Chicagoist: Blue Man Group Denies Arrested Man Was Member

matilda

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:56:26 -0600

Odd reply from someone who often praises books and literature, and likes to name drop authors and reference their ideas. Words matter, even on blogs. Grammar matters, too, despite the people out there who apparently consider word order and structure to be mere trivia best left behind in high-school English courses. Our language is in the process of being dumbed down as we move to ever more visual, and superficial, forms of expression. "Grammar nerds" are fighting an important (if, perhaps, losing) battle, and pencil makes a good point.

Darren Stephens

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:49:16 -0600

I'm the OTHER ACTOR in Chicago named DARREN STEPHENS! He's 45, I'm 49, I've performed most recently in Best Church of God at Second City, he did nude roles in gay plays for years (not that there's anything wrong with that) and I did not. I'm a voiceover actor (darrensvoice.com) who has performed hundreds of radio and television commercials for the last fifteen years, and now I'm scrambling to let the entire advertising community know that I'm NOT the guy who has been arrested for allegedly having public sex with an assistant principal on the lake shore! I've always thought it was fun to have a name like the guy on "Bewitched," but this is driving me crazy right now. It's an interesting experiment in the nature of fame and the internet. But, damn!

Albanyparkour

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:24:13 -0600

Raises questions about Pencil. Grammar nerds seldom contribute anything of substance.

BlueFairlane

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:37:04 -0600

This begs the question of why this bothers you so.

pencil

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:18:14 -0600

Sorry to be a crank, but I would love it if we could please stop using "begs the question" when we mean "raises the question". Begging the question is a logical fallacy of circular argument. Thanks.

ricky

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:52:47 -0600

"i think i just blue myself"

sat3911

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:20:18 -0600

Please, please, please tell me he was painted blue with a white hat and white pants.

Stealth

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:13:52 -0600

I think the cops misunderstood him when he told them what he was doing.

dopplerd

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:21:40 -0600

I think Tobias Fünke may have the same confusion on many levels.