I really need a laptop. If I had one, I could:
a) blog when I am on the road
b) work on projects when I am on the road
My Wednesday 'audition' went very well in Southbend. Cassie, the assistant manager, was working and a bit before showtime asked if I could do about 15 minutes up front. The feature act, Jason Benci, was running a bit late. I ended up doing 19 or 20 minutes and then brought him up. He was appreciative, as was Cassie. Hopefully that made a good impression on her and I'll get to come back and perform there again. The headliner Steve Brewer was very funny (so was Jason) and since I ended up staying at the Condo that night, I got a chance to talk shop with them. I talked to Steve about my organizational tool and he gave me some great ideas on how to improve it and get even more organized. Since I am a nerd, I'm pretty excited about it.
Thurday's show in Milwaukee (for me) was rough at best. The music and announcements are standard and it doesn't say, "now your host and emcee", it just kind of starts the show, so I was about 5 to 7 seconds late getting to the stage. Also, the announcements on the sheet they gave me were a little weird, so it threw me. Duke asked me to do about 5 up front and then a bit or two between the comics. I pretty much screwed that up. The jokes I did, though, went over well, though, and all the other performers, Brian Aldrich, James Berry (who was doing a guest spot, and I have met before) Mario Digiorgio and Robert Mac were did well. Afterwareds, JD took us out to dinner, which was really good, and I ended up having leftovers for lunch. They were good.
Friday's shows (last night) were fun. I did much better and did 10 up front. I nailed the announcements, though I went 30 seconds over because I forgot to start my stopwatch. Second show was good, and I switched up my material a bit. I'm hoping to do at least one or two "different" bits each show tonight.