i played the fool, song

 i made a nice discovery on 89.3, the current, a local nonprofit radio station. when i was driving home after fringe shows i heard a song introduced as a TV theme song, it was 'i played the fool', performed by REM's frontman, Michael Stipe, with Andrew Watt. sounded good to me, made plenty of references to stand-up comedy. haven't seen the HBO-TV show, 'rooster', though, it's apparently the theme song for that show. it was an active day. there was some errand running i wanted to do early, including getting a check deposited at the credit union. it was a rebate check from the insurance company. then it was on to fringe, where i picked up a little godfather's pizza from Bobby and Steve's for lunch before my ushering shift at U of M, Rarig. it was on the lower floor. after this was done, i went to a show at the barker center, 'hell on wheels', a 1930s labor union story. then i went home and did some more errand running. i got groceries at Aldi, and in the evening i went to see two more fringe shows in uptown Minneapolis. the first was at Bryant Lake Bowl, called 'road trip'. it was an 'improv' show, two dudes from Alabama, where the crowd helped with ideas on each stop. then i had a beer in the bar area and walked over to the phoenix for the next show. this was 'when i was afraid'. it was a storytelling show, although not realistic in terms of what one might see at a 'moth' storytelling show. i spotted a performer in the crowd that i was familiar with and was given two show cards for the shows she is doing. i said one of them i am more likely to attend based on my upcoming schedule, as there has been just one performance so far. then i got some snacks at the nearby Walgreen and drove home.