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6 months ago    |   Tags: politics barak obama 2012 election   |   Notes: 2

Make Calls for Obama!

Hey everyone! I just spent about an hour using the link above to call people and get the vote out for Obama.

It was actually a really fun experience. I spoke to some nice folks and made sure that they knew where they could vote early for this election.

If you’ve got some time, this is an effective and fun way to make a difference.

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1 year ago    |   Tags: beauty Love Truth Story Pirates plugs may 2012 comedy  

Louie's May Shows

Click here to see what I’m up to for the next few weeks!

Story Pirates & Friends, Beauty Love Truth Gets Social & Some Gummy Interviews

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1 year ago    |   Tags: plugs story pirates beauty love truth NYC 2012   |   Notes: 2

Hey friends!

First of all sign up for my new mailing list here to get updates like this delivired right to your inbox!
Story Pirates Fundraiser and Benefit Update:
Thank you all who have donated to my Spring Story Pirates Fundraising effort! So far we have raised almost $1600 that will go towards arts & educational programming in under-funded schools. Let’s see how much more we can raise by our benefit on May 19th. Please donate here:  http://www.donate.storypirates.org/Louie 
Also, I am going to be singing and dancing in our Story Pirates Benefit which will feature 30 Rock’s Kristen Schaal, John Lutz & Scott Adsit! This is a great way to show your support for Story Pirates.
Click here for Tickets:

Showtime: Saturday, May 19th at the Times Center 
242 West 41st Street, New York, NY, 10018

Cocktails and Silent Auction 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
Performance 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
After Party 9:00 p.m.

All tickets include open bar. Ticket prices are: 
    Level Three: $85 
    Level Two: $125 
    Level One: $250

After Party add-on: $15

I’m also gearing up for the next season of Beauty Love Truth. We’ve got so much to look forward to with this show. Check out the upcoming awesomeness and get tickets here:
May 31st: Musical Guest Warren Malone
Intro: Steve Heisler (Onion AV Club)
Improvisers: Bradford Jordan (Them!, Swords, Story Pirates), Shannon Manning (IO, Second City, “Conan”), Doug Moe (Mother, “30 Rock”, “Conan”), Justin Moran (Spidey Project, Pope the Musical, Nightfall on Miranga Island),   Louie Pearlman (Story Pirates, Spidey Project, Buckshot N Benny), Mary Regan (PIT, UCB, Magnet), Natasha Rothwell (Oh Boy!, Hodapp & Rothwell, Story Pirates), Lauren Ashley Smith (Story Pirates, Silver Fox, LD50)
June 28th: Musical Guest Amazing Jellies
Intro: Rolo Vincent (Story Pirates)
July 26th: Musical Guest: Bob Dorough (Schoolhouse Rock! Miles Davis)
Special Improviser Guest: Garry Goodrow (The Committee, Dirty Dancing, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice)


Now there are multiple ways to connect with Beauty Love Truth and show your support! Like us on Facebook! Reblog us on Tumblr! Retweet our Twitter!
Finally, here are some interviews I conducted with Bubblegum Music legends Joey Levine (Ohio Express, “Yummy Yummy Yummy) & Ron Dante (The Archies, “Sugar Sugar) for an upcoming peice I’m writing for Elmore Magazine. Enjoy!

Beauty Love Truth Thurs May 31 at 8pm with Warren Malone

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1 year ago    |   Tags: Beauty Love Truth improv plugs 2012 NYC comedy music   |   Notes: 2

The PIT 123 E 24th BTW Park & Lex (new location!) Tickets here. PDF Press Release May 31 here.

WARREN MALONE will play his music to inspire improvised scenes. Nothing is planned; it’s all improvised. You will never see this show again!

This month’s IMPROVISERS include:

Bradford Jordan (Story Pirates, PIT)
Shannon Manning (Second City, IO, UCB, “Conan”)
Doug Moe (UCB’s MOTHER, “30 Rock,” “Conan”)
Justin Moran (Spidey Project, Pope the Musical, Miranga Island)
Louie Pearlman (Story Pirates, The Spidey Project, Buckshot N Benny)
Mary Regan (UCB, Magnet, PIT)
Natasha Rothwell (Oh Boy!, Hodapp and Rothwell, The Story Pirates)
Lauren Ashley Smith (Story Pirates, Magnet)

Featuring an INTRODUCTION by STEVE HEISLER (Onion AV Club) who will speak on the subject of Beauty Love AND/OR Truth.

JOIN THE FACEBOOK EVENT.

PDF Press Release May 31 with Warren Malone

MORE ABOUT WARREN MALONE:

New York Based Singer/Songwriter Warren Malone
Is Originally From Manchester England. He Loves To Sing,
He Loves To Write Songs And He Loves To Play Guitar.
He Loves Traditional Folk Music As Much As He Loves A Great Pop Song.
He Loves His New Album And He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It.
He Does Not Love Writing Bios And Pretending To Be A Third Party.
He Loves A Good Audience, He Hates Stupid Pop Stars With Shades,
He has A Fear Of Being Falsely Accused, He’s Done Some Bad Things,
He Tries To Be Good, He Loves To Sing, He Sings All Day Everyday,
The First Record He Ever Put On Was A Hank Williams Record He Was 4 Yrs Old,
As A Kid He Loved Elvis, He Used To Draw And Sometimes Still Carries A Sketchbook.
He Loves Mexican Food, He Lived In San Francisco For 5 Years And It Changed Him Forever,
He Can Cook But Only If It Involves Just 1 Pan, He Loves Beer But Tries Not To Drink It
He Loves Fiddle Tunes, He Loves Duets With Mandolin And Guitar,
He Loves To Hear Great Harmony singers And Has Fantasized About Being The High Lonesome
Singer In A Bluegrass Band, He Has Been High and Lonesome
He Has Made Some Promises He Knew He Couldn’t Keep
He Knows He Has Some Secrets But He Can’t Remember What They Are
He Hates Cool People, He Will Let You Know If He Likes You
He Loves His Family
He Remembers Things From His Past But Doesn’t Know If They Really happened,
He Loves To Sing
He Can’t Believe he Didn’t End Up In Jail, He’s Played A Lot Of Gigs, He’s Played A lot Of Street Corners
He’s Had To Talk To A Lot Of Strangers, His Parents Met When His Father Was In Prison
That’s A whole Other Story, It Would Be A Great Movie Actually
Youth, Violence, Crime, Singing, Prison, Love, Jealousy, Family, Murder And More Singing
He Loves Repetition, He Loves His New Album And He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It.

http://warrenmalone.com

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/warrenmalone2

http://www.youtube.com/user/Malone67?feature=watch

http://warrenmalone.bandcamp.com/

This show is produced and directed by Shannon Manning and Louie Pearlman of Sparkle Television.

Who do you want to see in Beauty Love Truth?

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1 year ago    |   Tags: beauty love truth nyc improv comedy 2012   |   Notes: 7

Hey pals. We are now casting guests for our new regular run of Beauty Love Truth (last Thurs of the month at 8 The Peoples Improv Theater). If you have a favorite musician or band you’d like to see us celebrate via improv, answer this post.

Also authors, artists, comics, drawers, scientists you’d like to see present on the topic of beauty, love and/or truth-I love new suggestions! Out-of-town friends, let me know when you’ll be in NYC!

More cool announcements coming soon! http://beautylovetruthtv.com/

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1 year ago    |   Tags: story pirates donate 2012   |   Notes: 6
As many of you know, since 2007 I have been a performer, director and producer with Story Pirates.Story Pirates is a nationally respected arts and entertainment company that takes stories written by kids and makes them into hugely entertaining and meaningful performances for people of all ages.The stories come from kids of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds; kids from this country and even beyond. It always amazes me to be able to watch one of our authors watch their story performed for the first time. It is fascinating to see kids realize that their creative ideas have been validated by some of the best comedic performers in the country. Time and time again, we have been contacted by teachers from schools that we visit a few weeks after our shows. Students that were not excited about writing before are now hugely excited about writing and writing more and more.I’ve played a lot of parts in kids’ stories over the years. Roles and ideas for characters I’d never have come up with on my own! I’ve played mischievous little brothers, I’ve played a doctor who had to deal with a Skinny Jeans epidemic, I’ve even played a cat named Michael Jackson who wishes he was a laptop!Now I’m asking YOU to play a part in the Story Pirates. With the continuing sad reality of cuts in arts programming at lower-income schools, a lot of kids and teachers need Story Pirates more than ever. I am trying to raise $700 by the date of our benefit: May 19th, 2012. I am $155 away from my goal, so you could donate $5 and really help!Every dollar helps greatly improve the educational life of a student in a school who otherwise would not be able to afford Story Pirates. Even a buck can super-help. Trust me! You can donate here: http://donate.storypirates.org/LouieAnd, because I like to put the FUN in FUNd-Raising, I’m offering some awesome prizes and incentives for donations.If you donate $1-$30, you will feel great about yourself and I will send you a thank you e-mail.If you donate $30 or higher, I will give you two tickets to the show I co-produce and co-direct, Beauty Love Truth. Beauty Love Truth is an awesome monthly show in which some of NYC’s finest improvisers create scenes based on the work of a live musician or band. Past artists have included Georgia & Ira from Yo La Tengo, Mike Doughty and Spring Standards! You’ll look awesome to whoever you bring to this show!If you donate $50 or higher, you can choose between the BLT tickets or I will make you a 60’s Bubble Gum Music Mix CD. As many of you know, I have been collecting rare and amazing Bubble Gum Music from the sixties for many years now. I will make you your own Bubblegum CD with a hand-made cover and personalized liner-notes as to why I choose the tracks that I did specifically for you!If you donate $100 or higher, you can choose between the BLT tickets, the Mix CD or I will write and record a ukulele song for you. This song can be about anything of your choosing (this might be an awesome gift for a loved one). I will record it and e-mail you an mp3 of the final version!If you donate $150 or higher, you can choose between the tickets, the CD, the song or we will have a Holga Photo Shoot. I will take your portrait with my Holga, we will choose the picture you like the most, I will pay the cost of developing and framing so you can have your own photographic work of art! Some examples of my work as a photographer:Wow! Sweet prizes, eh?If you cannot donate, there are still ways you can help!SHARE - Mention www.storypirates.org/donate or www.storypirates.org/benefit on the web and on twitter to help spread the word.SPONSOR Story Pirates - Visit www.StoryPirates.org/benefit or contact Sam Reiff-Pasarew atsam@storypirates.org for corporate sponsorships!And, of course, COME TO STORY PIRATES AND FRIENDS on May 19th!www.StoryPirates.org/benefit Remember, you can donate here: http://donate.storypirates.org/Louie

As many of you know, since 2007 I have been a performer, director and producer with Story Pirates.

Story Pirates is a nationally respected arts and entertainment company that takes stories written by kids and makes them into hugely entertaining and meaningful performances for people of all ages.

The stories come from kids of all shapes, sizes and backgrounds; kids from this country and even beyond. It always amazes me to be able to watch one of our authors watch their story performed for the first time. It is fascinating to see kids realize that their creative ideas have been validated by some of the best comedic performers in the country. 

Time and time again, we have been contacted by teachers from schools that we visit a few weeks after our shows. Students that were not excited about writing before are now hugely excited about writing and writing more and more.

I’ve played a lot of parts in kids’ stories over the years. Roles and ideas for characters I’d never have come up with on my own! I’ve played mischievous little brothers, I’ve played a doctor who had to deal with a Skinny Jeans epidemic, I’ve even played a cat named Michael Jackson who wishes he was a laptop!

Now I’m asking YOU to play a part in the Story Pirates. With the continuing sad reality of cuts in arts programming at lower-income schools, a lot of kids and teachers need Story Pirates more than ever. 

I am trying to raise $700 by the date of our benefit: May 19th, 2012. I am $155 away from my goal, so you could donate $5 and really help!Every dollar helps greatly improve the educational life of a student in a school who otherwise would not be able to afford Story Pirates. Even a buck can super-help. Trust me!
You can donate here: http://donate.storypirates.org/Louie

And, because I like to put the FUN in FUNd-Raising, I’m offering some awesome prizes and incentives for donations.

If you donate $1-$30, you will feel great about yourself and I will send you a thank you e-mail.

If you donate $30 or higher, I will give you two tickets to the show I co-produce and co-direct, Beauty Love Truth. Beauty Love Truth is an awesome monthly show in which some of NYC’s finest improvisers create scenes based on the work of a live musician or band. Past artists have included Georgia & Ira from Yo La Tengo, Mike Doughty and Spring Standards! You’ll look awesome to whoever you bring to this show!

If you donate $50 or higher, you can choose between the BLT tickets or I will make you a 60’s Bubble Gum Music Mix CD. As many of you know, I have been collecting rare and amazing Bubble Gum Music from the sixties for many years now. I will make you your own Bubblegum CD with a hand-made cover and personalized liner-notes as to why I choose the tracks that I did specifically for you!

If you donate $100 or higher, you can choose between the BLT tickets, the Mix CD or I will write and record a ukulele song for you. This song can be about anything of your choosing (this might be an awesome gift for a loved one). I will record it and e-mail you an mp3 of the final version!

If you donate $150 or higher, you can choose between the tickets, the CD, the song or we will have a Holga Photo Shoot. I will take your portrait with my Holga, we will choose the picture you like the most, I will pay the cost of developing and framing so you can have your own photographic work of art! Some examples of my work as a photographer:

Wow! Sweet prizes, eh?

If you cannot donate, there are still ways you can help!

SHARE - Mention www.storypirates.org/donate or www.storypirates.org/benefit on the web and on twitter to help spread the word.

SPONSOR Story Pirates - Visit www.StoryPirates.org/benefit or contact Sam Reiff-Pasarew atsam@storypirates.org for corporate sponsorships!

And, of course, COME TO STORY PIRATES AND FRIENDS on May 19th!

www.StoryPirates.org/benefit
Remember, you can donate here: http://donate.storypirates.org/Louie

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1 year ago    |   Tags: monkees davy jones nyc 2012 sixties music nightlife dancing   |   Notes: 7
Monthly Sixties-Themed Dance Party Pays Tribute to Davy Jones – “The Cute One” Next Sunday, March 11th, 8PM-midnight, Djs Ajobo and Hullabaloo are back at 116 Macdougal (116 Macdougal St, NYC) for their monthly Where the Action Is sixties-themed dance party. For the entire four hours they will be playing a set that will honor Davy Jones of The Monkees, who passed of a heart attack on February 29th, 2012 at the age of 66. “We were crushed to hear of Davy’s death. I met him a few years ago, he autographed my copy of ‘The Monkees’ LP, right across Mike Nesmith’s face!” says regular WTAI DJ, Ajobo. “We’re going to play all of Davy’s hits with The Monkees”, continues Ajobo’s co-DJ, DJ Hullabaloo, “and we’re going to play some rarities too. I’m particularly fond of some deep Davy cuts from the Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart album, so expect to hear some of that. We lost an icon of sixties music, television and culture this week and want to celebrate his life by grooving to his music.” The set will be accompanied by groovy Davy Jones visuals, curated by DJ Hullabaloo. Hosted and DJ’d by Djs Ajobo (Allison Jonelle Boron, copy editor for Elmore Magazine) and Hullabaloo (Louie Pearlman, NYC comedian and musician), Where the Action Is is NYC’s newest and grooviest night to hear the best in 60’s Pop, Garage, Girl Groups, Dance-Craze, Bubble Gum and other ephemera.  

Monthly Sixties-Themed Dance Party Pays Tribute to Davy Jones – “The Cute One”

Next Sunday, March 11th, 8PM-midnight, Djs Ajobo and Hullabaloo are back at 116 Macdougal (116 Macdougal St, NYC) for their monthly Where the Action Is sixties-themed dance party. For the entire four hours they will be playing a set that will honor Davy Jones of The Monkees, who passed of a heart attack on February 29th, 2012 at the age of 66.

“We were crushed to hear of Davy’s death. I met him a few years ago, he autographed my copy of ‘The Monkees’ LP, right across Mike Nesmith’s face!” says regular WTAI DJ, Ajobo. “We’re going to play all of Davy’s hits with The Monkees”, continues Ajobo’s co-DJ, DJ Hullabaloo, “and we’re going to play some rarities too. I’m particularly fond of some deep Davy cuts from the Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart album, so expect to hear some of that. We lost an icon of sixties music, television and culture this week and want to celebrate his life by grooving to his music.” The set will be accompanied by groovy Davy Jones visuals, curated by DJ Hullabaloo.

Hosted and DJ’d by Djs Ajobo (Allison Jonelle Boron, copy editor for Elmore Magazine) and Hullabaloo (Louie Pearlman, NYC comedian and musician), Where the Action Is is NYC’s newest and grooviest night to hear the best in 60’s Pop, Garage, Girl Groups, Dance-Craze, Bubble Gum and other ephemera.