{"id":72,"date":"2010-04-27T21:45:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T21:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?p=72"},"modified":"2010-04-27T21:45:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-27T21:45:00","slug":"craig-performs-tonight-at-taft-theater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rsanews.com\/new\/craig-performs-tonight-at-taft-theater\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/S9cVWmAbwWI\/AAAAAAAAASQ\/RHL0m7_KcYA\/s1600\/684.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/S9cVWmAbwWI\/AAAAAAAAASQ\/RHL0m7_KcYA\/s200\/684.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464860150741057890\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>  Craig performs tonight at the Taft Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; sometimes called the Queen City  (sounds like a party at Elton John&#8217;s house).  Last night, he thanked his  audience:  <span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">V nice audience  at the Palace Thestre.  Thanks  Detroitos? Detroitillvanians?  Detroitstanis?<\/span>  And this morning credited his hotel with a nice  meal:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">My what a scrumptious breakfast! Hats off to  you  Ritz Carlton Dearborn Michigan.<\/span>  And from the bus today, he  sent this tweet:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Dear All. I am aware I am tweeting my location. I   am on tour &amp; thought it appropriate. Thanks for your concern<\/span><\/span><\/span>.<br \/><br \/>Thanks to RSA member fgtrpir for catching Randy Kagan&#8217;s latest pictures from the tour:   <span style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\">Fun on the road! <a href=\"http:\/\/yfrog.com\/6bj2pj\" class=\"tweet-url web\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/yfrog.com\/6bj2pj<\/a>  <a href=\"http:\/\/yfrog.com\/j15cxj\" class=\"tweet-url web\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/yfrog.com\/j15cxj<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span>  And thanks to the RSA&#8217;s jwilth who sent us these gems:  First an article about the Toronto show from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.third-beat.com\/?p=1250\">Third-Beat.com<\/a>, followed by a fan-captured video of Craig&#8217;s closing number, complete with the now famous white pants:<br \/><br \/>Video courtesy: Scarysarey<br \/><object width=\"350\" height=\"281\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UoqcEHcj7BQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/UoqcEHcj7BQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"350\" height=\"281\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/><br \/><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/S9di52sHC9I\/AAAAAAAAASY\/gagkikeLBF0\/s1600\/hardwick-green.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 200px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_cNCOHFRMcjY\/S9di52sHC9I\/AAAAAAAAASY\/gagkikeLBF0\/s200\/hardwick-green.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464945418909977554\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>  Geekfest ahoy:  On twitter today, Craig got into a discussion with G4&#8217;s <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Web Soup<\/span> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nerdist.com\/\">Nerdist.com<\/a> podcast host Chris Hardwick, in which it appears both have agreed to appear on each other&#8217;s shows.  Craig complimented Chris&#8217; work:  <span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">That young @<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"tweet-url username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/nerdist\" rel=\"nofollow\">nerdist<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> fellow has  the muppets on his podcast. I am envious of him &amp; consistantly  impressed by his zany comedy antics.<\/span>  To which Chris replied:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">YOU  are a good man! &amp; welcome on the podcast anytime. Now let&#8217;s rock the  Midwest with Caucasian antics! (eat at Cracker Barrel)<\/span>  Then Craig humorously responded: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Chris!  I&#8217;ll do yours if you do mine.  Then I&#8217;ll be on your show.  <\/span>And Chris added:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">It&#8217;s a  deal! I think they call this &#8220;Hosts with Benefits&#8221;. You want in on some  of this sweet action, @<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"tweet-url username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" rel=\"nofollow\">wilw<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">?<\/span>  That last reference to <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">@<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"tweet-url username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/wilw\" rel=\"nofollow\">wilw<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"> is to Star Trek actor\/writer\/geek blogger extraordinaire Wil Wheaton, who noticed the conversation and asked:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">OMG. Did @<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"tweet-url username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\" rel=\"nofollow\">CraigyFerg<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"> just invite you to be on his show?!<\/span> and added:  <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"status-body\"><span class=\"status-content\"><span class=\"entry-content\"><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Don&#8217;t you  DARE tease me when we&#8217;re talking about @<\/span><a style=\"font-style: italic;\" class=\"tweet-url username\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/CraigyFerg\" rel=\"nofollow\">CraigyFerg<\/a><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">,  Chris.<\/span>  So we <\/span><\/span><\/span>may see and hear all of them on future shows.<br \/><br \/>Despite strong media interest during Craig&#8217;s tour of the Southeast in March, not much has been said about him on his April Midwest tour.  We are aware of no radio or television interviews this week.  Mentions of Craig in newspapers along the tour route have been mostly limited to listings in event calenders, apart from a short profile in Cincinnati&#8217;s alternative newspaper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citybeat.com\/cincinnati\/article-20432-craig-fergusons-wee-small-hour.html\">City Beat<\/a>.  If you spot an interview or other coverage in your city please use the form at the bottom of this page and let us know.<br \/><br \/>In the meantime, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/arts\/theatre\/eddie-izzard-cant-be-pinned-down\/article1548649\/\">Toronto Globe and Mail<\/a> newspaper interview of comedian Eddie Izzard mentions Craig prominently and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/Innovation\/Horizons\/2010\/0427\/Hugo-Chavez-will-reportedly-take-the-revolution-to-Twitter\">Christian Science Monitor<\/a> points to both Craig and Conan O&#8217;Brien&#8217;s initial reluctance and eventual acquiescence to the Twitter phenomenon in an article about Hugo Chavez.<br \/><br \/>Craig&#8217;s  next stop on the stand up tour will be Fort Wayne, Indiana on Wednesday  night.<br \/><br \/>On tonight&#8217;s &#8220;best of&#8221; edition of the Late Late Show,  Craig talks with Actor Jay Baruchel about <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">How To Train Your Dragon<\/span>, plus talk show legend Regis  Philbin and his wife and Joy sing.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig performs tonight at the Taft Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio; sometimes called the Queen City (sounds like a party at Elton John&#8217;s house). 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