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<p>Entries from July 1, 2008 - July 31, 2008</p>
<p>Thursday Jul 31 2008  Inside With: Chris Sullivan, of Freestyle Love Supreme, Cast Member of 'The Electric Company'By: Keith Huang</p>
<p>Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 7:00AM Guest star Jack McBrayer stands among cast members Jenni Barber, Chris Sullivan and featured actor William Jackson Harper. Other Electric Company guest stars will include Wyclef Jean, Mark Ecko, Sean Kingston and Mark Linn-Baker (from Perfect Strangers) | Photo courtesy of 2008 Sesame WorkshopWhen The Electric Company went off the air in 1977, beat-box ace Chris Sullivan wasn't even born yet. But like most American twentysomethings today, Sullivan has known about the children's television show his entire life. And now, decades later, he's been hired as a cast member for the updated version of The Electric Company, which is slated to air in January 2009.Given everything we know about Sullivan's talents as a musician, improviser and performer -- he's best known as "Shockwave" of hip-hop, improvised-comedy mash-up Freestyle Love Supreme -- we expect great things from him and the show's revival. The Apiary recently caught up with our old pal to ask about the cool gig.How did you get cast on the show?About two years ago, Sesame Workshop was in the works of reviving the show and the executive producer, Karen Fowler, saw a Freestyle Love Supreme show. We shot a short 3- or 4-song demo with them and a solo segment with me beatboxing various prefixes to words that contain the letter combination "ain." A year later they filmed a "proof of concept" pilot, of which most of us were a part, and I was able to explore different segment ideas. Now today, we're in production and most of the FLS boys are still involved to some extent and I have three segments a show, as well as a part in the narrative.So what was your reaction to getting cast? It's almost too good to be true.It is almost too good to be true! I've always dreamed about performing solo in an animated world. That's how I imagine it while performing live ... it all starts with a blank stage and I create a character with sound effects and mime, come to the end of the story and wash out my imaginary cartoon images with a rhythmic routine of beatboxing and vocal sounds. I've always wondered what it would be like to have an animator fill in the cracks later ... and now it's happening. So, actually, yes, it is too good to be true ... but it is ... too good ... and it's also true ...</p>
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<p>keithhuang | 5 Comments in EXCLUSIVELY at The Apiary Thursday Jul 31 2008  The Honey Shot</p>
<p>Thursday, July 31, 2008 at 5:00AM Daniel Kitson & Gavin Osborn at the Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park in London | Photo: Dave Smith> E-mail your Honey Shots or join our photo group.</p>
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<p>keithhuang | 1 Comment | 1 Reference in Photos Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Grunge - Eugene Mirman</p>
<p>Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11:10AM NVW DOESN'T HAVE TO END THEREWise Old Gary - Serious LunchAunt Kim's Food Log - MacKenzie CondonAwesome Hook-Up - Harvard Sailing TeamSoft Core Corn - FearsomeNew Young Comedians - Chelsea White15 Seconds - Chris Kelly</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 1 Comment in NVW Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Backfire - Jon Friedman</p>
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<p>The Apiary | 3 Comments in NVW Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Rififi To Close (?) - Redux</p>
<p>Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 9:38AM Rififi | Photo: Maryanne WaysWe apologize for interrupting New Video Wednesday, but the rumor mill is churning once more and multiple sources are saying that the fate of Rififi has been decided: the venue shall close. The closest thing we've got to a smoking gun is a manager's note to performers, via Matt Ruby:> "it's quite possible that thursday will be the last day that rififi will be open, it seems that the owner of rififi has come to an impasse with the landlord... as you might have known rififi has been occupying the space on a month-by-month basis since march and the landlord is now asking for substantially more money, it's possible that he's playing hardball but if an agreement isn't be reached by thursday then it will really be the last day that rififi is open.</p>
<p>> i'm sorry we didn't have a couple of weeks to plan for this but the relationship between the landlord and the owner has always been somewhat unstable so it was hard to predict if and when the end would actually come... please be assured that all of the time and effort you put into producing your show has been greatly appreciated, if there is any change in the situation i will let you know as soon as i hear about it."</p>
<p>RIFIFI TIP LINE IS OPENPREVIOUSLYRififi Is Not Closed (!)</p>
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<p>keithhuang | 2 Comments Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Uldra Comedy - God's Plan [NSFW]</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment in NVW Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Daily Bee-Log</p>
<p>Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 8:11AM --Are the stars aligned for Will Hines and Maria Bamford? [Will Hines] --Looks like Zach taught Mr. B. something after all [TMZ] --An insider's look at Pineapple Express (which we saw, too, and must say was phenomenal) [This Is My Relaxed Expression] --Anus Magillicutty: Make It Happen [BWE] --If you like six year old red-headed girls and have a time machine, Brandy Barber will totes make out with you! [Hatefully Charming] --Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Adam McKay do Important TV With A Black Backdrop [TSOYA]</p>
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<p>The Apiary | Post a Comment in Daily Bee-log Wednesday Jul 30 2008  Carl & Shelly's Poetry Craft Corner - Allen Warnock & Andrea Alton</p>
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