"Sarah Silverman" second season re-starts soon

The first season of the Sarah Silverman Program was possibly an introduction for many to Silverman. A thin, youngish woman, Silverman (played by Silverman) displays the worldliness of a 9-year-old, the narcissism of Paris Hilton and the mouth of a sailor. Season two of the Comedy Central series continues Wednesday, Oct. 8 with two premieres: "High, It's Sarah" in which Sarah tries marijuana for the first time and discovers that pot highs can lead to deep lows--and the kidnapping of a captain of industry (played by guest star Garry Marshall); and in the second premiere, "The Mongolian Beef," Sarah learns that a longtime family prejudice against Mongolians may be short-sighted.



Brian Posehn and Steve Agee--who play Brian and Steve, respectively--are back as Sarah's "big, gay, orange neighbors," Laura Silverman (played by Laura Silverman) returns as Sarah's sweet, long-suffering sibling who is often responsible for bailing her sister out when Sarah's right/wrong switch is in the OFF position.
If Strangers With Candy and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia had a baby and it was adopted by the kids of South Park, the result might be The Sarah Silverman Program.

Atkins out (of breath from laughing)

(The second season of "The Sarah Silverman Program." continues on Comedy Central Wed., Oct. 8 and Thurs., Oct. 9; season two, volume one is available on DVD Tues., Oct. 14.)

Wet and Wild: Liquid opens in BoDo

A press release just floated down the cyber river and splashed into the Boise Weekly reservoir of new information.
Liquid, a refreshing new night club/music venue has a soft opening on Sept. 22, with a grand opening celebration later in October.
Cover charge—when they have one—is an odd but inexpensive 75 cents which is apparently thrown into a 12-foot water fountain inside the doors. According to the release, the change will be collected each month and donated to charity.
Currently, the music schedule includes the following:
Sept. 26 and 27, Jeremiah James Gang, 9 p.m., FREE.

Tuesdays, Frim Fram Fellas, 9 p.m.-midnight, FREE.
Wednesdays, Ned Evett Band, 9 p.m.-midnight; DJ midnight-2 a.m., 75 cent cover. (photo by Frances Delapena)

On Thursdays the lineup will change, but on Oct. 2, Rebecca Scott Band, 9 p.m., FREE; Oct. 9, Steve Fulton and Shon Sanders, 9 p.m., FREE.
Friday, Oct. 3, The Soulcats, 9 p.m.-midnight; DJ midnight-2 a.m., 75 cent cover.
Saturday, Oct. 4, Polyphonic Pomegranate, 9 p.m.-midnight; DJ midnight-2 a.m., 75 cent cover.
As more details trickle in, we'll keep you updated.

Liquid, 405 S. Eighth St. (in the old Funny Bone), liquidboise.com, myspace.com/liquidboise.

In-ear microphones go in the jack marked "mic."

I stopped by Radio Shack tonight to buy an Olympus in-ear microphone. I bought this same mic several months ago, but it has become so popular among my peers that three of us were trying to figure out who got to use it when we all had a 10am interview on Monday. It's a terrific little device that fits snugly in your ear, causing no interference with a phone handset. It makes for talking with even the most verbose interviewee a comfortable experience. But one issue with the nifty little mic is that it garners an unsafe a sense of comfort in conducting an interivew. I find I take fewer notes now, relying on a recording I can refer to later. And, it doesn't work at all if plugged into the earphone jack of a recorder instead of the mic one.
A couple of years ago, I interviewed comedian Auggie Smith. Auggie and I chatted about his family, his politics, his views on the Statue of Liberty and his feelings on Bed, Bath and Beyond. The mic picked up my voice ambiently, but there was no Auggie on the recording...just 40 minutes of me saying, "So, do you have any siblings?" followed by silence, followed by me chortling. "Who are some of your favorite comedians on the circuit right now?" Silence. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!" When it came time to transcribe the interview, I was mortified. I had no recording and I had taken few notes and had no recording to fall back on.
Fortunately, most of the interview stuck with me (he is a very, very funny man) and with plenty of paraphrasing and narrative, I was able to write a piece that showed the comedian in a truthful light. When I met him later, I abashedly told him the story. He said if I had just called him back, he would gladly have done the interview again. Who knew?