Andy Woodhull called me tonight at about 7:20 and asked if I was headed out to Fairview Heights. He said they needed an MC, and I said I was on my way. I got there 30 minutes later and got to host the show for Andy, Rahn Ramey and Brie Johnson (who was doing a guest spot). I recorded my set, and did the jokes I've been doing all week. The crowd was a little stiff, but I did get laughs, so it's not like they were a stone wall.
I also recorded my announcements, which I've never done before. Announcements are the important part of the show (for an MC) and I want to see how I sound. I had to do the Kilo Diabetes Charity announcement and I think I did a good job, and I got all the rest of the announcements (website, comment cards, Buzz Sutherland next week) finished between performers, so at the end of the night, I just gave small reminders. Hopefully that is a good approach as I would like to emcee at Fairview more. Afterwards, Andy and I hit Laughs where they had a ton of comics on the list. The room was really full and it looked like they had a good show.
Anyway, it's 1:20am right now, WAY past my bedtime, so I am going to sleep and dream about calling in sick to work tomorrow.
Night.