No more PBR

I think I need to change my attitude; last night, more than a few people told me I had good set. When the first couple people told me, I didn’t really agree; I mean it felt fine, but that was it. Fine. I shoot for a lot higher than that. (In this next sentence, “congratulate” is not the right word, so for lack of a better word, I’ll use “praise”) But as people kept praising me, I started to agree with them. Two really fun things happened last night on stage; one I got on stage and paused in silence. I kind of let my excitement for my set show in my facial expressions. It was neat. I also sold my opening bit (the blind skier joke I’m working on) better than Tuesday.¹ There’s still work to be done; but there is progress. I did my coming out joke, and kind of screwed it up, and I called myself out on it; which kept the crowd with me. I wasn’t trying to be funny, I was trying to be honest. I think that showed (of course, not being in the audience, I only have my memory and voice recorder to rely on for proof). Next I did a joke about current events in my life. It was kind of goofy, and I told the audience that it actually happened this week, unlike the ski joke, which I’ve been telling for years. Then I likened myself to a magician giving away his secrets. That was the second “fun” thing, I was kind of improvising in the moment, and I enjoyed it. I wasn’t thinking about my set, jokes, actions or anything. Tonight I’ll be in Bloomington, IL. Tomorrow I’ll be at the public library mooching internet and playing Yohoho Puzzle Pirates.

Silence is 70 miles per hour (Saves the Day – Shoulder to the Wheel)

Better than Tuesday would make a good candidate for a CD title.