What you have RYTE
THUR in the title is an 8-month-long exhale. Because
after last night, I can finally say that I pulled off
the sequel.
I've had quite a
few people come up to me, write to me, write on other
sites even - that they liked part 2 better. "A rare
case where the sequel is better than the first" one
Ronald Gamble wrote in his wrestling column (don't ask
how T2 applied to wrestling, he's just cool enough to
write about it). Now I personally can't say that until
I have Part 3 completed, and I can look at them all in
a row - but I will admit this: Part 2 is funnier.
There's a shitload more in it, and the jokes are just
bigger. But again, it's because Part 1 had to set-up
the whole thing for 10 minutes, and in Part 2 we could
jump RIGHT IN. So I can't really say one is "better"
than the other, I can only say it's a funnier 30
minutes. And I was able to throw in some really
creative things at the end - which will really set it
apart from the other 2.
Of course the
reason any of this matters? Of course it's Charlotte.
Who am I kidding. Although I wrote the first one,
every word was supervised and labored over by
Charlotte and I. Back and forth for months. Some of
which looking back was completely unnecessary, but it
was the power struggle that was our relationship.
Either way the product turned out great - and we made
it through the writing process.
So since every
ounce of faith in me even being worthy of breathing
had vanished by early 2002 - to pull off T2 is a
monumental accomplishment. And as I said in the open -
after last night, it is very, very clear that I pulled
it off.
The night started
out a little hairy though. The "Avery Key" that runs 1
of the 4 TVs was completely screwed. It kept moving
the image - and acting all screwy. This was 10 minutes
before the doors opened. Luckily I noticed a button
had been stuck in place and all was right - but man, I
think I need some backups in the future. Very close to
having to completely call a show, which I've never
done before.
That and I forgot
to shave. Heh. So literally 5 minutes before I'm
supposed to go on, I'm DRY SHAVING over a FULL beard
trying to become Live Adam. Heh - what a sight.
Anyway -
everything went pretty smoothly on the technical side
during the show. The audio was a little difficult to
keep level - and it was a little too loud for some
people, very tough to tell onstage, but I have an idea
where it needs to be for that room now so it won't be
a problem in the future.
The reaction was
great. There are just some moments in the show that
rely so heavily on timing and when you hit them - wow,
it's absolutely golden. I think the dialogue at the
beginning of T2 is head and shoulders above T1. You
are absolutely watching 5 separate people talking back
and forth and hitting everything dead-on. Doc said
it's kinda like when you see a ventriloquist act in
that sense - pretty cool way to look at it, hadn't
thought of it.
But none of the
laughs and reaction could prepare me for the final
applause. And it's a final applause after such an
UNFUNNY song. It was just knock you on your ass loud.
People standing and screaming - it was incredible.
Completely embarrassing. It's amazing how shy I get
immediately after the show. You know? I feel all
awkward and stupid and want to hide my face and shit.
Isn't that the strangest thing? I'm just now realizing
this about me. Ha. Man there's so many "eureka"
moments in these entries where I think of things as
I'm typing. But yeah, praise is very difficult for me
to take, because all I can really say is thank you -
and it never seems as genuine as I truly feel
it.
So here I can say
it loud and clear: THANK YOU. And you'll never
understand how genuinely it touches me for people to
like your shit so much that they stand up and scream.
That gives me chills. More than anything, it lets me
know I am indeed on the right track - and I can never
give up. I have talents that absolutely need to be
shared, and are absolutely sellable if put in the
right hands at the right time. I just gotta keep
pushing and pushing. Something that is completely
impossible without those screams of support (and
emails of support too :).
So now I finally
sit down and try to put together the packages that
will be sent to the booking agents and managers. My
goal is obviously to have a manager by the end of the
year, and be hitting up a string of colleges in the
spring. If I can pull that off - wow - I can do
absolutely anything.
Thanks again
peeps.
Adam
PS -
the video. As was the case in 2001 - the
"Show Entry" Videos will slowly unveil all
the secrets from the show. I figure
I've kept them for all the die-hards, and
truly strangers won't consider it anything
more than what you'd see in a trailer. So
I introduce for the first time a
small clip from Cameron's song: "Lock The
Taskbar"
