Abel Brainz Digest, Vol. 73 - March, 2025

Hey everyone! 

It's volume 73! March is upon us! 

cool improv stuff

Your Favorite Improv Jam is coming up at St.Paul!!

Thursday... yeah... tomorrow!! 8pm! 

Also on March 27th! 

April and May Jamz TBD!!

cool movie stuff

A Real Pain - Highly recommend! Kieran Culkin does steal the show and had one of the realest award show moments in recent memory. 

Self Reliance - Really fun and very surreal. 

cool book stuff

Maaaaan, I have too many books that I want to read. I decided to dive headlong into it (aka severe lean) and check out multiple books at once. I'm reading three right now and I already want to start another. I'm not bored, mind you, I'm just really wanting to consume the books. Is it compartmentalizing? Can I be more accepting of the fact that I will read the books when I have time to read the books? And is it even more extreme acceptance knowing that I most likely will never read all the books I want to read? Wait... this was supposed to be about books, wasn't it? 

Anyway, here are some reads I recently finished:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain - looking forward to reading James by Percival Everett

Syllabus by Lynda Barry - Highly recommend 

Letter From The Birmingham Jail, Martin Luther King Jr. - Remember, MLK Jr. was one of the most hated men in America when he was assassinated. 

This Is The Story of A Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett - Delightful and incredibly well-written short stories. 

farewells 

We lost some icons and are living in some unprecedented times - RIP Roy Ayers, RIP Gene Hackman, RIP Democracy... probably....

Sorry to bring the mood down. Here's something that always lifts my spirits. 

Questions? Recommendations? Hit me up! 

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Much love,

Abel