When "Karen" was experimenting with prostitution, BooTown's Emily Hynds told all about it. When humans-cum-rowdy-kitties unleashed their inner macho ghetto, BooTown listened. And when "John" saw a red-haired vagina for the first time, it was BooTown that captured his testimony.
How has Houston survived without BooTown's monthly "Grown-up Storytime" comedy bash?
After a two-month hiatus, the crazies at the local theater company are back in business at Rudyard's with the storytelling bacchanal's 45th episode. What started as a grassroots gathering in 2008 has developed into a late-night, anything-goes show of hilarious and anonymous stories from Houstonians.
Divulge your deepest, darkest and unruly stories, share them with the world without having to identify yourself. What do you have to lose?
Filled with courage, I submitted a true account of how my two-week college roommate ended up wearing a two-liter bottle of ginger ale after she depleted my supply of Cool Ranch Doritos. Holding back tears during the performance, I recognized the story may have been funnier to me than for others listening.
But I assure you, Houston has a naughtier sense of humor than this classical music junkie.
"Grown-up Story Time" works like this: Anyone is invited to forward a narrative via email. BooTown's troupe pores over the submissions and pairs them with a performing artist. On the third Tuesday of the month, they are read at Rudyard's incognito.
So, think of it as an opportunity to divulge your deepest, darkest, unruly stories and share them with the world without having to identify yourself. What do you have to lose?
BooTown's "Grown-up Storytime No. 45" is on Tuesday, 9 p.m. at Rudyard's. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the door.
Legendary rockers Styx and Kevin Cronin, lead singer of REO Speedwagon, will team up to co-headline the “Brotherhood of Rock” tour in 2025, which will include a stop at The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on Friday, June 6.
The large, 40-city tour will take place over three months, starting in Greenville, South Carolina on May 28, and wrapping up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on August 24.
In addition to Houston, the tour will go to Austin on June 4 and Dallas on August 1. It will include special guest Don Felder, former lead guitarist for the Eagles, at all dates.
Fans can expect some of the greatest rock anthems of all time, including “Renegade,” “Keep On Loving You,” “Come Sail Away,” “Can't Fight This Feeling,” and “Hotel California.”
Styx and Cronin (as part of REO Speedwagon) first toured together in 2000 and in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks, coming together to form the Rock to the Rescue 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. This will mark their sixth time joining forces on the road.
2022 was the 50th anniversary of Styx's self-titled debut album, but they have yet to slow down. The band released their 17th album, Crash of the Crown, in 2021. Of course, not everyone is a fan, as this classic clip from The Simpsons illustrates.
REO Speedwagon's recording days appear to be done, with their last album coming out in 2009, but the main group of five has been together since 1989. On this tour, Cronin will be joined by REO's lead guitarist Dave Amato and drummer Bryan Hitt.
General tickets for the tour will go on sale starting on Friday, December 13 at 10 am at LiveNation.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets in the U.S. beginning on December 9 at 10 am through the Citi Entertainment program.
Styx and Kevin Cronin will be offering VIP packages via their own exclusive pre-sales beginning on Tuesday, December 10 at 10 am, as well as at LiveNation.com.
