What’s To Lose When You Stand Up For Yourself?
For those of you who may or may not know, my life has been characterized by a couple of things, I believe. The first is that I’ve been an easy target all my life for verbal and mental abuse. When I was a kid, I had a group of friends, but they loved to pick on me all the time. I was nice to everyone,...
Read MoreTaking Advice From Kenny Rogers
I wonder what the thought process was that enabled Kenny Rogers to write one of the most iconic lines in music history. You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run. That metaphor from poker can be used in almost every situation in life that you...
Read MoreWhat I’ve Learned
> I never saw myself as being a stand-up comic. I was at the comedy festival a couple years back at Beilys. One of the last comics on wasn’t very good and hardly got any laughs. At that point I thought to myself “I have the basic tools to succeed in comedy, so why not?” > The worst thing...
Read MoreRaising The Steaks Might Mean Leaving Quietly
I wanted to use this time to talk about the new location of the comedy club, but recent events over the past few days will take precedence with this posting. Ladies and gentleman, this is probably the most uncomfortable post I’ve written since I’ve started this blog. Over the next 7 – 10 days,...
Read MoreWhen One Door Closes, One Door Opens While The Other One Is Locked
Now that I have my living situation resolved having moved into my own place, and the internet set up, I can now write with more regularity. There is a lot that has happened in the last couple weeks, and of course I have a lot to say about it….so sit back, grab a drink an relax because you might be here for a...
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