Talk:James Underdown

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A fact from James Underdown appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 12 September 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that James Underdown (pictured), an investigator of fringe science claims, once declared himself Poet Laureate of Calumet City, Illinois, and toured Midwest comedy clubs under the name Jim U-boat?

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Launching James Underdown's page today. To be clear about any possible NPV I want to admit that I do know Underdown personally, I stand by everything in this article. If you have any concerns with any possible conflict of interest, I will gladly stand back and allow you to make the necessary changes without complaint from me. I understand that though I am the creator of this page, I do not "own" this page, it is the property of the world. Sgerbic (talk) 23:17, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

FYI James Underdown also here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Did_you_know/Statistics Sgerbic (talk) 05:57, 14 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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...that James Underdown director of Center for Inquiry West CFI and founder of the Independent Investigations Group IIG, once declared himself Poet Laureate of Calumet City, IL and toured Midwest comedy clubs under the name Jim U-boat?

Created by Sgerbic (talk). Self nom at 23:34, 31 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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After moving to Los Angeles in 1992, Underdown taught comedy traffic school for the Improv Traffic School, and worked as a carpenter until joining the Center for Inquiry in May of 1999. During his time in Los Angeles, He wrote and directed 2 short films: A Day in the Life of Frank Sinatra, a docushort about a homeless man with a famous name, and Dear Father, a black comedy about a priest who gets a letter from a man he molested 20 years before. He also wrote and directed a one-act play called Party of 13, a secular retelling of the Last Supper. Party of 13 has run 3 times in Los Angeles. He is also the host and creator of "The Peep Show", a humorous roundtable discussion that ran for 2 dozen episodes on public access TV in the mid-1990s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sgerbic (talk • contribs) 03:57, 5 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

James is lead singer of "The Heathens", a rock and roll band dedicated to freethought and skeptical themes. Band members include lead guitarist and musical director Craig Else, keyboardist Dino Herrmann, bassist Joel Pelletier, and drummer John E. Skaare. The Heathens have played at the Steve Allen Theater in Hollywood, CA, and at Patriot Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Find the citations for these references Sgerbic (talk) 01:57, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Underdown is a 1982 graduate of DePauw University in Greencastle, IN, where he received his B.A. in English with an emphasis in composition.

Found citations, all done! Sgerbic (talk) 20:56, 19 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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