Saturday, April 03, 2004  

This and That; Show Tonight

Lotsa catching up to do.

First and foremost, if God didn't want me to smoke, why would he make Dunhills taste so good?

After several weeks of successful tobacco avoidance, the monkey bit me in the back this week, due mostly to the fact that Harvard's gym was closed for spring break and to the fact that I was experiencing adrenaline dump after adrenaline dump while helping orchestrate an April Fool's joke on the Kvetch board. The joke came off swimmingly, though a few people seem to have sussed it out ahead of time. Reaction has been mostly positive, though a few people have been angry, sanctimonious, or juvenile. Such is the risk you run with trying to play a practical joke, I guess. I will say this: if you sense that a joke is afoot, and your inclination is to ruin it, you are a heckler. If you sense a joke is afoot, and your inclination is to try to trick the tricksters back, you are a comic.

Last night was rock star night in Rochester, NH, where I made fat cash for an easy spot in front of 400 people at the Rochester Opera House. Even better than that was watching Paul Nardizzi and Tony V absolutely destroy. There is nothing so comedically sublime as watching Tony V do crowd work. He riffs better than most comics write.

Tonight, I have an early show at a church in Amesbury that I'm not going to invite anyone to, and then I'll be headlining the show at the Chateau in Manchester at 9:00. Would love to see you there.

New Article Published

I just got word that MensRights.com is now live and online, and while the testosterone-fueled site might be a little over the top, yours truly wrote an article for them on ATM fraud. Check it out, if you would.

End of an Era

Wow.

The Comedy Studio Kvetch Board got taken down, because some trolls tried to scam everyone into thinking there was a casting call, and the group they claimed to represent has threatened to sue the club.

Holy.

Shit.