"The Hiatus is Over" or "Finally, New Dodge Stuff"

A lot has gone on since the last time I wrote and performed new episode for "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time." I went to Washington D.C., New York (twice), had an art exhibit, created a Dodge Intrepid website (that isn't online yet), graduated from college, got a job (two or three?), and wrote a blog about crisper sleeves. The last performance James, Mike and I did was back in January... and since then, things have been pretty quiet. I've been telling people that my graduating got in the way of the "Dodge writing process"--which involves James and I sitting in coffee shops for hours on end. Thankfully, this silence is about to come to an end.

During the last few weeks of college, and the last month of my new "adult" life, James and I polished off a brand new four-episode adventure, as well as a few new spin-offs. The idea is to get back into the swing of things big time. The last set of episodes really tied up a storyline that we had worked on for almost a year, and it was cool to start fresh.

Our next set of episodes, titled The Hunt for the Tome of Fire, will debut at Cafe Kolache on Saturday, July 28th. This new adventure not only reaches that zen between adventure and comedy, but also delves more into the past of our characters and fleshes out some ideas we first put forth in the very first episode of the show. We still have over a month before the show, so I'm sure I'll be talking about it even more in the coming weeks.

We're also trying something totally new: a special prelude episode! You see, it all started when our friends opened up a coffee shop called Beaver Falls Coffee and Tea. While being our friends, and coffee shop owners, they are also big fans of the show, and have asked us to perform something there. My solution was a sort of one-shot episode to be presented as part of a larger coffee-house variety show. The result is Live Sound, a new show hosted by "Dodge Intrepid and the Pages of Time" to be performed live at the cafe on Saturday, July 21st (a week before the big adventure). Essentially, the show will be a mix of acoustic music, played by our friend Jason, and this short new adventure. There will also be a preview of the following week's show, in an effort to introduce "Dodge" to more people. It's going to be a great time, and I'm happy that we are finally trying something at the new cafe.

Of course, all the while, we will be podcasting these new episodes, trailers, and other little one-shots to build up more hype for the adventure. I am glad that other members of the show recently purchased Macs, making the recording and editing process much more friendly. Now we should be able to better record live shows (because I haven't podcasted any of those for quite some time due to quality issues).

This summer will be Dodge's second year in existence... and it's gonna be good.