The latest episode, Brain Machine, interweaves the creation of the interweb (not a real thing, but I like the term because apps make the internet useful and the web was a killer app) with my own tale of going (somewhat) viral online. It’s adapted from my 2017 play of the same name. Here are some pull quotes and links to prove I pulled the quotes in an honest manner:
It’s personal, it’s smart and it’s also very funny. Check it out. Your brain will thank you.
CBC Manitoba
Bailey subtly, skillfully braids the stories of the Internet’s inventors with his own experience of going viral; both his writing and his delivery are informed by his standup comedy skills…. Go, learn, laugh, take hope.
The Georgia Straight
Bailey is confident, charming, a pro. This is the premiere of Brain Machine. Go see it.
TheatreWire
If you followed the links you might not need this warning, but here is an all caps WARNING that my viral video and this play discuss sexual assault. The video does so exclusively. The play mostly talks about other things but the video and the story behind its creation are important to the plot. I believe I handle this subject in a thoughtful manner, a comforting manner, and a not-a-chore manner.
I am aware that “Not a chore” isn’t exactly stellar marketing material. That’s why I brought out the pull quotes early. I’m not the best at marketing. I was honestly very surprised when I went viral and had no idea what to do with that fact other than I didn’t want to monetize it due to the subject matter.
I am seriously that bad at marketing.
I am half decent at sincerity though. I sincerely and highly recommend this show. I’m proud of it. You get to hear the story (well, a story… an associative trail as Vannevar Bush might say) of how the information age came into existence, what it was meant to do, how that turned out for me personally, and how we are all connected. Give it a try.
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Narrative comedy, for lovers of laugh-out-loud literature (or “lololl’s” for short). A mix of novels (chapter by chapter), short stories, and theatrical shows to help you laugh along with the human condition.
Sonnet for Spring Sonnet Contest Winner Tara Travis. Listen closely. The first letter of each line spells Tara's chosen phrase: ”Y O U 'R E S O A W E S O M E”.