I headed down to Lloyd and Harry's for the open mic show that Clayton put together. I got to host for a crowd of 20-something locals. I did about 10 or 12 sans cheatsheet. I like going up for longer sets without notes (especially when I don't have new stuff) just to see how I am going to put together my jokes. I have certain near-unbreakable combinations, like Phonesex/Tetris, or Email/Scorpion/Motorcycle, but what goes where isn't ever set in stone. I like that. The crowd was a little rowdy, but there were people paying attention and I snagged an applause break (or as close to one as you're gonna get). I think Wolff got one too, which was cool, especially since he went up basically last (we had one late first-timer who gave it the old what-the-hey try). Anyway, Myself, Clayton (naturally), Mikey Manker, Jeff Wesselschmidt, Stevie P, Mike Shawkee, Matt and Joe D (or Jody?) put on about an hour show and then I played some video pool with some ladies who saw me at the Bistro months ago and stopped by to check out the show. Tomorrow's the Funny Bone competition, which is exciting. We get 3 minutes and they're gonna cut off the mic after that. Also, I learned they won't do a check drop (arguably one of the hardest spots during a show, especially one with several people) until the last contestant is up. That's awesome. I am really excited. Tomorrow at work, I'll probably be worthless (ok, more worthless) just because I'm going to be running over which jokes I want to do. 3 minutes=no problem but I've got to nail down what I want so there's no (or less) room for error.
He's an ordinary guy, but no one understands him but his woman. John Shaft
If you want to get into the show for free tomorrow (Tuesday) I can hook you up.