Archives for April 2020
The Good Old Days
The Good Old Days
I always said I would never get nostalgic as I got older but, today I can’t seem to help myself. I want to talk about a time long ago in my life that some of you may not be aware of. Do you know, at one time I worked as a professional stand-up comedian?
Yes, I know it’s hard to believe. I never became real famous but, I always made a living at it. I really enjoyed it. In the end, I was even teaching classes to help newcomers to the craft advance and learn the skills they needed.
Teaching gave me almost as much gratification as performing. Watching my students improve and become more confident always gave me a sense of pride.
Nothing can ever compare to performing in front of a group of people and making them laugh as hard as they possibly can. Bringing that kind of joy to others brought even a greater sense of bliss to me.
Those were different times. Some of you may have heard about them. People were allowed to go out in large groups. You would sit at tables with strangers that were within six feet of you. You would laugh and drink and possibly even touch each other.
After the show, people would come up and say they had a great time and shake my hand. That’s when another person would put their hand in yours.
This One’s About Me
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Things are Getting Real
Things are Getting Real
I’m writing this while I still have some sanity left. Eventually, this will be nothing but gibberish and then I’ll disappear. You can use your imagination to figure out where I went. Wherever it is, I won’t be the same person. Of course, none of us will be.
Like many of you, I was hoping the two weeks of shut down would be enough and we would go back to normal. In reality, we knew it wasn’t true, but you can hope. I remember seeing some idiot on television saying how it would just disappear like a miracle. I never believe a word that comes out of the guy’s mouth but, I was hoping, maybe this time…
Anyway, we’re all in this together and by in…I mean in. Everything is closed right now. Any place worth going anyway. Do you really look forward to going to Walmart or the pharmacy? Yeah, maybe now, because that’s all we have. Big day out trying not to touch anything or have anybody breathe on you. Good luck having the dimwits at Walmart give you your six feet of social distancing. [Read more…]
