Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We enjoyed a rare opportunity to see the oldest and the youngest Kostelnik granddaughters perform Friday in Chicago in separate shows that shared twin themes of sweet laughter and sassy fun. My eight-year old niece Erin capped off her summer theatre camp experience by playing the Abominable Snowman in the cutest production of Frozen we’ve [...]
Tommy Okon offered a sweaty football player a bottle of Coke in 1980 and set the standard for Super Bowl Commercials. Since the Mean Joe Greene commercial aired, neither Clydesdale, nor adorable child, nor sassy lady, nor monkey nor Darth Vader has come close. (Although the Clydesdales genuflecting toward Ground Zero was pretty perfect, too). Companies will spend [...]
I watched with genuine pride, a little prejudice, honest laughter and maternal relief as my daughter Katherine and her talented friend Leah Frires triumphantly debuted their live sketch comedy show last Friday night at the Lincoln Loft. While we dearly love to laugh in our family, we also realize that comedy can be tricky, especially [...]