Riff Raff Theater Presents: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LXG)

Thursday, June 26, 2008 No Comments

y good friends, Chris, Dave and Todd will performing this Friday night (June 27) at 8pm at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City. This time, Riff Raff Theater will tackle the movie that drove Sean Connery into retirement: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This is the movie that had so much potential that even critics unaware [...]

Iowa Flood 2008: Part Four

Tuesday, June 24, 2008 No Comments

he horror continues for those attempting to salvage their lives following the major flooding of the downtown Cedar Rapids area. My good friends, Dave and Heather Atwater, have been working their collective butts off trying to do just that. While me and my kids are here in Iowa City, safe and sound, several of my [...]

an Update on Mom’s Health

Saturday, June 21, 2008 No Comments

Got this message from my step-father, Larry Albers:
Mary is still in Surgical ICU at University Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City in Bay#2, Bed#6. I have been reluctant to write due to things changing from day to day with what I write today being incorrect tomorrow!She is approx. 9 days past [...]

Iowa Flood of 2008: Part Three

Monday, June 16, 2008 No Comments

Last Friday night I gathered some friends together here in Iowa City and had an impromptu Bar-B-Q in the lawn. Angie bought some fancy vegi-brats, while I cooked hamburgers and hot-dogs. We spent the evening marveling about the flooding in Cedar Rapids and the potential disaster encroaching on Iowa City. Just after the sun went [...]

Iowa Flood of 2008: Part Two

Friday, June 13, 2008 No Comments

ell, sandbagging at the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU) has ground to a halt. Not only has Cedar Rapids been in the news, but Iowa City and all the volunteer efforts on the University of Iowa campus. I took a short bike ride around the IMU in an attempt to determine just how bad this could [...]

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