An Anniversary Remembered While Looking Ahead
As of December 21, my blog has now been up and running for just over a year now. I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who follows it. When I started it, I had no clue it would reach 24 countries and be viewed over 3,000 times now. I am humbled by the comments from others, not to mention the fact that my...
Read MoreSometimes Doing Nothing Is The Best Option
Thursday night I was onstage for only the second time in a two month period. The first :45 to :50 of my 6:30 onstage is worth listening to, in my opinion. That is because within that first minute, I had something happen that has only happened twice since I started doing comedy. Both situations were identical, and...
Read MoreThe End Of The Line For Trevor Dean?
December 21st, 2011 was the first posting for The Stand-Up Diaries of Trevor Dean. As of today, 2,906 views and 16 countries later, could this be the end of the line for Saskatoon’s only homeless stand-up comic? Let me first say that I am truly amazed to the scope of which people are follwing my blog. ...
Read MoreHere’s Your Headliner ……….. Dilly Willy!
I can’t remember the specific passage, but in the Bible it says that we should love ourselves as we love one another. I think that passage also says that we should lift each other up, to proclaim and celebrate in the accomplishments of others. That is what I plan to do with this posting today. I am here to...
Read MoreWhere Do I Fit In?
I had a conversation with Dez just last night, and one thing that he said really stood out for me, hence the title of the blog. He had a discussion with a guy who is a booker for one of the big three late night shows on US t.v. I believe the conversation was about the fact I was only in comedy for a year and I...
Read MoreHow Dez Reed Helped Make The Blades Funny
It seems as if this last year has seen the Saskatoon comedy scene grow by leaps and bounds, after what appeared (at least to me) to be years of stagnant growth. Now that the comedy club is up and running, Dez is starting to to mentor the newer comics. I never thought I would say this, but until you sit down with...
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