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Bob Shipplett: Comedian followed his dreams

The Other Guys, the premier men’s a cappella group from the University of Illinois, and best known for their musicality and unique brand of humor, will open for Mason. The international traveling group has performed twice in Galesburg raising funds for Choral Dynamics but has never performed on the Orpheum’s celebrated stage. As headliner, Mason said he is “happy to close” for The Other Guys. One example that I can vividly recall occurred during a regionally televised game against Syracuse at Memorial Stadium. Taylor and a reserve linebacker, Dan MacLean, loosened up teammates along the sidelines with their jocular play-by-play impersonations of (then) White Sox baseball announcers Harry Caray and Jimmy Piersall. At one point, Head Coach Gary Moeller turned around and chuckled, “You two are really good!” On a jaunt down Sixth Street in Campus Town the following spring, I spotted Taylor in a Laundromat and stopped for a visit. Practicing ventriloquism with a dummy sitting on his knee, Taylor informed me that he was going to be a comedian. How could anyone make a decent living being a comedian I wondered — and strangely, I had aspirations of making a living as a teacher and coach.

“Stock the House” Music Festival at the Rathskeller ... - Around Indy

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Stock the House, a music festival launched last year as a fundraiser to help foster youth transition to adulthood, is back for a second year at The Rathskeller (401 East Michigan Street, Indianapolis) on Sunday, Aug. 28 from 2-8 p.m., announced United Way of Central Indiana’s Connected By 25 program.

Headlining this year’s festival will be live performances from up and coming  Los Angeles singer Aimee Allen, ( http://www.aimeeallen.com ) with members of Zanadoo as backup. Henle and The Loops will also perform.

New to this year’s festival will be entertainment by local comics, Matt Clemens and Brent Terhune. Clemens emcees Crackers Comedy Club in Indianapolis and Terhune got his start as a stand-up at age 16 in Indianapolis.

Donations of $5 to $20 at the door and proceeds of a silent auction will assist former foster youth in the areas of education, employment and housing and their general transition into adulthood. The goal is to raise $25,000, according to Sam Criss, director of Connected By 25.

This year’s silent auction features items such as a night at the Conrad Indianapolis, two tickets to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and a gift card to St. Elmo Steak House, two tickets to a Purdue football game, tickets to the Indiana Repertory Theatre, passes to The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, gift cards to local restaurants and more.

The first 200 attendees to donate at the door will also receive light refreshments provided by the Rathskeller.

Co-presented by Lumina Foundation for Education and USA Funds, the festival will be in the Rathskeller’s Beirgarten. In case of rain, the festival will move inside to the Rathskeller’s Grand Kellersaal Ballroom .

Supporting sponsors are ADP, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Monarch Beverage Charitable Foundation and PNC Bank.

About United Way of Central Indiana

Serving six Central Indiana counties, United Way of Central Indiana (UWCI) helps sustain vital human services by working exclusively with proven human service agencies that direct life-changing opportunities. UWCI also helps reduce the needs of future generations by helping ensure that kids enter school ready to learn and graduate school ready to earn.

Connected By 25′s mission is to ensure that foster care youth are educated, housed, financially stable, employed and connected to a support system by age 25.

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