Made another go at standup last night. At first I didn’t want to, considering the events of the last week, but I figured it might be therapeutic. This time went much better- I didn’t bother with the notes and I wasn’t so nervious. I was comfortable with the crowd, and even when they didn’t respond to the one I thought I could end on, I pulled out a few of my alternate jokes and ended strong.

But I didn’t win. There were two pros in the crowd and one of them took home the gold. He’s been doing stand-up for 20 years. The other guy has been doing it for 10 and he drove out from Sacramento where he has a regular paying gig. So, I felt pretty good for having stood my ground against them with all of two weeks under my belt.

Not that it wasn’t a bit of a blow to the ego tho. The crowd was real small b/c of Easter, and I was one of the first to go up which can be real hard too. But when came down I thougt, “heck yeah! that kicks the crap out of my set from last week!” But there’s always someone who can raise the bar higher- and those guys were both on.

Oh well, it was a blast again (I’ll put the video up this week for anyone who wants to check it out). And I’ve said it before; as much as I would love to come right out of the gates as the funniest guy in history, it’s going to take practice and persistance. Crap.

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