Welp I had one of the lamest days of my life today. Stayed in bed all day. And when I say all day I mean did nothing, got out of bed at 8 PM. Went to the gym and now I'm back in bed. I'm not sick or hungover I just felt like doing nothing. I did work 8 hours yesterday, went to the gym, then played poker til 2 AM. I should have played poker today but didn't feel like it.
Anyways back to shows. I've had 3 shows that I was suppose to be apart of since I last blogged. Two last Friday and one Saturday. Well 2 were awful, and one I didn't even get on stage for the 3rd. I hosted the show at Winston's on Friday. We had a headliner from L.A. so I figured he wasn't going to promote much. I had two other S.D. comics on the bill neither who promoted much. They both were friends of mine so it puts me in a weird spot when they don't promote at all. Winston's will never have walk in traffic. Ppl that I put on the show, I'm helping them out by giving them spots on the show that they normally wouldn't get. Comedy is tough, were all basically not funny enough to not promote the shows were on. I can't say much as I'm an awful promoter, but I can promote if need be.
Well the crowd was small and not real repsonsive. After one of the more controversial comics did his normal edgy stuff. Once he got off stage some woman approached him and said, "youre not funny, youre antisemetic. It's time for you to retire." This guy has been a dick to me for the most part by has been tolerable the last few weeks. As much as I don't care for him, you never want to see a fellow comic told to retire.
Well I didn't do a set as the show and I were pressed for time. I was supposed to be on another show downtown. I was excited about this show as it was a variety show and someone saw me do a set and recruited me to do it. I felt honored. Well I rush over there, search for a parking spot for 20 minutes, run over to the venue and the doors are locked. I call and text the promoter, even try to get another comics phone number that was also on the show. After about 15 minutes I just leave. As I'm driving away the guy calls me. He tells me they had to lock the doors during intermission, and can I come back. I say no thanks and leave. The problem was there was no sign about the show or anything. Just a banner that read "Tenth Ave Theater." With how untrusting I am I just figured the whole show was made up to make me look like a jackass. The guy texted me a few hours later to apologize again. I didn't respond.
Saturday show was at some Mexican bar. I knew it was going to be bad but it was terrible. First off the band was setting up on stage the whole time we were attempting jokes. We were off the stage and everyone was there to see the band. I told maybe 2 jokes and did mostly crowd work. I did a few other comics jokes that were there, then got off stage.
That's it. No shows this week. I'm hoping Winston's will be solid on Friday.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
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