Flak Radio no.80 | Live From The Ritz
James Norton and Taylor Carik take the show to the Ritz Theater, anchor of the northeast Minneapolis arts district.
Electric Arc Radio's Geoff Herbach (author of The Miracle Letters of T. Rimberg) and Andy Sturdevant pre-opened the show with a couple of comic readings. Eric Nigg warmed up the crowd with some of his stand-up comedy.
Then beer maven Doug Hoverson, author of Land of Amber Waters, took the stage. Then during the show's quiz-show portion, Angie Dezelske of Overheard in Minneapolis faced off against Sturdevant. Finally, the show's music-maker, Peter Lansky (aka DJ Soviet Panda) took the stage for a little Q&A.
A grand time was had by all.
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Flak contributing writer and resident comedian Eric Nigg brings the laffs and warms up the crowd. |
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Taylor and Jim come to grips with the fact that they're doing a live show, introduce a crazy-looking piece of art by the side of the stage, and ruminate on the potential profit to be earned from mounting UK-Iran tensions. |
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Taylor and Jim talk with beer expert Doug Hoverson about his comprehensive history of Minnesota brewing, entitled Land of Amber Waters. |
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Taylor and Jim's minds are blown by the awesome truth presented by Eric Nigg. |
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Ang of Overheard in Minneapolis squares off against Andy Sturdevant for some amazing and bewildering prizes. |
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Thanks for listening and/or showing up live to the Ritz Theater! |
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