Church of Great Rain Redux: Human Watchers

April 26th, 2018 - Posted in

Jeff & Cindy’s kamikaze junco continues her assault on their picture windows. Jon Whalen joins them for a skit written by VoV Webmaster and former Church of Great Rain writer Richard Rogers. It poses the question: If humans are out spending so much time watching birds, then what do birds watch?

Hoytus Interruptus – Grown Men Flailing

April 20th, 2018 - Posted in

Today’s show was cut short so Jeff could meet their daughter Natalie at Safeco Field for their first game together in several years. Jeff wonders whether a game they attended back in 1996 might have contributed to Natalie’s lack of enthusiasm for the sport.

Jeff performed this story years ago on stages at the Blue Heron and Open Space, but for anyone who’s gone through the process of losing their parents, here’s a story that may resonate.

Church of Great Rain Redux: Phyllis Amaryllis

April 5th, 2018 - Posted in

Cindy reprises one of her ongoing Church of Great Rain characters as Phyllis Amaryllis, Vashon’s Diva of Dirt. This week, she draws unexpected parallels between gardening and taxes.

The Famous Filson Sisters

The Famous Filson Sisters kvetch about couplehood.

Hoytus Interruptus – Cosmic Mulligan

February 9th, 2018 - Posted in

Five years ago this month, a meteorite exploded over Russia, blowing out windows in cars and buildings and injuring over a hundred people. On the same day, as asteroid passed close enough to the Earth to be called a “close call.” In this Hoytus Interruptus, Jeff asks the big What If questions.

Morning Scramble – Stephen Tobolowsky

December 14th, 2017 - Posted in

Famed Hollywood character actor and noted storyteller Stephen Tobolowsky dropped by the Storefront Studio to visit with Jeff & Cindy in advance of tonight’s “An Evening with Stephen Tobolowsky” fundraiser event at the high school theater. He’s currently on the back end of an extended tour in support of his latest book, “My Adventures With […]

When Jeff & Cindy moved to Vashon Island, they left behind a little slice of hidden heaven in Seattle’s north end. Carkeek Park was the only place the Hoyts felt they could live inside the city limits and feel like they were actually living in the country. Now, though, the park has been zoned  for substantial multi-family, […]