Seth K. Thomas

My name is James Lee Crosby and I was asked to participate and on Saturday June 20th I risked confrontation with protesters, the contraction of the coronavirus and the loss of my Black card to attend the reelection rally of President Donald J Trump. I have to say it was a magical experience. It was beautiful beyond belief. It was like a pan of candied yams in its thirteenth minute of the cooling phase. I know a Donald Trump rally isn’t for everyone. Neither is almond milk. But if you’re like me, an advocate for strict obedience to authority at the expense of personal freedoms who is hates contact with people who are not like you and not so secretly prejudice against minorities with a preference for societal hierarchy of groups and a belief that you have been deprived of something that you are entitled to, this was the place to be. It was so lively and so energetic and for a brief moment we all forgot that the world was on fire. It was like a family reunion on Thanksgiving two days befo...

The Paper Machete is a live magazine that happens weekly at the Green Mill in Chicago. Each week all kinds of entertainer types perform something that has to do with something that's in the news that week. This is a great show and I am fortunate to have participated in this show more than once. Live at the Paper Machete in Chicago Photos by Sarah Elizabeth Larson Photography

The Paper Machete is a live magazine that happens weekly at the Green Mill in Chicago. Each week all kinds of entertainer types perform something that has to do with something that's in the news that week. This is a great show and I am fortunate to have participated in this show more than once. Live at the Paper Machete in Chicago Photos by Sarah Elizabeth Larson Photography This week Jussie Smollett was in the news. I wrote a sketch about a meeting between Jussie and a group of potential coconspirators that were not the Osundairo brothers. I was blessed to be joined on stage by long time Paper Machete attendees. MEETING NUMBER 5 CAST JUSSIE NUMBER 1 NUMBER 2 NUMBER 3 NUMBER 3 Interior Jussie Smollett’s apartment. Day. JUSSIE is sitting on a loveseat smoking a blunt. Number 1, Number 2, and Number 3 are sitting on the couch. JUSSIE First of all, I would like to thank you for coming to this second meeting. I have had several first meetings, but you three are the first ones to retu...

The Paper Machete is a live magazine that happens weekly at the Green Mill in Chicago. Each week all kinds of entertainer types perform something that has to do with something that's in the news that week. This is a great show and I am fortunate to have participated in this show more than once. Live at the Paper Machete in Chicago Photos by Sarah Elizabeth Larson Photography