John Longenbaugh. Writer. Playwright. Man of the People. 

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Spinging '09 Update: Soon, there will be a blog here. I know, I know. Like old King Canute figuring out that the sea won't be cowed by a few swings of the sword, I've come to the conclusion that my anti-blog attitude is just not worth fighting for any more. I still believe that most blogs are just on-line diaries. And really, nothing personal, but I don't want to read the on-line diaries of 99% of people out there. I've recently retired my newspaper column "Longenbaugh on Theater" (though you can check out the archive at the Seattle Weekly's website, seattleweekly.com), partly as I've taken a new gig as the PR Director for the 5th Avenue Theatre. But I still go to theater frequently, as well as direct, write plays, and on a daily basis learn interesting things about selling it. So stay tuned for The Longenblog, a regular place for theater news, thoughts, interviews, and the like.
You probably know me if you're here. In which case, let's have lunch. Soon. If not, this will tell you just a little about me, as well as providing some information on the plays I've written. Every once in a while I put something here that I've written and want to try out--a short scene or an essay or something like that. If I'm involved in a project that's coming up, there'll be information on that too. I live and work in Seattle, and write for a variety of publications, including the Seattle Weekly, where I have a column. I do occasional writing and editing for all sorts of other people and projects--everything from video games to travel guides to webisodes. I also occasionally write to The Stranger, which makes them very excited, but I don't do that so much any more. (They miss me.)   My e-mail is jlongenb@blarg.net . Write me if you like.	Why don't they build things like this any more? The Bubblelator, 1962 Seattle World's Fair.