Transparent Or Translucent?

I’ve been at this for a very long time now, much longer than I ever expected.  The comedy journey has lasted far longer than any relationship, far longer than any job or volunteering commitment I have had.  Well, besides attending church, which I have done for the last fifteen years or so, but only belonging to...

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Four Wheels Versus Two Feet

I find myself in positions I have never been in, or experienced in decades.  This all comes in the last few months.  Thankfully, life has kicked me in the teeth more often than many of you who read this, which is another way of saying I’m humbled enough to not get overly excited about this. I am stating to view...

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Wayyyyyyyyy More Than 50 Shades Of Grey

Things have certainly changed from the days when I first entered the comedy scene.  Some changes over the past ten years have been for the better, some haven’t, and some I don’t think anybody ever saw coming.  I doubt that the newer crop of performers now respect or understand the groundwork that was laid...

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Uncommon Common Denominators

Johnny Mathis sings it best when he says it’s the most wonderful time of the year.  But for many people, it’s anything but, myself included. The holiday season does not evoke many positive memories from adulthood.  Christmases of recent memory saw me homeless and living at The Salvation Army, being...

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Making Sense of A Rambler

Eddie Hearn, the head of Matchroom Boxing and one of the leading boxing promoters in the world, said recently that as you get older, you care less and less about what others think.  When you have accomplished some things and can leave a legacy of sorts, you don’t worry about who you piss off or annoy, because...

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