have an exchange between Cappy, and a dear friend of the Tank, Shroomie, regarding Joe Walsh...followed by a sweet Joe Walsh video. First Cappy's email:
my jaw hurts right now from eating a sandwich too fast. does that happen to any of you guys? i drank a lot last night. i'm pretty sure that happens to you guys. i sang joe walsh at kareoke. ya know that song, "i go to parties sometimes until 4. its hard to leave when you cant find the door. my mazerrati does 185" etc. i shouldnt be working, but jokes on them.
And Shroomie's reply:
That would be lifes been good. joe walsh, great guy. i met him while flying kites over in tecumseh. the day was a dusty one, but the wind was just right. one of those days where you could like your finger and really feel the pull. in those days i couldn't go a day without wetting my finger and holding it up for all to see. i was the best damn kite flyer in the country. that was until i met joe walsh. my oh my that man could fly. he used to pull out this kite the shape of a shark, and just let loose one, maybe two hundred feet of plastic coated string that would just rip through the air. you could hear the twangs has he plucked his string making that kite dance like a leaf in a stream. Some say, that's where he got his start in music. twanging that kite string till his fingers callused up good and strong. we used to spend nights out on the field around a bonfire roasting rabbits and letting our kites mingle above, like angels keeping watch on us. It was a sad day when we parted, but i can say for sure, life was good to him. If some folks don't believe in karma, then i'd would just point them in the direction of joe walsh, and say take a look at the cards he's been dealt. then tell me there's no such thing as karma. take that ganesh, you elephant faced freak.
And Joe Walsh Rocking:
Thursday, 5/15/08
Welcome back to Over the Hump, our Thursday feature. Thanks to everyone who came out last night to watch us perform at the Apollo with Comedy Accident. Hope you liked the new stuff, and thanks to the 17 members of Comedy Accident for having us. Hemingway...on with the feature...this Thursday's offering features many of our heroes, starting with Bas Ruttan (thanks Cliff):
Next up, is Dr. Dog performing their title cut from their forthcoming album, Fate, at the Chicago Apple store:
Tank Vs. Volkwagen
Ok, kid...stay tuned, we are very close to locking down our July 5th America's Birthday Bash, so we'll be seein ya soon (maybe Saturday with you wig and mustache?). ***Also, to squelch rumors of Think Tank East Headquarters no longer existing, Think Tank East no longer exists, but has been supplanted by Think Tank West Headquarters. All operations will continue as they were at Think Tank East Emeritus.
Sorry about any confusion.
Thursday, 5/1/08
Over the Hump returns with a few new videos for your viewing pleasure. We start things off with our friends from Man 1 Man 2 starring in Little Russians:
Next up we have the classic LEEEEEERROOOY JEEEENKINS!
And finally, we have 1983 Cubs manager, Lee Elia, GOING OFF on Cubs Fans...and you thought Sweet Lou was bad:
Now get back to work and go pay your rent.
April, 2008
Thursday, 4/24/08
Here's a new feature we're gonna have going while we're locked away creating. Every Thursday, Over the Hump will bring you new media from various sources that we have found interesting over the preceding week. See a hilarious video at work? Hear a funny joke? A news story that you can't believe? Send it on over to hq@thinktankcomedy.com and we'll do our best to get it on our site.
So, for installment one...here's Radiohead on Conan from last evening:
Here's a cool video from Mae Shi (who played like 18 shows at SXSW this year, thanks Casey):
And here's a hilarious song about Isiah Thomas' firing from the New York Knicks (thanks Weglarz):
Have a great slide through the rest of the week...and we'll see you this weekend.
Monday, 4/14/08
It's been a crazy year so far, and we've decided to put the Tank in park for awhile to rewrite, rejuvenate, and recapitulate our imaginations. That doesn't mean that there won't be plenty of things Tank in the near future to feast upon, so keep checking the shows page and video pages for new/old new content. We're building a myspace music page, which should get real fun.
Sunday, 4/13/08
Thanks a lot to everyone who came out this weekend and supported our first ever Milwaukee show! We had a blast, and Beertown USA certainly lived up to it's reputation. We'll definitely be back this summer.
Monday, 4/7/08
Think Tank is performing at The Gong Idol Show at the Globe Pub ( on Irving at Lincoln/Damen) tonight at 8pm!
4/5/2008
Hey Milwaukee! Look out for Think Tank's Street Team in your neighborhood today! If you see/saw a giant bunny, a man in a top hat, and or people in blue spandex running around your neighborhood today, and were wondering who the hell was behind it, then you have come to the right place. Have fun here and we will see you all again at Bucketworks in a week!
4/3/2008
Think Tank will be at the Gong Idol Show this Monday which is a great excuse to do some ridiculous stuff.
4/1/2008
A new month and a new look for Think Tank Headquarters. Keep checking back for updates of all things Tank. For now, here's a video of our latest show at the Cornservatory with the Accountants of Homeland Security.
Thursday 6/26/08:
9
DAYS AND COUNTING
UNTIL OUR BIG SHOW! But seriously, if you have visited this site at all
recently, you’re probably aware. If you visit the site much, you’ve
probably
also noticed that we are undergoing a redesign of sorts. We’re working
to clean it all up and have it be more functional than ever.
So
George Carlin
died this week. And that sucks. Without getting too sentimental we’ll
say this: he was an AWESOME comic who we all (think tank) admired
tremendously. He will be missed. Here’s a great video of him ripping on
white
people.
If you haven’t seen
this video yet you might live under a rock. But since Paul is from
Hey
Here is a video of
Cripsin Glover on acid….on the David Letterman show. He loses it right on
air….
And finally….here is
the new David Byrne video…which randomly features a
Thursday, 6/19/08
Ahhhh......to be over the hump...welcome back. Have you emailed
tickets@thinktankcomedy to reserve your spots for the July 5th show? Get
on it!
This week, we have some special times from Town Hall Pub from Father's Day.
Both Paul and the Puterbaugh Sisters' dads were in town, and hooked up some
great performances for us. Here is our set opening up for Paul's dad:
Thursday, 6/12/08
Welcome back to Over the Hump! This week has some delicious weirdness. And
just in case you missed the announcement (or the giant banner above) THINK TANK
has landed a show at Live Bait for July 5th. Ideas are rolling for this event,
including a carnival in the lobby, eating contests, and outlandish comedy. To
reserve you tickets (no charge, just getting your name on the list), send an
email to <tickets@thinktankcomedy.com> Hemingway, back to the HuMp...here's
our closing number from Train Accident's show last Wednesday (keep in mind, we
had just thrown 80 pieces of bologna at this audience):
Next up are some words of wisdom by the great Gary Busey:
Next up is Radiohead playing The Rip (Portishead cover):
Thursday, 6/5/08
Ah...to be back over the hump...first some news from the SHOWS department. Think Tank have locked down a July 5th Show at the Live Bait Theater. Check the shows page for more info. This show will most definitely sell out, so send an email to tickets@thinktankcomedy.com to lock yours down. We are also pleased to announce that we have secured our first ever Indianapolis show on July 26th at Radio Radio (where many of our heros, including Devandra Banhart, Andrew Bird, and Dr. Dog have played).
Ok...on with HUMP. First up, all kinds of people have been wondering how the new material is shaping up...and here's a sneak peek. This is us LAST NIGHT hucking 80 pieces of bologna at the Train Accident Audience. Thanks to Train accident for having us:
May, 2008
Thursday, 5/29/08
Welcome back! It's Thursday, and in these parts, that means new awesomeness. Hopefully you have all recovered from a Memorial Day weekend of debauchery and pushing your body to the extreme in preparation for the upcoming summer (although, if you are anything like us you're not 100% back to form). Hemingway, on with the Hump...oh yeah! Come back Tuesday for a major announcement from Think Tank! We're seeing stars and bars over this one.
First up, we have a hilarious video from Tapes 'n Tapes single "Hang Them All"
Next
is a Ratatat video featuring clips of the Governator in Predator mashed
up with dancing and murder. What more could you ask for?
And
finally, an email exchange that was left off last week, and may be the
granddaddy of them all. The shot heard around the world. This is an
exchange between one of our buddies and his ex in Indy. First, her
psycho email to him:
May 23, 2005
Dear Davey:
I have had a difficult time, over the past few years, achieving closure of our relationship. It is time for me to seek this. I have gone through the appropriate stages of anger, remorse, sadness. It is now time for me to close this chapter of my life.
I am trying to recapture my life and gain a sense of identity back. In my professional life I have done this, but my personal life struggles. For so long I/We were ..Sarah and Davey.., that it is hard to gain my own identity back. I am not worried about my career; I will soon succeed even my wildest dreams. I am just stunted by my personal life.
I am ready to release you from my life. I also on a weekly basis encounter people who want to tell me about you or have a discussion about you. I do not want to deal with this anymore. I do have a proposal on how to handle this
I am ready to no longer be forced to deal with your presence. As to how to deal with it, I propose the following:
1. I..ve heard you have an apartment on the West side. You need to move out of the West side of Indianapolis , this has always been my side of town, I own a house here, and do not rent like you. I grew up here, and always want to live here. I would prefer if you were to leave Indianapolis all together, but I know this is more than I can ask. I do not want to risk running into you at any store.
2. We should officially divide our friends. Particularly Jim, Jillian, Amy, and Ed. You should write them, thanking them for the opportunity to be their friend and explain why you can no longer be in contact with them. I can provide you with addresses, if you need.
3. I will stay out of Republican politics. I promise not to get involved with any Republican politics, unless my father runs for judge, and than I reserve the right to work on his campaign.
4. I would like you to not have anything to do with all things Cathedral. I feel I should have ownership of the school since my mother works there and my brother and sisters went there. You are more tied to Wabash . This should be where you dedicate your alumni status. I will be involved in Cathedral. When the time of reunions comes up, I am willing to say that you can have the reunions ending in ..0.. years and I will take the..5.. years. So you can have 10 years and I will take 25 years.
5. I will avoid Wabash contacts. The few guys from the house I still speak to on a rare basis, I will not. I will also discourage any male offspring I have from attending Wabash .
I know some of these things seem a bit harsh, but I feel they are for the best. I do not ever really wish to see you again. I know that this will of course happen beyond my control, but I think we should do our best to avoid what we can.
It is my sincere hope that you understand, and do take the time to respond. This is my last request of you.
With fondness,
Sarah
And now, his off the cuff response:
May 31, 2005
Dear Sarah,
Thanks for your letter. We broke up 3 years ago. Knowing that and taking into consideration you believe me to be a cold, career focused, ego-maniac, what on earth makes you think I would take the time to think about you or agree to your proposal? But since I clearly have taken the time to respond, please take a moment to review some comments and counterproposals I have crafted.
1. First, I will have to resist the burning urge to move RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU. After that deep desire subsides, I will vacate the Westside and return to my roots: The Snooty Northside, as you used to call it. However, since I was born on the Northside and I have Northside in my veins you must abdicate all ties to the North. This includes: Living on the Northside, living on the Northeastside, walking down North Street , being a fan of the Dallas Stars (formerly the Minnesota North Stars), wearing North Face apparel or telling your children that Santa lives at the North Pole. 1 (B). I was born in Indianapolis before you were so I should really get to determine who stays and who goes. In my benevolence I will let you exist here only within the St. Michael..s Parish boundary ( MLK Dr. to High School Rd. and 56th Street to 10th St. ) We will call this the SarahZone. This should be acceptable for you as your family lives across the street and there is a gas station, grocery, convenience store, your place of employment and a fire station. Exceptions can be made with my expressed written consent. You will be required to display a large tag in your windshield giving you permission to travel beyond the SarahZone.
2. I haven..t talked to your friends since we broke up. I think they got the message. However since we apparently are still in fourth grade, please have your friends meet me by the playground at recess so that I can tell them they have big fat heads and they aren..t my friends anymore. Do you agree? _______Yes ________No ________Maybe 2 (B). One of the few times you let us do something fun, we visited some of my family friends on Geist. It was about eight years ago. We enjoyed their boat and home for several hours during a pre-500 party. Please jot them a note saying you are going to forget that ever happened. Please also offer to reimburse them for the boat gas, pool chlorine, air conditioning Freon, Dr. Pepper and anything else you consumed while you were there. I don..t have their address anymore, you can look it up.
3. Please let me know when your father runs for anything. I..m going to run against him. 3 (B). Thanks for staying out of Republican politics. Your heavyweight presence in the party will be sorely missed. I am very involved in ice hockey. I play recreationally and coach a youth team in the winter. I would prefer it if you could stop being involved in all things related to ice and ice hockey. You can use those instant first aid coldpaks to cool your drinks from now on. Also, my parents have been very involved with the Indianapolis 500 Festival for nearly 20 years. The month of May is really a big month for us. While I am not able to honor your request of moving out of Indianapolis , I would ask that you just leave town during May. With 250,000 fans going to the race and 35,000 runners in the Mini-Marathon, I don..t want to run the risk of bumping into you. I know your birthday is in May, but man, I just don..t care.
4. Christ, I don..t have the energy for this one.
5. If any of my friends from Wabash actually still talk to you, they are fucking fired as friends. 5 (B). I..m not going to tell my kids anything about you. But speaking of kids, it would be okay with me if my son was a crack addict, just as long as he got your kids hooked on it and became their dealer.
In closing, I will never make decisions about my life or my family based on whether I might run into you at the store. I am now convinced that if we ever do bump into each other, you will spontaneously combust. I wish you the best of luck find a spouse. Seriously. It won..t be easy to find a person who is willing to spend the rest of his life raising children and making decisions based on your crazy-ass proposal to an ex-boyfriend and your inability to act like a rational human being.
All my best,
Davey
That's all, don't forget...check back Tuesday!!
May 23, 2005
Dear Davey:
I have had a difficult time, over the past few years, achieving closure of our relationship. It is time for me to seek this. I have gone through the appropriate stages of anger, remorse, sadness. It is now time for me to close this chapter of my life.
I am trying to recapture my life and gain a sense of identity back. In my professional life I have done this, but my personal life struggles. For so long I/We were ..Sarah and Davey.., that it is hard to gain my own identity back. I am not worried about my career; I will soon succeed even my wildest dreams. I am just stunted by my personal life.
I am ready to release you from my life. I also on a weekly basis encounter people who want to tell me about you or have a discussion about you. I do not want to deal with this anymore. I do have a proposal on how to handle this
I am ready to no longer be forced to deal with your presence. As to how to deal with it, I propose the following:
1. I..ve heard you have an apartment on the West side. You need to move out of the West side of Indianapolis , this has always been my side of town, I own a house here, and do not rent like you. I grew up here, and always want to live here. I would prefer if you were to leave Indianapolis all together, but I know this is more than I can ask. I do not want to risk running into you at any store.
2. We should officially divide our friends. Particularly Jim, Jillian, Amy, and Ed. You should write them, thanking them for the opportunity to be their friend and explain why you can no longer be in contact with them. I can provide you with addresses, if you need.
3. I will stay out of Republican politics. I promise not to get involved with any Republican politics, unless my father runs for judge, and than I reserve the right to work on his campaign.
4. I would like you to not have anything to do with all things Cathedral. I feel I should have ownership of the school since my mother works there and my brother and sisters went there. You are more tied to Wabash . This should be where you dedicate your alumni status. I will be involved in Cathedral. When the time of reunions comes up, I am willing to say that you can have the reunions ending in ..0.. years and I will take the..5.. years. So you can have 10 years and I will take 25 years.
5. I will avoid Wabash contacts. The few guys from the house I still speak to on a rare basis, I will not. I will also discourage any male offspring I have from attending Wabash .
I know some of these things seem a bit harsh, but I feel they are for the best. I do not ever really wish to see you again. I know that this will of course happen beyond my control, but I think we should do our best to avoid what we can.
It is my sincere hope that you understand, and do take the time to respond. This is my last request of you.
With fondness,
Sarah
And now, his off the cuff response:
May 31, 2005
Dear Sarah,
Thanks for your letter. We broke up 3 years ago. Knowing that and taking into consideration you believe me to be a cold, career focused, ego-maniac, what on earth makes you think I would take the time to think about you or agree to your proposal? But since I clearly have taken the time to respond, please take a moment to review some comments and counterproposals I have crafted.
1. First, I will have to resist the burning urge to move RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO YOU. After that deep desire subsides, I will vacate the Westside and return to my roots: The Snooty Northside, as you used to call it. However, since I was born on the Northside and I have Northside in my veins you must abdicate all ties to the North. This includes: Living on the Northside, living on the Northeastside, walking down North Street , being a fan of the Dallas Stars (formerly the Minnesota North Stars), wearing North Face apparel or telling your children that Santa lives at the North Pole. 1 (B). I was born in Indianapolis before you were so I should really get to determine who stays and who goes. In my benevolence I will let you exist here only within the St. Michael..s Parish boundary ( MLK Dr. to High School Rd. and 56th Street to 10th St. ) We will call this the SarahZone. This should be acceptable for you as your family lives across the street and there is a gas station, grocery, convenience store, your place of employment and a fire station. Exceptions can be made with my expressed written consent. You will be required to display a large tag in your windshield giving you permission to travel beyond the SarahZone.
2. I haven..t talked to your friends since we broke up. I think they got the message. However since we apparently are still in fourth grade, please have your friends meet me by the playground at recess so that I can tell them they have big fat heads and they aren..t my friends anymore. Do you agree? _______Yes ________No ________Maybe 2 (B). One of the few times you let us do something fun, we visited some of my family friends on Geist. It was about eight years ago. We enjoyed their boat and home for several hours during a pre-500 party. Please jot them a note saying you are going to forget that ever happened. Please also offer to reimburse them for the boat gas, pool chlorine, air conditioning Freon, Dr. Pepper and anything else you consumed while you were there. I don..t have their address anymore, you can look it up.
3. Please let me know when your father runs for anything. I..m going to run against him. 3 (B). Thanks for staying out of Republican politics. Your heavyweight presence in the party will be sorely missed. I am very involved in ice hockey. I play recreationally and coach a youth team in the winter. I would prefer it if you could stop being involved in all things related to ice and ice hockey. You can use those instant first aid coldpaks to cool your drinks from now on. Also, my parents have been very involved with the Indianapolis 500 Festival for nearly 20 years. The month of May is really a big month for us. While I am not able to honor your request of moving out of Indianapolis , I would ask that you just leave town during May. With 250,000 fans going to the race and 35,000 runners in the Mini-Marathon, I don..t want to run the risk of bumping into you. I know your birthday is in May, but man, I just don..t care.
4. Christ, I don..t have the energy for this one.
5. If any of my friends from Wabash actually still talk to you, they are fucking fired as friends. 5 (B). I..m not going to tell my kids anything about you. But speaking of kids, it would be okay with me if my son was a crack addict, just as long as he got your kids hooked on it and became their dealer.
In closing, I will never make decisions about my life or my family based on whether I might run into you at the store. I am now convinced that if we ever do bump into each other, you will spontaneously combust. I wish you the best of luck find a spouse. Seriously. It won..t be easy to find a person who is willing to spend the rest of his life raising children and making decisions based on your crazy-ass proposal to an ex-boyfriend and your inability to act like a rational human being.
All my best,
Davey
That's all, don't forget...check back Tuesday!!
Thursday, 5/22/08
This week's Over the Hump requires some reading (we're tired of doing all the work around here), so sit back and read some funny. Keep your eye on the site this week, for a huge announcement regarding Think Tank's summer plans, we are writing a couple of scenes a week, and are ready to unleash them.
On with OTH...recently, Brent attended a bachelor party here in Chicago of one of his college mates. The entire thing was organized by a guy that no one else in the party knew, and this guy really screwed up. He assumed 10 people were coming from out of town and ordered 3 rooms at the Drake (almost 800 dollars)...3 people from out of town came. He ordered 8 Cubs tickets (which Brent paid $56 for one), and a British photographer in her 50's (at 100 dollars an hr) to follow the party around and take corny pictures of the group, then sent this email to everyone 2 days before the wedding (further research show that this guy graduated law school, is 30, and lives with his parents where he spends a great deal of time playing RPG's in their basement):
I
had a good number of people say they would be going to the game and
stay at the hotel. Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. With
the 15 people that were going, I also thought $20 a person for the
photographer would be a good idea. Again, it didn't work out that
way. This email is sent to everyone but Jason. I figured, if I'm
going to pay for anyone, I might as well pay for Jason.
Again, I'm not asking for charity, only for you to pay if I purchased a ticket for you and reserved a hotel room.
$448.00 Cubs Tickets - $56 each
$758.18 Hotel - Three rooms
$300.00 Photographer - $20 x 15 people would make $300
Those that owe
Bill Goff - Cubs game - Hotel
Nick George - Hotel
Brent Bridwell - Cubs game
Hardy Morgan - Cubs game - Hotel
Josh Caster - Cubs game
Phil Sever - Cubs game - Hotel
Eric Jungbauer - Cubs game - Hotel
Derek Busenbark - Cubs game
Hopefully
my records are correct. Email me if you have any questions. Thank you
for those that have paid already. See you at the wedding.
Jeff And now Brent's response:
Hey Semko...I paid you cash money for the Cubs ticket. GET UP OFF MY NUTS.
As far as the photographer goes, there was never any mention beforehand of a photographer, and had there been, we certainly could have found a better deal than $100/hr plus 10 dollars to even get one of the prints (and who, not to mention, was like hanging out with Mrs. Doubtfire for three hours)...........or better yet, at a hundred dollars an hour, WE COULD HAVE GOT A STRIPPER who would have given us all 10 dollar HJ's til the sun came up.
If you really want 20 dollars for an idea of yours that no one else had any idea about or approved paying for, then so be it. Or perhaps i could just order you a couple of $10 pictures from her website? (I know Smithka was dying to get the one from the game where he was blowing a bubble with chewing gum, and I personally want the one of Nick George in the cockroach costume).
I understand that you are in a pinch because a lot of people bailed, but the fact that I am even included on this list is ludicrous. You send an email to a bunch of my friends making me look like a cheapskate, when:
1) I ALREADY PAID YOU FOR THE TICKET.
2) I wasn't even planning on going to the game (I had informed you of this), had no idea that Mary Poppins' stunt double was going to invade my house for pictures, and thought i was throwing you a bone because you got stuck with a lot of extra tickets.
3) I opened my doors the night before for you to crash, drink beer, and play Wizards and Warlocks on my computer.
So here is my counter balance:
150 dollars for crashing at my place friday (it's no drake, but it's got to be cooler than your parents' place)
10 dollars for use of the computer to play Dungeons and Dragons for 2 hours. (at fed/ex kinkos 2 hrs would cost you around 25...but I'm a nice guy, so I'm cutting you a deal)
10 dollars for the case of old style that was in the fridge upon your arrival.
I won't charge you for costume rental from the pictures because I, once again, am a nice guy.
So that's about 170...we can take the 20 that "i owe you" out of that, (*putting you under another 150). Unfortunately, I am not sure that I will be able to attend the wedding on Saturday, but I'm sure when you're checking the old emails to confirm that you never mentioned your "good idea" of a 300 dollar (non stripping) photographer, you'll find my address somewhere.
This email is sent to everyone I know from this list but Jason. I figured, if I'm going to pay for anyone, I might as well clarify that I already paid for myself. If you need help paying for Jason's part, I (and I'm sure many others) would be glad to chip in on that.
Next up, we have an exchange between Cappy, and a dear friend of the Tank, Shroomie, regarding Joe Walsh...followed by a sweet Joe Walsh video. First Cappy's email:
my jaw hurts right now from eating a sandwich too fast. does that happen to any of you guys? i drank a lot last night. i'm pretty sure that happens to you guys. i sang joe walsh at kareoke. ya know that song, "i go to parties sometimes until 4. its hard to leave when you cant find the door. my mazerrati does 185" etc. i shouldnt be working, but jokes on them.
And Shroomie's reply:
That would be lifes been good. joe walsh, great guy. i met him while flying kites over in tecumseh. the day was a dusty one, but the wind was just right. one of those days where you could like your finger and really feel the pull. in those days i couldn't go a day without wetting my finger and holding it up for all to see. i was the best damn kite flyer in the country. that was until i met joe walsh. my oh my that man could fly. he used to pull out this kite the shape of a shark, and just let loose one, maybe two hundred feet of plastic coated string that would just rip through the air. you could hear the twangs has he plucked his string making that kite dance like a leaf in a stream. Some say, that's where he got his start in music. twanging that kite string till his fingers callused up good and strong. we used to spend nights out on the field around a bonfire roasting rabbits and letting our kites mingle above, like angels keeping watch on us. It was a sad day when we parted, but i can say for sure, life was good to him. If some folks don't believe in karma, then i'd would just point them in the direction of joe walsh, and say take a look at the cards he's been dealt. then tell me there's no such thing as karma. take that ganesh, you elephant faced freak.
And Joe Walsh Rocking:
Thursday, 5/15/08
Welcome back to Over the Hump, our Thursday feature. Thanks to everyone who came out last night to watch us perform at the Apollo with Comedy Accident. Hope you liked the new stuff, and thanks to the 17 members of Comedy Accident for having us. Hemingway...on with the feature...this Thursday's offering features many of our heroes, starting with Bas Ruttan (thanks Cliff):
Next up, is Dr. Dog performing their title cut from their forthcoming album, Fate, at the Chicago Apple store:
And here's a little Justice served up for ya's...their new video Stress (shot in France, banned in France):
And finally, is My Morning Jacket on SNL:
Ooh...and here's a last minute entry...just showing the power of Tanks, and why they are so near and dear to our hearts:
Tank Vs. Volkwagen
Ok, kid...stay tuned, we are very close to locking down our July 5th America's Birthday Bash, so we'll be seein ya soon (maybe Saturday with you wig and mustache?). ***Also, to squelch rumors of Think Tank East Headquarters no longer existing, Think Tank East no longer exists, but has been supplanted by Think Tank West Headquarters. All operations will continue as they were at Think Tank East Emeritus.
Sorry about any confusion.
Thursday, 5/1/08
Over the Hump returns with a few new videos for your viewing pleasure. We start things off with our friends from Man 1 Man 2 starring in Little Russians:
Next up we have the classic LEEEEEERROOOY JEEEENKINS!
And finally, we have 1983 Cubs manager, Lee Elia, GOING OFF on Cubs Fans...and you thought Sweet Lou was bad:
Now get back to work and go pay your rent.
April, 2008
Thursday, 4/24/08
Here's a new feature we're gonna have going while we're locked away creating. Every Thursday, Over the Hump will bring you new media from various sources that we have found interesting over the preceding week. See a hilarious video at work? Hear a funny joke? A news story that you can't believe? Send it on over to hq@thinktankcomedy.com and we'll do our best to get it on our site.
So, for installment one...here's Radiohead on Conan from last evening:
Here's a cool video from Mae Shi (who played like 18 shows at SXSW this year, thanks Casey):
And here's a hilarious song about Isiah Thomas' firing from the New York Knicks (thanks Weglarz):
Have a great slide through the rest of the week...and we'll see you this weekend.
Monday, 4/14/08
It's been a crazy year so far, and we've decided to put the Tank in park for awhile to rewrite, rejuvenate, and recapitulate our imaginations. That doesn't mean that there won't be plenty of things Tank in the near future to feast upon, so keep checking the shows page and video pages for new/old new content. We're building a myspace music page, which should get real fun.
Sunday, 4/13/08
Thanks a lot to everyone who came out this weekend and supported our first ever Milwaukee show! We had a blast, and Beertown USA certainly lived up to it's reputation. We'll definitely be back this summer.
Monday, 4/7/08
Think Tank is performing at The Gong Idol Show at the Globe Pub ( on Irving at Lincoln/Damen) tonight at 8pm!
4/5/2008
Hey Milwaukee! Look out for Think Tank's Street Team in your neighborhood today! If you see/saw a giant bunny, a man in a top hat, and or people in blue spandex running around your neighborhood today, and were wondering who the hell was behind it, then you have come to the right place. Have fun here and we will see you all again at Bucketworks in a week!
4/3/2008
Think Tank will be at the Gong Idol Show this Monday which is a great excuse to do some ridiculous stuff.
4/1/2008
A new month and a new look for Think Tank Headquarters. Keep checking back for updates of all things Tank. For now, here's a video of our latest show at the Cornservatory with the Accountants of Homeland Security.
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