[BrianStack]

Thanks a lot for coming out to see us, Percy and J.B. I'm glad you both enjoyed the show.

I had a great time performing with all those old friends again, but I probably should have bailed out after the "Beer Shark Mice" show like Neil Flynn did. I had a good time in the later "Armando" show, but I had absolutely no energy left for that one. It was still a lot of fun to watch scenes from the side, though.

It was a real honor to finally meet the great Fred Kaz that night, and to watch performers like Joe Liss, Jill Talley, and Joel Murray, all of whom were big inspirations for me when I was just starting out in Chicago. Joe Liss, in particular, is one of my all-time favorite improvisers and I still remember moments from his improv scenes at Second City back when he was on Mainstage and I was a student in the Training Center. Great to see Isabella Hoffman improvise for the first time, too. I've always thought she was a great actress, and I especially loved her work on "Homicide". It was really nice of her and the others to hang out for our Beer Shark Mice show.

I'll look for you next time I'm at I.O.-Chicago, J.B.

Thanks again, guys.

Brian