Last night I performed in Bloomington, IL with Buzz Nutley at the Funnybone. We didn't have much of a crowd, but I felt that I did alright. After the show, I got a couple compliments, which was pretty cool. Apparently there was some "drama" in Bloomington, where the guy who owns the Castle Theater (where the Funnybone is now located) wanted to close it down. So a bunch of people probably figured it was closed and therefore didn't show up for Friday's show. Hopefully tonight will have a bigger crowd.
I worked on my skiing stuff some more; it's coming along well, I think. But every time I do it, I think of another "improvement" or change I want to try, but I don't always remember when I am actually on stage.
Today, I played Puzzle Pirates almost all day in my hotel room; they let me check out at 5:30pm, which was cool because I didn't have to wander around town, spend money at the movies and get bored in the mall. I googled the library in Bloomington earlier this week because they have free wireless. But my hotel was way better because I didn't have to shower until around 4:00. They might not have appreciated that at the Library.
I'm trying to reorganize my set so that I can get away with stuff a little bit more. Last night I closed with my bad-with-women material; but I want that earlier so that people can see that side of me. I'm thinking if I follow that with the porn stuff, people will follow along. If I do the dating stuff up front, I'll probably have to close with my Sams club stuff (in longer sets), as the "Bloody mess" tag is one of my favorite (and in my opinion punchiest) lines.