Bruce Bruce = Bruce²

Last night. The Funny Bone Staff (that sounds like a weapon you'd find in Diablo II) were quite busy with a professional show with Bruce Bruce AND an amateur night. Jeff Urin and Gabriel Kea pan-handled free passes to the general public, which increased our audience size dramatically. The amateur show was in the Back Street Jazz Club, I haven't done a show over there for years (in fact, the first show I ever did at the Funny Bone in the Jazz club in September 2002, I still have that tape). About the show; it was rough. We were warned by the waitstaff that talking needed to be done outside, because vocals carry very well in the club, so comedians who wanted to converse needed to do so elsewhere so as not to disrupt the acts and audience. (That's the same basic speech the audience usually gets). There was a table of non-comics who wouldn't shut up, they had conversations among themselves and even tried to "help" the guys on stage. Tried, and failed. I wasn't on the list originally, but I was added. I went up second to last, before Kevin Patterson and after Jeff Urin. I went up with a list in my pocket, but I don't think I used it. I honestly don't remember. It was fun though, I got a couple laughs, drank some coffee and was home in time for Futurama and Family Guy. The coolest thing of the night was getting a call from a guy at Gene Lynnes. The gentleman, Rob I think, is having a show Thursday and John Garrison gave him my name.  Rob wanted me to come down to audition (to make sure I have material and was fairly clean), but I was already at the Bone so I told him I would be unable to. I told him I worked clean, so that wouldn't be much of a problem and then I realized I have media on my website, so I informed him he could check out my material there. I was pretty happy because now the website has been used by someone wanting to get me on stage. As usual, it was a good night, tonight is the Red Sea, next week is the Comedy Forum competition and Thanksgiving. Comedy and napping, I can't wait.