Hear my latest podcast on this - mikeocast.blogspot.com
Read the preview piece I was interviewed for from the Boston Metro paper:
http://www.metrobostonnews.com/us/article/2008/07/10/02/3327-66/index.xml

7/10: "EXPERIMENTALLY ILL" : An Indie Showcase of Alternative Film (FREE)
(290 Harvard Street, Brookline, MA)

A little piece of insanity comes to the historic Coolidge Corner
Theatre at 290 Harvard Street in Brookline, MA, as
video and spoken word artist Mike Phelan O'Toole, cable access
legend and WBCN radio personality Quincy Brisco (of The Toucher and
Rich Show), and uber-producer and editor extraordinaire Lawrence
Hollie host an eclectic, artistic,
entertaining, and flat-out hilarious filmic tapestry!

If funky animation, quirky cult flicks, comedy and non-pretentious art
movies sound cool to you, sit back and relax in the Coolidge's
incredible Video Screening Room from 7-9PM on Thursday, July 10th,
2008! This new venue houses our biggest live event, featuring visually
stunning, odd and entertaining underground films, video shorts, and
live action tomfoolery with a crew of unique personalites like no
other. Admission is FREE!!!

Peep out moving images never before screened at the Coolidge! Marvel
as special guest speakers provide A's for your Q's after the
screenings!

And what flicks and which guests are in store for you? Read on:

*Collaborations from Mike Phelan O'Toole and Lawrence Hollie's "Random
Acts" community television show

*Quincy Brisco's film noir piece "Watching The Detective"

*Lawrence Hollie's black and white confessional of a modern-day
vampire, featuring his narrative with a Hunter S. Thompson via Johnny
Depp ala Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas impression.

*D.L. Polonsky's Luddite comedy "Midlife Cowboy", the world premiere
of D.L. Polonsky's new crime drama "A Disease Called Man"

*Tom Laskowski's cool, political thriller "A Patriot Act."

*James Bernardinelli's crude and hilarious 'Kingdom Rebels" cartoons

*A music video from up and coming touring Boston band Mid-Atlantic
(formerly The Bleedin Bleedins) (created by and featuring Lawrence
Hollie and Mike Phelan O'Toole as charactors in the video.)

*A promo for Frank Morello's "Heir 2 Tha Streetz" Boston hip-hop magazine show.

and more!


e-mail mikeovideo@gmail.com for more info or PRESS.

Visit http://www.MikePhelanOToole.com ,
http://www.Youtube.com/Captureman, http://www.MySpace.com/MikeOToole,
and
http://www.MikeOCast.blogspot.com for news as it breaks! Visit

Hey all. My apologies for not writing, or keeping you updated for awhile... Something big was on the horizon and I had to focus on it, but alas it was swallowed up by the monster that is show biz. Maybe I'll get to writing of it later on, but until then, we continue in our multi-media assault and quest for legitimacy amoung the giants. Even though, in attempting to cement my spot I have to lay it all on the line myself and that ground work is what truly matters, I am fortunate to have a great team of talented friends behind me to collaborate with when I can focus on independant things. A lot is in the works, and the gears are always turning... Contending in the bigger picture is the challenge, yet I am up for it, because the alternative is never trying, and that is the true loss. Anyway, here are some red letter days on our end.

On Wednesday, May 28th, my friend entertainer Quincy Brisco makes his triumphant return, and third appearance, on The Toucher and Rich Show on WBCN 104.1 FM Boston. He will have his own segment at 4:30PM EST, which myself and uber-producer Lawrence Hollie are helping him organize. If you are not in the Massachusetts area, visit http://www.WBCN.com and listen to the live stream. Big thanks go to Quincy's family, WBCN management and the Toucher and Rich staff for the opportunity.

Attempting to live the dream.


Here is an early write-up for our NEW live event (stay tuned to MikeOCast.blogspot.com for updates on this and more)

"EXPERIMENTALLY ILL" : An Indie Showcase of Alternative Film For The Ages

A little piece of insanity comes to the historic Coolidge Corner Theatre at 209 Harvard Street in Brookline, MA, as VH1 hopeful and multimedia maven Mike Phelan O'Toole, cable access legend and WBCN radio personality Quincy Brisco, and uber-producer and editor extraordinaire Lawrence Hollie host an eclectic, artistic, entertaining, and flat-out hilarious filmic tapestry!

If funky animation, quirky cult flicks, comedy and non-pretentious art movies sound cool to you, sit back and relax in the Coolidge's incredible Video Screening Room from 7-9PM on Thursday, July 10th, 2008! This new venue houses our biggest live event, featuring visually stunning, odd and entertaining underground films, video shorts, and live action tomfoolery with a crew of unique personalites like no other.

Peep out moving images never before screened at the Coolidge! Marvel as special guest speakers provide A's for your Q's after the screenings!

And what flicks and which guests are in store for you? Read on:

*Collaborations from Mike Phelan O'Toole and Lawrence Hollie's "Random Acts" community television show

*Lawrence Hollie's epic "Captain Zap in The Lost Dimension of Kerr"

*Quincy Brisco's film noir piece "Watching The Detective"

*D.L. Polonsky's film "A Day And A Half"

And more to be announced! If you would like to submit something, or have an act, e-mail mikeovideo@gmail.com

Visit MikePhelanOToole.com , YouTube.com/Captureman, MySpace.com/MikeOToole, and MikeOCast.blogspot.com for news as it breaks! Visit http://coolidge.org for more info and directions.

Until later,
your friend Mike-O

Thanks to the good folks at WBCN 104.1FM - The Rock of Boston and The Toucher and Rich Show, for having myself, Lawrence Hollie, and Quincy Brisco in-studio Monday April 14, 2008. I'll write more later.

-M.

My good friend, entertainer and showbiz enthusiast Quincy Brisco is scheduled to be featured / interviewed on The Toucher and Rich Show on Monday, April 14th in the 6:00PM hour (EST)! If you live in the Massachusetts area, tune in on your radio at 104.1 FM WBCN. If you are located anywhere else, go online at WBCN.com and listen to the live stream on your computer! Lawrence Hollie and I will be in the house as well, and it should be a blast to see Quincy shine. You’re welcome to call in or leave instant feedback at http://www.WBCN.com regarding your favorite television personality/karoake singer/Comedian/Human tornado - Quincy Brisco!

Thanks so much. If you don’t know Quincy, please support my friend and visit http://youtube.com/QuincyBrisco and the myspace page I run for him, http://myspace.com/QuincyBrisco

Working with this guy has been a ride, and I would dearly appreciate your support here. -M.

...what good can it possibly serve? Esspecially now that MySpace has added their own "video" section, and they seem to mainly promote large films or indies with studio backing. I guess folks are blocking the different "specialty" profiles because they feel they are being added to nothing more than a promotional campaign....Argh.
To use the "screenings" listings to promote our video and multimedia events seemed cool...To let you know I do stuff in TV/video... But overall I curse the day I rechristened my myspace page to film. Much like so many other things, it seemed like a good idea at the time, when the potential was there, when things were fresh... Now with a comedy profile, you can even edit your URL whenever. All profiles should be the same, or if there are to be these different bells and whistle/promo perks, let them be easily selectable from one profile. Sheesh. To start over seems too daunting...No more converting? If this space be no good, I shall use it...for evil. Blahhahahahaha. ;)

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OR hit this link http://www.saynow.com/playMsg.html?ak=MUh0bXZzd1NaMFhPTXRXbTRWMVQ1UT09

This question makes my heart ache.

2008.03.05  14.48
Energy is the anti-ignorance for me.

 I can no longer get excited over things that are intrinsically not exciting. No amount of money or other incentive can stir me to want to write of things that already exist... "take five reports of X and report on it from that information" or something, "with no opinion or wordsmithing added" Fuck. Why bother writing something when it already exists? I know it's supposed to test how you can write, but fuck I know I can write already. The fact that I could do it is no reason to actually do it. I come away from it knowing only that I can willfully become subordinate to the point that other, better things are left undone...Things that have a heart to them. And in turn, I am exhausted, just to get a "good boy." People walk outta here with their heads down...That sucks. I know what that feels like, and I know why they do it. I refuse to do that regularly anymore. I come here less for the classes now, more for the sociological side - to get to hang 'round interesting folks and talk to girls...to get laughs or something. The only way I think we can really learn about ourselves is by corresponding with each other, armed with an open mind. I cannot stand the teachers who insist can preaching rather than teaching through discourse with the class - we are not an audience who has paid to attend your spoken word session. And if that is the case, I will beat them at their own game... Death via words is long and more painful than anything else I can think of.

I am looking for a regular co-host for my live audio talk show - if i can get away with calling it a show. 
I taped some monolouges for "Random Acts" - my buddy Larry's cable access show, and if you are in the Boston area (check http://www.myspace.com/mikeotoole for times and channels) you can watch the new one we just finished editing on Saturday, airing this week! More projects are in the works as well.
I'll put these journal entries on my myspace page for the lazy readers who do not bother to come and check it out via livejournal anymore.

YIPPEEEEEE.
-m.