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Comment on Finding something to say by John

John — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 05:43:11 +0000

Thanks for supporting Improv in Richmond, Rob! We love having you at our shows. See you on the 19th!

Comment on Richmond baseball gets squirrelly by Wade

Wade — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:04:32 +0000

The sad thing is, it was only the third-worst option out of six horrible ones.

Comment on September? Already? by Department of Updates « Robster’s Place

Department of Updates « Robster’s Place — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:13:08 +0000

[...] Improv: How could I forget Second City Touring Company’s 50th Anniversary Tour? This Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, at the Modlin Center of the University of Richmond. Details at http://modlin.richmond.edu. [...]

Comment on Richmond baseball – 2010 and beyond? by ewd76

ewd76 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:51:12 +0000

I think you are right about Richmond, or somebody screwing this up. One of the comments following the TD’s last article about this more news about no news said it best. “Something just doesn’t smell right here.”

Comment on Update Central by Wade

Wade — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:07:30 +0000

On Richmond Baseball, I’ve always hated the Boulevard site. It’s a shithole location whose only redeeming value is that it’s close to the interstate. Richmond has two huge treasures in the James River and a wonderful skyline, so a new park should incorporate both of those. Show off the city, don’t stick fans in a run-down industrial park.

Comment on Why I’m Not Watching “I’m A Celebrity…” by Update Central « Robster’s Place

Update Central « Robster’s Place — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:21 +0000

[...] Why’d they let Speidi back in the country?I mean, really, couldn’t NBC have burned their passports or something? I am so sick of those Bible-thumping hypocrites. [...]

Comment on American Idol 8: The Finale by Update Central « Robster’s Place

Update Central « Robster’s Place — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:19 +0000

[...] The AI machine rolls on…Kris Allen, Adam Lambert (of the least-surprising Rolling Stone interview ever. EVER.), and Allison Iraheta are working on albums… and the AI9 auditions are already underway. Although it’s interesting – only the first round of auditions is taking place now. The callbacks for the judges can’t happen yet – 19 doesn’t know who the judges are going to be yet! Cowell and Jackson are apparently under contract, but Abdul and DioGuardi aren’t. If I were the folks at 19, and I’m not, I’d future-endeavor both of them and find a new female judge. One thing I wouldn’t do is have 4 judges again. Having 4 judges on Idol is as bad as having three sportscasters in the booth at a football game. There’s just not enough room for all the egos. Cut back to 3 judges, AI. Save our sanity. [...]

Comment on Richmond Improv FOOEY! by Update Central « Robster’s Place

Update Central « Robster’s Place — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:13 +0000

[...] People are still reading this?I still get a few hits a week on that year-old cheap shot at ComedySportz Richmond. People… CSz Richmond is dead, the post was outdated shortly after I ran it, and there’s even a link to a more up-to-date post (which nobody reads). Besides, if you want to talk improv in Richmond, you’re talking Random Acts. And I will… in a separate post, since they’re back next weekend for two nights at the HATTheatre. [...]

Comment on GSN planning a comeback… and then some… by Update Central « Robster’s Place

Update Central « Robster’s Place — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:10 +0000

[...] Now this went better…GSN has rolled out the first few new shows from the upfront presentation. Deal or No Deal is airing daily, and 1 vs 100 is on weekends (speaking of which, if 1 vs 100 Xbox Live pans out, that may get me to invest in the console). And last Saturday, GSN premiered Big Saturday Night, featuring 20Q and The Money List. The two game shows worked well – Cat Deeley is a visually-pleasing and otherwise-capable traffic cop for 20Q, Hal Sparks has promise as the sarcastic “computer”, Mr. Q, and the gameplay is definitely fun. And I thought The Money List got screwed by Fox (as The Rich List), so having it come back was a treat. Fred Roggin got a little over-dramatic (and I think he needs a voiceover guy or co-host to play off), but the lists are fun to guess along with (or shout at the TV with!). The only problem? The other hour – the interminable Big Saturday Night sketches and games. I’m going to give them another chance on Saturday – but if the BSN segments go as badly as I expect, I’ll be running the DVR on the BSN-free reruns of 20Q and The Money List on Sundays. [...]

Comment on Richmond baseball – 2010 and beyond? by Update Central « Robster’s Place

Update Central « Robster’s Place — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:05:08 +0000

[...] Speaking of screwing up a good thing,the Richmond area’s continued dithering about where baseball should be played cost us the first try at bringing the Connecticut Defenders in for 2010. The Eastern League is rushing to get a team in here before the independent Atlantic League does – so there will be baseball, in Richmond, in 2010. After that? Who knows? There’s a fairly inexpensive plan to lop the upper deck off the Diamond and renovate the lower deck… and then there’s the plan to pave over hundreds of years of history in Shockoe Bottom. The SportsQuest folks who are (slowly) building a sports complex in Chesterfield have also indicated they might build a ballpark. Someday. Richmond is going to screw this up, mark my words… [...]