ABOUT WHEEZY WAITER

My name is Craig. I used to be a waiter in a downtown Chicago restaurant. It's not as lucrative as it sounds. I started this video blog in late May 2007 out of frustration with a job that barely paid the rent and didn't involve any of my creative skills. It was originally going to be a blog about the trials and tribulations of the dining experience, from the point of view of both waiters and customers. It became a showcase for my own brand of absurd humor which occasionally includes dining subject matter. After half a year of blogging and freelance video work, I eventually got a job as a video guy at a web development company.

Now, I'm constantly fiddling with the design of the wheezywaiter.com as I try badly to teach myself html coding. And I search desperately for some time to make more movies.

I also have a band called Driftless Pony Club which you can check out at driftlessponyclub.com. We've been playing at least once a month here in Chicago.

Things You Should Know

"Danzig" is a term I co-opted to mean "Zing" or "Oh Snap" or "By Jove! I ardently affronted thine technique, young spalpeen!"

I accidentally created my own catch phrase "Get Drunk" which I often try to avoid saying these days. I've pawned the phrase off on my dad, who's in several episodes and is not an alcoholic as far as I know.

I often respond to comments in my episodes. So please, comment. There are no bad comments, just bad ideas.

I mention chips and salsa, and eat it, a LOT. I do this in real life as well.

The music for my intro is May or May Not, a Chicago band whose members I'm very good friends with. One member is Steve Sleeve from The Hood Internet. I interview him in an episode called The Hood Interview, which features us in the shower together. Another member is Zaid Maxwell. He's in one of my favorite and most challenging episodes, Wheezy Western. We shower together in real life.