The Dude's Abode, Predator The Musical, and IU's Coup

In the past two days, I have come across what may be the three most important pieces of information of my life:

1. The Venice, California bungalow of Jeffrey Lebowski (The Dude, not the spinal) is on the market, along with the other five bungalows in the same complex. For only $2.3 million, you can have all six, live in one, rent out the other five, tell your tenants to slip the rent under your door, and ask them to give you notes when you finally get the venue you wanted for your dance quintet. Marmots welcome. Thanks to Hess for the link.

2. Closer to home, the New Rock Theater (3933 N. Elston Ave. in Chicago) is taking musical theater to new heights. If you've ever watched '80s action classic The Predator and thought, "Shit man, I wish they were singing," then your long national nightmare is over. That's right, Predator: The Musical is running now through August 6. Thanks to AC for the link.

3. Finally, and most importantly, in case you haven't heard, today IU got a verbal commitment from Gunner Kiel, who is ranked as the #1 or #2 QB in the Class of 2012 depending on the recruiting service. This is nothing short of program-changing. This is the biggest recruit IU has gotten in a long time. Now, I'm not saying I expect IU to land recruits like this with regularity, but the fact that we beat out Oklahoma, Alabama, and Missouri speaks volumes of new head coach Kevin Wilson and his staff, and it will certainly help in general with recruiting. Also, Gunner might be the best first name for a quarterback ever (apologies to Colt and Y.A.). Thanks to God for the link.