So to review:
The last few weeks, I've decided to start performing again.
The one spot I really want to start performing at, consistently, is a bar show not far from our home -- a spot called "Pinboys" here in Virginia Beach.
The new host there is someone named "Johnny Habu." I've only met him a few times, but he's terrific.
First of all, he's a Cleveland guy. Which always seems to help. Even though Pittsburgh and Cleveland are supposed to be rivals, it's a pretty dumb idea in reality. We're both traditionally blue-collar towns that are about a 90-minute drive from each other, if you're speeding.
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I was running late this past Monday, because of a twist at the end of my daughter's lacrosse game. (the twist was rain)
As soon as I ran in the door, I saw Johnny waiting by the stage, and I gave him a nod. He gave a quick look like "It's about damn time" -- and then started his intro music, and hopped up and started the show.
He then proceeded to be a total pro about it, gathered the room's attention, got them laughing, and then brought me right up as the first comic. He even gave a mini-plug for the t-shirt I was giving away.
He was awesome!
To review: I was totally unprofessional, and he could have 100 percent been a jerk about it, and he would have been justified. But he wasn't a jerk about it. He understood that shit happens, and was as appreciative as ever.
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Lol I had a terrible set, by the way. But I was more natural than I've been in a year. If I start having better sets there -- and then elsewhere around town -- I'll have the host of Pinboy's to thank.
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Come out to Pinboy's any Monday night at 9, and support Johnny and my favorite show in the city.
The last few weeks, I've decided to start performing again.
The one spot I really want to start performing at, consistently, is a bar show not far from our home -- a spot called "Pinboys" here in Virginia Beach.
The new host there is someone named "Johnny Habu." I've only met him a few times, but he's terrific.
First of all, he's a Cleveland guy. Which always seems to help. Even though Pittsburgh and Cleveland are supposed to be rivals, it's a pretty dumb idea in reality. We're both traditionally blue-collar towns that are about a 90-minute drive from each other, if you're speeding.
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I was running late this past Monday, because of a twist at the end of my daughter's lacrosse game. (the twist was rain)
As soon as I ran in the door, I saw Johnny waiting by the stage, and I gave him a nod. He gave a quick look like "It's about damn time" -- and then started his intro music, and hopped up and started the show.
He then proceeded to be a total pro about it, gathered the room's attention, got them laughing, and then brought me right up as the first comic. He even gave a mini-plug for the t-shirt I was giving away.
He was awesome!
To review: I was totally unprofessional, and he could have 100 percent been a jerk about it, and he would have been justified. But he wasn't a jerk about it. He understood that shit happens, and was as appreciative as ever.
_____
Lol I had a terrible set, by the way. But I was more natural than I've been in a year. If I start having better sets there -- and then elsewhere around town -- I'll have the host of Pinboy's to thank.
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Come out to Pinboy's any Monday night at 9, and support Johnny and my favorite show in the city.
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