Dub may have a new favorite singer/songwriter

You guys need to check out Susan Werner. I heard about her today on a podcast talking about her new album on which she wrote and performs her own original "agnostic gospel" music. The album is called "The Gospel Truth". She is really brilliant...both as a writer and a performer. My two favorites so far are "Probably Not" and "(Why is Your) Heaven So Small".

Check out the lyrics for the latter:

(Why Is Your) Heaven So Small

excuse me sir, what did you say?
when you shout so loud, it's hard to tell
you say that i must change my ways
for i am surely bound to hell

well i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven so small

you say you know you say you've read
that holy bible up on your shelf
do you recall when jesus said
judge not, lest ye be judged yourself

for i know you'd damn me if you could
but my friend, that's simply not your call
if god is great, and god is good
why is your heaven so small

with your fists that shake, and your eyes that burn
what makes you do these things you do?
i would not be surprised to learn
someone somewhere excluded you

but my friend, imagine it if you would
a love much mightier than us all
o if god is great and god is good
why is your heaven
so small

Check out her site at www.susanwerner.com or look her up on iTunes!

Sadness and bad moods

Dub usually tries to keep the blog light and fun. I could write tonight about the fact that I sat for over two hours to cry like a girl with our Jordin Sparks as she won "American Idol". I could write about the crazy season finale of "Lost". I could comment on Star's bad performance on SVU Tuesday night as...HERSELF!!! She even sucks at being her.

Instead, I am feeling blah tonight and need to vent about what is apparently my karmic payback for what must have been a horrible act. Everything in Dub's life seems to be going into the ole crapper. I'm still not employed ... despite the emailing of easily 100 resumes over the last couple weeks. I do have a second interview for a good job coming up but it is taking a while to schedule the second meeting...and in the meantime I am draining my savings.

I think at some point along the way, I've talked about the fact that I do theater in Chicago. If not, I do. For over a year, I've been busting my ass to keep up a new theater space that we moved into. I started a branch of the company that performs for kids and had pretty grand plans for the coming year. I found out last week that we are losing the space because we can't afford the rent. Because of other commitments and duties, I never even got the opportunity to perform in a mainstage/primetime show in the space that I did a shitload of work to keep running. I am frustrated because I can't do anything to help save the place...I'd need to come up with a lot of money in a short period of time...if I could do that, I'd have to use it to pay my own rent at home.

So, I'm single, jobless, and losing the business that was my passion. I'm lucky to have some great friends who have been supportive of me with all the drama, but I'm starting to feel really down about it all.

Sorry I couldn't be funny today. I'll try to be funny later.

Dub

Ruining "The View" wasn't enough for that bitch?!?!?!

Loyal readers know how the Poo and the Dub feel about that human mess known as Star Jones. I was appalled to discover today that she is guest starring on the season finale of one of my favorite shows, SVU! She's playing a lawyer...big stretch of her acting skills there, huh? What's next? Maybe next season she can crash onto the Lost island or become one of the Heroes. Ruin some more shows I like, you hideous monster!!!!

Dub appears to be taking out his frustration with his complete mess of a life on Star...fair or not, the bitch deserves it.

The Hoff

So, David Hasselhoff was on Access Hollywood tonight wearing an "Abercrombie Phys Ed" t-shirt...Um, isn't he like 60 now? Isn't there a max age on Abercrombie wear?

PS...a couple of you commented on "Drive" being canceled already. Poor Nathan Fillion...will he EVER get a series that lasts? Maybe they'll do a film version of this show too?