chicago nerd for hire busts into my office!

if you guys are friends with me on facebook or follow me on twitter then you know I love to share how my life is always crazy w/ random things always happening beyond my control!  Well, earlier this week, during a meeting about my blog in my private office, a super nerd barged in & started causing chaos, so fast that I couldn’t tweet or facebook it, but somehow I caught it on video (see above)!  i was so scared and thrown off at first (& worried she was a stripper) that i immediately started sweating as I normally do during my frequent panic attacks-  turns out she wasn’t a stripper at all, but comedian angela riccio from rent a nerd and was a birthday gift for our new interactive marketing coordinator tim toomey!

you guys know how much i love chicago arts, theatre & appreciate those in it- & let me tell you that performance definitely took guts!  so shout out to angel riccio who combines years of experience as a stand up comedienne to make us all laugh!  rent a nerd is based in chicago & provides custom comedy entertainment for private & corporate events.  it has grown from a one nerd operation in 1987 to present day with a “gaggle of geeks” booking about 800 performances a year!  check out the video above to see some of the silliness!

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duncan keith at nascar & vince vaughn at wild west comedy tour!

First, my buddy Duncan Keith, star defenseman for the Blackhawks will serve as Grand Marshal of the LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Spring Cup Series this Saturday, July 10th at the Chicagoland Speedway. You can check out the Keith and a little NASCAR by visiting www.chicagolandspeedway.com.

Vince Vaughn is in town shooting a new Ron Howard and Brian Grazer flick this summer,  just released that he’s bringing his Wild West Comedy Tour to Chicago for one night along with fellow comedian Kevin James. You can see them Friday, July 23rd at Park West Theatre — read more for all info…

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Jeremy Piven Phone Down the Toilet in Chicago on Kimmel & NY Page 6

as you saw from my wild and beyond hectic pictures from this weekend, it was a crazy past couple of days hanging out with john mayer, hosting the annual piven theatre workshop benefit with jeremy piven, appearing live on tv and radio and just exploring chicago! so crazy in fact that jimmy kimmel mentioned it last night on his show! and it was featured on new york post page six, the huffington post, and perez hilton!

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ABC 7 Interview – Piven Theatre Workshop Benefit, Entourage, Lookingglass Theatre’s Madhatters

was up bright and early this week to spread the word about arts/theatre in chicago and two events that i have been a part of for just about a decade – last night’s lookingglass theatre’s madhatter’s ball (which i’m sure you saw my tweets about!) and saturday night’s piven theatre workshop benefit (to see me on the set of entourage with jeremy piven, click here!) check me out on abc 7 with hosea sanders, i’ve known him for over 10 years, such a fan, he’s truly one of the hardest working guys in chicago!

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