The Parrot's Bar benefit.

Yesterday I hopped over to the Parrot's Bar for the afternoon. Tim Healey had asked a while back if any comics would be interested in doing some time for a benefit for a little girl named Allison Pena who has leukemia. I showed up around 2pm (early as usual) ate some BBQ, drank some soda and played Golden Tee 2004. Eventually Andrew Faasen and Matt Wolff showed up. Nick Cusamano showed up as well. After talking to Paul (the owner) and Mike (one of the bartenders) we were "ready" for the show. No one really wanted to go first, so I was "elected" host and MC (always ok by me). I went up, did my time, actually got heckled by a 7 year old boy, and actually got some laughs. The crowd, though numerous, wasn't prepared for a comedy show, which is ok, they were still there (and that was the important part). I brough Faasen up after me, and he did as much clean material as he could and left. After a couple announcements, I brought up Nick, who has taken the stage name "Whopper". He did probably 20 or more minutes of time. Somewhere in there (either after Andy or Nick), I tried to get that heckling kid to do a knock-knock joke (Off stage I asked if he could tell one, and he was like "sure, I know millions!", it was hilarious). Anyway, he didn't want to, so a little girl named Clarissa came up and told one (I don't remember what it was), and then Allison came up and told one. It was very cute. Matt Wolff "headlined" and actually did a pretty good job of keeping it clean. Almost as soon as the show ended, Joe Lehnig showed up, I didn't stay for the second show, because I had stuff to do, but I can only imagine how Joe did in the way of cleanliness. Those poor kids...