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Love is psycho If you don't think that already, you will after
you've read Rob Foster's hilarious romantic comedy 'Just Lovely.'
The singles-dot-com world is a breeding ground for wackos seeking
soulmates, and here's the story of just such a couple Meet Doug and
Paige, two lovelorn souls so speed-date perfect, they can't get
away from each other fast enough But fate, and Paige's meddling
surrogate mother of a boss steps in to right what was so... wrong,
and puts them back on a collision course of courtship. Love has
never been this looney, or dating this deranged Cupid's aim just
ain't what it used to be Pull up a loveseat and laugh with the one
you're with 'Just Lovely' was first performed in 2006, to audience
howls and raves. Included in this book is the entire text of the
stage play, plus cast list and review articles.
Ethan West just wants what everybody wants who struggles to succeed
in Hollywood: a breakthrough, a hit - even a small one - that might
change the trajectory of his years of frustration and heartbreak in
the entertainment rat-race. To be in the loop Like most, one too
many bad breaks has him on the verge of throwing in the towel for
good. A chance encounter with a cult showbiz icon, however, turns
his world upside-down. Suddenly Ethan and his tiny, loyal cadre of
fellow hopefuls are shanghaied as crew on a movie-making "project"
they'll never forget - if they can survive it Trapped in a jungle
nightmare; armed only with video cameras and their theater brat
wits. At the mercy of a fading, deranged, megalomaniac Hollywood
director without a script or a grip on reality. In the path of
lethal animals, rogue mercenaries and rampaging cannibals, and
ordered to get it all in high-def As the production drifts further
into surreal chaos, bloodlust and contrived 'reality, ' Ethan must
choose either to follow an insane celebrity to certain doom, or
possibly sacrifice his own friends to make it back to civilization
- with or without a finished product in the can Of course, it's a
comedy Rob Foster's insanely funny novel 'JUST WRONG' will have you
cringing on the floor with laughter, at a bizarre breed who will
throw away friendships, morals, sense and dignity for an allusive,
fleeting prize called fame.
In 1888, the most infamous serial killer of our age appeared, Jack
the Ripper. He accumulated his list of unfortunate victims, and
then vanished without a trace. He alluded capture, taunted
authorities and was never identified - until twenty years later, by
the man who had hunted him, London police detective Frederick
Abbeline. Long after the Ripper disappeared, Abbeline found the
answer to his identity, and revealed it only to one person; a young
reporter, Thomas Palmer. "26 High Street" is a readers' theatre
play of mystery and intrigue, culminating in the moment that
Abbeline passes the torch to the intrepid newsman. Chapters include
the author's reflections on readers' theatre presentation, and the
subject of Jack the Ripper as a literary metaphor, not just a
documentary figure - plus a brief primer of the Ripper's factual
history.
About This Book Create your own dynamic web application using
wireframes, databases, and language files Develop unique
applications to perform simple tasks, such as authorizing users,
sharing photos, or making a shopping platform Explore the MVC
framework with the help of a number of projects developed in this
book Who This Book Is ForIf you are a PHP programmer or developer
looking for a framework to quickly develop your applications, this
book is for you. The prerequisites needed would be prior experience
with CodeIgniter.
Lenny Bruce, the most important stand-up comedian of the 20th
century, gets one more chance to defend his life on the witness
stand. And you are the jury. Bruce's struggle for his right to
speak his mind on stage brought about an evolution in stand-up
comedy and transformed the way we interpret our freedoms under the
First Amendment of the Constitution. Every American should know his
story. "Mr. Bruce, Do You Swear?" is a play written and produced in
2004, by Rob Foster, that brings Bruce and the legal battle he
waged back to life, recreating some of his legendary, status-quo
threatening comedy along the way Sit back and prepare to have your
eyes opened and your mind blown, by the tumultuous life of one of
American culture's true originals... ya shmuck The book includes
the entire text of the play, plus original review notices, author's
commentary and a photo-strewn biographical chapter on the man
himself, Lenny Bruce
A WORLD GONE MAD A World Imploding With War The future's only hope
is a group of super-powered heroes, all outlawed as a threat to
security long ago by a paranoid government. When the new President
calls them back to action, can they shake the dust off of their
costumes and get their game back on in time to turn the tide?
Especially with a new breed of superheroes emerging whose loyalties
are in question... the enemy forces having possibly enlisted the
aid of malevolent extraterrestrials... and the most powerful
super-being on the planet turned rogue? Can the very notion of a
free world survive the evil brought against it by a mysterious
elite cabal bent on enslaving the world through a forced peace? The
answer awaits you in OUTSUPERED. A superhero novel for grown-up
kids. Meet Solsior, an alien being of immeasurable power, stranded
on Earth as a boy... Mother Superior, a tall, muscular redhead who
is the reincarnation of Samson... Eagle X, a patriotic
super-soldier with plenty of pent-up anger and frustration... The
Red Wraith, a mysterious costumed crime fighter with a storehouse
of super-scientific gadgets and a closet full of secrets...
Mechatrix, a young untested hero sporting a suit of sophisticated
battle armor and a head full of self-doubt. Tommy Dobson, a man on
the run from his past, battling an aggressive illness, one step
ahead of government agents on his tail - because he may be the one
last super-being capable of saving humanity, despite himself. Part
action-adventure, part satirical parody and caustic political
commentary, Outsupered - Or, I Saved The World And All I Got Was
This Cape is the latest novel by Rob Foster, author of Just Wrong:
A Novel About Hollywood. Foster taps into his lifelong love of
superheroes and comics, to create an alternate universe of heroes,
villains and out-of-this-world scenarios, with a plot that will
have you looking sideways in skepticism about our own real world.
At times gripping with edge-of-your-seat action, laced with
Foster's twisted brand of hilarious satire, Outsupered is the
oddball entry into the genre of superhero fiction that you've been
waiting for - skewering cliches and action fantasy stereotypes, a
new spin on the whole idea of superheroes and their surreal
connection to the actual world we live in.
Presented in a recipe-based format, you are led step-by-step
through each aspect of CodeIgniter, allowing you to dip in and out
as you choose. CodeIgniter 2 Cookbook is for intermediate to
advanced PHP developers who want to begin using the powerful
CodeIgniter framework to create web applications. Familiarity with
CodeIgniter isn't essential, but it will be useful if you have been
introduced to the framework before.
Which comedians do other comedians laugh at? Inside this third
volume of The Legendry Laughter Series, "In Their Faces: Comedy
Beyond The Box, Up To Lenny Bruce," essayist Rob Foster offers up a
few candidates for your consideration. It's about some of the
classic comedy masters who spent their careers pushing the envelope
of their profession - turning heads, raising eyebrows, and
reinventing the craft of laughmaking - up to the era when one
particuar comic turned it on its ear The Legendary Laughter Series
highlights classic comedy and the stars who populated it, from the
silents to the television age, engagingly written, revealing the
stories behind the laughs - by a lifelong student of the great
laugh-getters, and a fellow practitioner of comedy. Need a
laugh-break? Relax, pull up a whoopie-cushion and enjoy
Anyone who thinks working actors have a soft life should think
harder, and read this book. In fact, being an unemployed actor in
Hollywood is no bed of ... well, newspaper, though it can certainly
end up as one Rob Foster's "Hollywoodn't - The Mad March To
Stardumb" will leave you laughing and perhaps a bit enlightened
about the strange, alternate universe that wanna-be actors and
performers must navigate in the pursuit of their show business
dream, if they are courageous enough to venture to Hollywood with
no connections, no references, no day job, no uncle or cousin
already in the industry, or even a pal with a spare bedroom. Author
Rob Foster - actor, writer, prize-winning filmmaker and winner of
the 2006 "Aristocrats" joke contest - relives some of his cracked
"year-one" adventures while on just such a mission. Maniacal
agents, uninhibited managers, pokerfaced show runners, dangerous
landlords - and even an occasional stray celebrity - make memorable
cameos in this epic of one normal guy's journey to make sense of a
world where "normal" is the most subjective term of all.
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