I’m looking forward to going to Detroit for Friday night’s shows at the Royal Oak Music Theatre.  I know, most sentences that start with “I’m looking forward to going to Detroit” usually end with a punchline, but in fact, I am.  I feel a certain kinship with the city, as it was the setting for “Freaks and Geeks” a show for which I was a writer/producer (and on which, Trace and Joel both guest-starred).

Sadly though, while I’ve written about the place, made Cobo Hall references and the like, I’ve never actually been there.  The Detroit I know existed on two sound-stages in Hollywood and in the town of Newhall, California, about 40 minutes outside of LA, where we shot most of the exteriors for the show.  Newhall had a few small neighborhoods that could easily be mistaken for Midwestern; older houses, mature trees, and of primary importance, no palm trees – a dead giveaway.  So, sure, it’s a tenuous connection I share with the Motor City, but enough to get me excited.  That the city has been experiencing tough times only makes me more glad we’ll be dumping about a thousand jokes on the place.

Then it’s off to Milwaukee, where I hope to take the Shotz Brewery tour.

THE ALIEN FACTOR  - COMING TUESDAY!

If you didn’t get the newsletter, the other big news this week is the release date for our latest DVD, Cinematic Titanic Live: “The Alien Factor”  On sale this  coming Tuesday 2/23.

Here’s the trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksqb8-7dPDI

We hope you’ll pick up a copy.

I hate to use my first blog in months to point out my own mistake, but in my newsletter yesterday, I inaccurately listed our upcoming show in Austin, Texas as March 8th – WRONG!

Our show at the Paramount Theatre in Austin Texas is scheduled for SATURDAY, MARCH 7th.

Tix for all the Feb/Mar shows will go on sale to the general public Jan 26th, but there will be a pre-sale starting Jan 19th for the super-cool people on our mailing list. Keep an eye on your email box for the presale code.

That’s it.

Oh, and happy new year.

That’s all.

Oh, and you should pick up a copy of “Frankenstein’s Castle of Freaks”. It’s funny.

OK, that’s really it.

You don’t really have to credit me with a blog entry for this one.