Ever wonder about commuincation? What happens when people are not listening – one to the other? Something like the South Park video below… Listening is the subject of the third video in the series Meet Your Playful Self Workshop and how to acquire a yardstick for “listening”.
Posts Tagged ‘video’
Approval/Disapproval – Viola Spolin
Posted: 20th July 2010 by cord in Book Berry RoadTags: comedy, improvisation, video, Viola Spolin
Viola Spolin, who died in 1994, can probably be considered as the American Grand Mother of Improv. She influenced the first generation of Improv at the Second City in Chicago in the late 50`s, as her son, Paul Sills, was one of the co-founders. Spolin developed new games that focused upon creativity, adapting and focusing [...]
Interview with….WHO ELSE??
Posted: 24th December 2009 by cord in The ProjectsTags: Christmas, comedy, improvisation, Santa, video
A story of an interview with Santa It was I who transported Santa to the interview in La Crosse, Wisconsin. It was a cold – below zero night- as I pulled into a parking space with Santa. When what to my wondering eyes should appear but flashing police cruiser lights behind me so near. I [...]
Thanks For Taking My Call – 4 Health Care
Posted: 15th August 2009 by cord in Thanks For Taking My Call - VideoTags: C span, health care, video
Thanks for Taking My Call -4 A satire of View/listener calls about Health Care. _¸,.»=椺²° Meet Your Playful Self – http://www.myplayfulself.com
“HAIR” Peace – Love – Freedom – Happiness
Posted: 4th July 2009 by cord in The ProjectsTags: Hair, mentors, reunion, video
Well…in the previous post I warned you about flashbacks from seeing the “Hair” for the first time in 30 some years. I made a movie about the event called. Mentors – Hair – Love! It was such a great feeling of passing – the torch….or joint….or moon in the 7th house – from a former [...]
Thanks for Taking My Call -3 Red
Posted: 24th June 2009 by cord in Thanks For Taking My Call - VideoTags: C span, comedy, health care, video
Thanks for Taking My Call More redish playful characters that have moved into my head. _¸,.»=椺²° Meet Your Playful Self – http://www.myplayfulself.com
Can you “Handel” a good dam post?
Posted: 23rd June 2009 by cord in The Driftless TrailsTags: Handel, Kickapoo, video, Water Music
The Dam on the Kickapoo River Gays Mills, Wisconsin The Kickapoos (Kickapoo: Kiikaapoa or Kiikaapoi) are one of the Algonquian speaking Native American tribes. According to the Anishinaabeg, the name “Kickapoo” means “Stands Here and there” and refers to the tribes migratory patterns.The name can also mean “wanderer”. The river is one of the oldest [...]
People at Play – *Zoom *Schwartz*……
Posted: 22nd June 2009 by cord in Book Berry RoadTags: book, improvisation, self help, spiritual, video
Excerpt from -Meet Your Playful Self I spent one year teaching in the conservatory at Second City in Chicago where I revisited and reread the work and teachings of Viola Spolin in her book “Improvisation for the Theatre”. Viola Spolin was one of the first great teachers to snatch the word “improvisation” from the hands [...]
Thanks for Taking My Call – blue
Posted: 17th June 2009 by cord in Thanks For Taking My Call - VideoTags: C span, comedy, health care, satire, video
Thanks for Taking My Call – blue I could not leave it with the RED version of my favorite “call-in” types so I added some new BLUE folks. _¸,.»=椺²° Meet Your Playful Self – http://www.myplayfulself.com
Thanks for Taking My Call
Posted: 16th June 2009 by cord in Thanks For Taking My Call - VideoTags: C span, comedy, health care, satire, video
Thanks for Taking My Call I have gotten the habit of watching the C-Span Washington Reports call in show in the morning while I have coffee. Here are some of the fun and playful characters that have moved into my head as a result. Thanks For Taking My Call 1 _¸,.»=椺²° Meet Your Playful Self [...]