The Crowds Keep Me Coming Back; Cheering

I was on stage three times in the last five days. I'm glad that I don't have a show this weekend, and that I won't be at the Loony Bin next week; but at the same time I wish that I did have a show this weekend, and that I would be performing at the Loony Bin next week. I really enjoyed being on stage last night, even if my set was a bit disorganized and disjointed, and could have been tighter. Whatever, it was mostly new material, and I'm just glad to know that it works. And that's the thing that surprised me. People laughed, and they laughed at the right time, at the right things. I felt a lot better about my writing than I have for a while. I'm still unhappy with my delivery (editor- and yes, I understand that my delivery is good; I'm really not fishing for compliments, I just want it to be perfect), but I consider last night to be a success. Except for one thing. My digital voice recorder sucks. It is an Olympus VN-3100PC, and it sounds like crap. I was using the same external microphone that I've been using since August, but the quality is just not up to par (the sound files were transferred digitally, so that's not the problem). Unfortunately, my Samsung USB Voice Recorder is in the shop, as the power/play/stop button quit working. You can imagine how that would limit its usefulness.

Well, that's it. I'm still going to post the set from last night, just be aware that the sound quality is butt-like. And I'll be at Liberty D's on Monday, trying out some new material. Seriously, come to Liberty D's. And this is a message for any comics who read my blog: if you skip Liberty D's open mic night, then complain about a lack of stage time in the area and I hear you, I will stab you in the face with my San Pellegrino bottle. Yeah, it's a crappy crowd, but it won't be if we start going every week. Especially if we tell our friends "you can hear my dirty stuff at Liberty D's" and they start coming out.

So do it, or get stabbed.

Listen to some crappy audio here.