Well, we did it. Charles Grodin kicked off the Chicago Live! Festival with a brand new form, possibly never attempted before or ever again, and the results were positively supernatural. Our now dear friend Barbara G Meyer, psychic extraordinaire, gave a free palm reading to Jim, audience member extraordinaire, to inspire our show. We learned that Jim (if he had a website you can bet we'd link to it) is an ambitious career man, but needs to focus on the task at hand if he wants to suceed. He also loves his family, though some members can be trying, and has an important choice ahead.

What followed was our humble artistically-licensed take on Jim's future. We saw the office drone who somehow manages to go out for a pastry every time his boss stops by to check in. There was a visit from Great Aunt Sarah. Not "great" because of her age, but because she listens to Broken Bells. Fortunately, an A-Team style Geek Squad (featuring Shaq, Truman Capote and Jeffrey Dahmer) saved the day in the end.

Sure, the tears on your keyboard tell me you regret missing this once in Jim's lifetime event. But don't fret! We've got shows galore this summer. So check out the schedule for details.

We now resume our regular Grodin progamming.