It Pays To Use Zest

Everytime I hear it, I shake my head in amazement. There has been more than a few times when a comedian has said that they have no clean material, or are struggling to come up with clean material for a big, non-open mic show they have (fundraiser, corporate gig, etc.) I’ve been at this longer than all the...

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Shifting Sands

As a kid my friend and I used to love writing letters to sports teams and ask for autographed pictures.  I amassed quite a collection of autographed pictures from players who took the time to reply.  I received autographed pictures among others from Wendel Clark, Mario Lemieux and the most prized one of all was an...

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If You Only Knew

Do you know what it’s like to fail?  When you are left with nothing, or when the very thing you held dear suddenly disappears, having to start over again?  Or maybe there is a task you have undertaken, or maybe it’s been placed in your lap and it seems too big for you.  How, or where do you start when you...

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Changing The Radio Landscape

I am writing this in a less than ideal environment, but one I am nonetheless thankful for.  I have a bedroom in a two bedroom apartment, staying with a friends mother.  It beats spending the night in my van, especially when you are 5’11” and and can never seem to get totally comfortable for the night,...

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A Circle Takes 25 Years To Complete

Have you ever walked away from something you enjoyed doing that you thought might end up being your career?  You were full of enthusiasm and had high hopes when you started, then over time that flame of enthusiasm diminishes and turns into a flicker flame, then a spark, then dies.  Then little by little, after years...

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