52

So I preformed for the first time in over 11 months, their were some hiccups but overall it was a good performance.  I plan to preform all over so this was just a start.

50-51

So I'll be at the next open mic on may 15th.  In addition in June I'm going to start preforming at the cove on Sunday nights, probably every other week.  Once I get my sleeping schedule down I'll be hitting Baltimore that could be in a couple months.  I'm starting therapy soon, so hopefully that will help I'm not rushing this so it could be the end of summer or sometime in the fall until I start preforming in Baltimore.  chow

50 (April 19)
good performance

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51 (the next Monday)
good performance

PS. the cove is in York, PA.
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49

April 10th
My performance was good after returning to preforming after a break.  I'm still trying to memorize new material so we'll see if I do anything new when the 50th performance happens.  I forgot my camera so no video or pics. chow

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January 2nd, 2017

January 2nd
so I left Monday night to go to the chameleon even though for the first time in a long time I found a Penn State game interesting.  I use to be a fan until the whole Sandusky crap happened and I have no plans of following them now.

When I drove off I completely forgot my set list I turned around to go back to get it and then decided screw it.  I'll do it from memory.  Yep my memory wasn't so great and I didn't need the jerk interrupting me during the first joke.  I didn't respond kindly and I won't repeat what I said.  Then, this guy was booing me after my set.  I really don't care since the chameleon club (lizard lounge) isn't my social club like it is for this guy.  When I leave after I find work and rarely go to that place.  He can boo other people and wonder why he's still in the same damn place.

46

colt 45

12/26/16 45th open mic

Yep, I read two jokes I basically had them memorized but I wanted to make sure I said them correctly.  The one about an incident after a Cleveland Indians game (in Cleveland) has always been a weak joke, not sure how to fix it.  Funny how short the thing is (120+ words) and how hard it has been to memorize.  The other joke about a coworker that we dubbed "mr. serious" had a strong opening and ending but the middle was blah.  I rewrote that one and added close to 50 words to it after I got home from the open mic last night.  I'm hoping that its fixed.  Then I screwed up another joke.  Finally I did anger issues the joke that tells you why if your mad at your father you shouldn't wait till he's dead to resolve things.  Overall a crappy set.

next week I'll probably record my set as long as I go...

christmas ornament

12/19/16

yep I got a Christmas Ornament for being a comic on Monday night.  My set went okay.

unprepared

12/12/16

I literally threw this set together and really wasn't prepared.  I didn't work on any new material.  I trashed one joke a week ago since I rewrote it (home room teacher).  The one that seemed to piss people off when I posted it online.  Anyways I used a notecard for the first time in a couple weeks and forgot my camera.  So I did a bunch of old jokes, and my timing was off.  Plus I was short on the time for the first time in sometime.  The audience reaction was good since each joke I did is a good joke.  I don't think any of them were really long which caused the time to be short.

43rd open mic

 

42nd open mic

11/21/16
So I recorded my set, I was really nervous.  The link below is the only thing that was good enough quality for me to post on youtube.  Plus, I have a longer version of this joke which I'm going to start working on soon. click the link
 

episode 40

bonfire

10/24/2016
my 40th performance

I had a great set, and for the first time I made it to the light (4 minutes) without looking at a notecard with the joke names.  This is a huge deal to me and I plan to build on it.  I ignored the insults after my set because it came from the same people who whine about my sets.  Plus they didn't say anything necessarily horrible.  I get it because I'm not a shallow comedian who thinks comedy is just about sex and saying 'fuck' as many times as possible in a comedic set even when it becomes redundant.  I become a target because I'm different.  I take it as a complement that people are talking about me afterwards, it doesn't matter to me if its good or bad.  I did 4 bits the newest one went off really well, I was going to record the set but at the last minute I decided against it because I thought it would be awkward to give somebody my camera right before my set.  When they weren't prepared for it.

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an accomplished goal

I did the longest joke I've ever performed at close to 300 words and its was a train wreck but I got through the whole joke which was the goal.  I'll find out on the 19th if I need to fix anything because the lizard lounge doesn't have the final say on the jokes I write.  Personally I hate the venue but I'm stuck since I don't have a job.  Plus I'll have the joke fully memorized by then since I only had it partially memorized.

9 26 16

well I went to a funeral in the morning for a high school friend and had a set that was basically the same material as the 21st the biggest difference was the crowd size.  the crowd was a lot smaller at lizard lounge.  I got some laughs but again I'm starting to realize that everyone's favorite dirty lounge doesn't get the final say on whether I'm funny or the material I perform is funny.

an ode to smart titles

8/29/2016

so much for memorizing the set order, I guess I'll try that next week.  the audience was small which made it hard for me to tell if a new joke worked but what else is new nobody goes to that dump.  Some people laughed which was nice.

35th performance

A Salute to my Imaginary Friends

8/22

So I succeed in doing a set without looking at a note card for the first time, yea me.  The lack of an audience was striking but all my imaginary friends were there cheering for me.  The set was okay.

August 15 2016

My first set in a month. I did a new bit which is over 200 words, I'm not sure what to think because I was so nervous, my timing was off.  Jokes that normally kill didn't seem to work, I had an okay ending, overall a mixed bag.  I'll do the new bit in the future hopefully the audience won't suck and the bit will get more laughs, it got some laughs so its not worthy of the trash heap.

7/11/16

I had a horrible set, boo hoo.

6/27/16

I had a good set, I tried a new bit about my x home room teacher who is now in jail for child molestation, it went well, I make fun of him not the victims because I'm not ignorant.  A friend from Tuesday night came which was nice.  Since its been over two years since somebody has seen me preform.

no. 30

So I had a great set and I did some new material.  I enjoyed myself... yea this isn't a long post.

my 30th open mic.

ps the host complemented me on my set.

free motivation

I didn't record my set which I think was over 6 minutes for various reasons. 

I want to thank the 2 people who insulted me after my set, I forgive you and thank you for the free motivation.

next week I might have somebody take pictures since I'm normally at the end its pointless to record, I'm normally 3rd with the host who does this week.

memorial day

overall I tried to do a set from memory wasn't that successful, I'm going to do this every week then bring out the set so I can get the light.  the only people who were there were comedians and 1 wife of the one comedian.

 

may 23, 2016

so this set almost didn't happen because around 8:35 the bartender T (and manager) gave all the comedians the option that if no audience showed up by 9 he would cancel it, we all agreed to it.  Then around 8:45 two audience members showed up, so we did he open mic.

I did older material stuff I don't normally do, since I didn't feel like doing some of the better material, some of it bombed and a couple jokes which I regularly do worked as usual interesting night.