I have to get in
shape. I just have to. I'm approaching 25, and I swear
to GOD I move like a 50 year old (No offense dad!). I
just get so winded and tired. During the set-up I
realized I want to do this more often. I went back to
once a month because HST got so busy...and then
I got SMACKED for 2 months without work. Even now
it's so sporadic it barely counts. Something keeps
nagging at me to get out and do the show more...but
when no money's involved it gets really tight. On the
other hand...I'm paying for the insurance for the car
to move the trailer for all the equipment right? Hell
I barely drive the thing otherwise. So I'm
wasting money if I don't play out more...? Maybe.
Anyway...the set-up took about an hour as usual with 2
people and I was rarin' to go by 8:30 PM. Also, MUST
look into the DVD thing...it'll make life so much
easier. Just how cheap can I pull it
off?
Could it be? After
53 shows a change to the show that makes an amazing
difference. A mic stand. A freakin' mic stand. We had
talked about it before (Jess, Moose and I), but it
seemed too cumbersome. Man did it feel right. Just
changed my entire performance. Sat down with the stand
for the Harry Set, and when I was standing..it just
worked. Like I was part of the band, and during
the funny sets...it made it really feel like stand-up.
The mic stand just nailed it. It also kept a uniform
fit for the show being that the other tvs have mic
stands. Being able to use both hands just rocked. As
far as singing..I felt fine...Damn Michael
Jackson song still kicked my ass. Man that bitch is
high. Alright, enough of the preliminary stuff...let's
get to why this was the best LA show so
far...
THE REACTION
Over a dozen
people were there just for me. That's definitely a
first. Dragon Man the cigar seller saw my show last
time and invited his friends...Then 3 people from my
apartment complex came...and Brian and Christie came
as well. Now on the downside... One of Dragon's
friend's (Dragon looks so much like Darryl Parks it's
uncanny BTW) - brought their daughter who must've been
like 11 or 12. (sigh) - And there was another table of
kids around like 14-16. They all seemed embarrassed to
even laugh and I hate that. This show is just not
for kids. And since I play once a month, I can't
"be careful" and play nice stuff...I gotta do my best
because you never know who's out there. So I started
with Harry which is very mellow..and then POW - went
loco. After the first set the apartment people came by
along with Brian & Christie. Everything went
awesomely. I love it when people that kind of
know you, but DON'T know you come out to see the
show...they just have no clue what to expect. It
happened a lot in Columbus. Complete strangers
always act the same, but people that are aquaintances
just have the greatest reactions. Jess yelled out
Parody 1 because "Star Wars Blew" is in it, and
I realized I haven't done it in about 6
months. I knew absolutely none of my lines, and
that was even funnier. It seemed everything
I said was funny...it was very cool. After the
show, Christie said she'd make me a list of comedy
club people she knew. I explained I had done most of
them and they all said the set-up would kill it. I
have to make the 4tvs boxes now. I just have to.
For probably $1000 - $1500 I could do the DVD
conversion and the boxes. Man I need a sponsor. You
know how cheap $1000 is? For $1000 some guy could get
my loyalty forever. What a great freakin' investment.
LOL. But really...it would make the show look so
polished and so much better...for so cheap. You just
KNOW there's a guy out there with that little money
hangin' out that he's looking for a way to spend it
wisely...We'll see. For some reason it seems
NOW is the time. My excitement for 4tvs has just
gone up about 10 notches. Thank God I didn't sell
everything. I love gut feelings...
Well there you
go....best show in LA so far. Oh and TL got $4, TR got
$3 and LIVE ADAM GOT $34!!! Best tipped show
in LA yet! To all of those who tipped...thank you
so much. Please know your money is being well spent
and is truly funding a dream. I'm not buying drugs,
alcohol, and prostitutes....(and $40 could actually go
pretty far in those categories around here). Your
support means volumes.
So the next month
is gonna be busy...damnit I just realized I have
about a million ideas that got lost over the last 78
entries. I think in the next one I'm gonna go
through them all in a checklist so I know what the
hell I'm doing. Oops, I'm typing outloud
again...LOL.