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At the end of fall camp.

This is not content, and not sponsored. It's just a personal and charitable note.

So as many of you know, my six-year-old was hospitalized for 4.5 weeks this past summer with Miller-Fisher (no relation) Syndrome, a type of Guillain-Barré, meaning his immune system decided to eat away at his nervous system. Five months later, he is doing GREAT—as in other than running kind of like Devin Mockobee you'd never know anything happened to him. We have a follow-up with neuro this Friday with nothing but good news and a full recovery in sight.

I bring it up now because a lot of people also asked what they could do to help. The answer is most of the heavy lifting was already done by the incredible nurses, doctors, and staff at Mott Children's Hospital. I've been wanting to do something to pass this gratitude along, and the best thing I could think of was to donate toys to Child Life Services at Mott. You can do this with a Michigan player (and get an autograph for your troubles), or just go on Amazon and send something off the list, choosing the Mott Community Relations address at checkout.

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[Details at THE JUMP]

Tickets: Please get your tickets so my MGoBlog in-jokes will land.

What: A comedy roast of John U. Bacon

When: Saturday, March 6 at 8:30 PM Eastern.

Where: The Nowhere Comedy Club

Which is Where?: Nowhere, get it? It's an online show. There's a pandemic on, if you hadn't heard, so all we're doing this all from our homes. 

Why: All proceeds are going to save the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase.

How: Get your tickets here. Some of our options have sold out, including all the VIP tickets, but we still have two options available:

  • Regular admission for $15 (about 200/1000 spots left)
  • The T-shirt + regular admission for $35

VIP and t-shirt people, we will send you a link and a code—by Sunday if not before—so you can order your shirts. Sizes up to XXXL.

The T-Shirt:

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Can you just buy the shirt and the proceeds will go to the Club?

Yes you can. Right here. Or click on the shirt above.

THE OFFICIAL LINEUP

Guest of Honor: Author, professor, radio host, and dreadful skater John U. Bacon

Roastmaster General: Jeff Ross

Roastmasters: The Sklar Brothers

Roasters: Tiny Running Back Who Isn’t Mike Hart Jamie Morris • Jordan Klepper from The Daily Show • Much Older Comedian Who’s Still Waiting to be Asked on the Daily Show Lynne Koplitz • Sports Snarkist Brian Cook • Storyteller Bruce Madej • Office Chair Leanback Champion of Ann Arbor Sam Webb • His Kid Sidekick Ira Weintraub • Actually Funny Sports Snarkist Holly Anderson • Zach Martina from the AA Comedy Showcase • Some Guys Who Actually Know Bacon

Guy Who Put Himself in the Lineup Because He’s in Charge of It: Seth Fisher

UPDATE: The VIP+Shirt level is now available.

This is what it sounds like. A comedy roast, by professional roasters, bloggers, and radiomen, of John U. Bacon, online, live, at 8:30 PM EST of March 6, 2021, with all proceeds going to the Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase, because if we don’t we probably won’t have it anymore.

If you want to see it, it’s $10 for the first 150 people and $15 after.

Also there’s a VIP hangout after.

Right, we’ll also do a VIP hangout/Q&A with Bacon and the roasters after the show for those who want to give a bit more.

Also a Shirt

And oh right, there’s a shirt option on the Eventbrite too. We’re still getting the design ready but it’s based on this:

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I’ll have a post when we have it ready. We’ll run the shirts the way we do for HTTV: I’ll email you a link you can take to put in your order and then it will track through Underground Printing.

TIERS

ARGH there’s an error on the signup that will get fixed this morning in Pacific Time, but this is the plan:

  • $50: Gets you into the show + the t-shirt + the VIP chat after the show.
  • $30: Gets you into the show + the t-shirt
  • $15: Gets you into the show
  • $10: Same as the $15 for the first 150 people who sign up.

The error is there’s a $25 show+VIP option on there right now.

[After THE JUMP: How it came together]

By popular request we have brought back one of the original MGoShirts.

Support Ann Arbor Arts Organizations!

The five stages of a night at the Pig.

Sports brain syndrome starts and ends right here.

ope there goes the season