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Date Guide PDF Released

On February 12, 2012

The Uncovering Oklahoma Date Guide book is now available as a free PDF download so check it out!

I wrote the book with all types of couples and dates in mind to show that there is something for everyone. There are pictures of every place, quotes from people as to why they personally think a particular place makes for a great date spot, and even links to watch YouTube videos. In the first edition there are over 25 different ideas for dates with sections on Oklahoma City, Bricktown, and Norman.

Future editions will include even more ideas and will expand to other cities, including Tulsa. I’m barely scratching the surface of all the great places and things to for dates in Oklahoma. The book will soon be available to download via the iBookstore to view on your iPad. I’m still dealing with a few matters, signing contracts, and that sort of stuff.

Insanely Awesome Improv Challenge #5

By Dennis

On February 6, 2012

In Real

Finding the perfect gift to get for a friend can be creepy especially when one’s looking for something from strange characters in an alley way. The improv students of Casady High’s improv troupe, Heck Yeah!, take on the insanely awesome challenge where for two minutes they run through some crazy characters selling crazy items. Watch what they try to sell and how the night goes deathly wrong.

Dennis’ Commentary: This video was filmed in between shows at OKC Improv. It started to rain when shooting this challenge, so Buck and Clint, thinking the troupe was practicing, interrupted the video at the end right as the timer was going out. Despite that, it worked out and the troupe managed to wrap it up nicely.

Upcoming: Uncovering Oklahoma’s Date Guide Book

By Dennis

On February 5, 2012

In Real

Date Guide Book Cover While there’s been a lack of updates on the Uncovering Oklahoma web site, I certainly have been working for it. The result is the Uncovering Oklahoma Date Guide book. The book will be released later this week in the iBookstore for the iPad. I’ve been wanting to create a date idea book for some time now, but the practicality of printing a book has killed that notion until Apple released the iBooks Author application. I downloaded it the day it was released and started work on the book.

I’m really proud and happy with how the first edition turned out. There are over 25 different ideas for dates with sections on Oklahoma City, Bricktown, and Norman. There are photographs from every place and quotes from people as to why they think a place makes for a great date. The book was written for all types of couples and with all types of dates in mind. Future editions will include even more ideas and expand to other cities, including Tulsa. I’m barely scratching the surface, but I have to start somewhere.

As soon as it’s available, I will make an announcement of my first published book. Yay!

Another thing I’m proud about? My milage log for January. I’ve traveled for business more in that month than any other month I’ve traveled for business. The log includes stuff for the date guide book, the [Wild] Improv Challenge, and a mysterious new show that I have yet to announce here. Yay for being productive!

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Yay!

Extreme Improv Challenge #4

By Dennis

On January 31, 2012

In Real

Ann-Lisette Caveny takes the extreme improv challenge where she has to guess as many spooky characters as she can in five minutes. The challenge becomes an endurance for everyone to keep the monsters coming as the clock drains down. Watch the hilarious video to see just how many and what monsters Ann-Lisette guesses while waiting for her ride in a dark alley under a full moon.

Dennis’ Commentary: Ann-Lisette was supposed to say “wild” improv challenge like in the first three videos, but instead she said “extreme.” Instead of correcting it, I ran with it and from this video forward, I had improvisers make up the description describing the challenge. That’s how the show’s name changed from wild to [wild]. Adding the counter and timer to the video took hours, but was totally worth it. I also didn’t expect this challenge to become a fast blast of monster guessing game. Instead, I thought it would’ve been slower with the characters being fleshed out more. Overall, I love how this challenge turned out and I hope you enjoyed it too.

P.S. This challenge was honestly filmed during a full moon night.

Wild Improv Challenge #3

By Dennis

On January 23, 2012

In Real

Alyssa and Bryan Buckley of Red Letters were challenged to be in a buddy cop film by pulling out cop archetypes from my hat and then venture out to “bust some punks.” Bryan played a hyper-active cop while Alyssa played the stereotypical black cop. Wade Martin and Kenny Madison of Good Cop/Nice Cop end up on the receiving end of Red Letter’s justice crusade.

This is the first challenge where I used a hat and pulling out the suggestions live. This was a great video and everyone played their characters wonderfully.