The picture is of a poet, Sean McGarricle, waiting to go on at "The Main" for Tpaul's Thundering Word Heard. I like this picture. (check out other dool pictures at www.richardlett.com/gallery)
Tonight I went and closed the show at Stages tonight.My set was a good mix of fresh stuff and A stuff, so the audience was appreciative, and I manged to sell my CDs of a 10 minute set. Judy the bartender slid me a few Jack and Cokes as usual, cause she likes me, and thats the way I like it. Always befriend bartenders, they make all the difference in the world. Josh, at the Urban Well, Jeremy at Darby's, and Lawrence at YukYuks (although I believe he works at Darby's now. It is the eve of the comedy fest, and everyone is getting pscyhed and the children are all nestled in the beds.. Looks like some of the shows have sold out already, so that's good news. Perhaps, because I have a limited role in the festival, people think I wish it to fail. Not true at all. I want it around, and hope that it will push to raise Vancouver profile as a comedy town. There seems to be a real strong gang of comics now, so that even the open mics put up a string of really funny people. Todd Allen hosted tonight, and killed. His story about lying to a guy who called a wrong number is hilarious cause you know it happened. Phil Hanley was last up before me, working his Comedy fest set, which is very tight, and full of good jokes in the Hedbergian vein. An article in the Georgia Straight pointed out that Phil used to be a male model. Since then I can't look at the guy the same. Todd Allen, coulda maybe been a male model, but Phil? Well, I guess... Leave to Guy MacPhearson to do a story about a comedian and make the most memorable thing the comics embarassing past. Guy seems to want to make sure that no quote of his ever appears in a comic's promo package. Even his praise seems damning.
Blue had some friends from the TV world at the show, a couple that I will just call Global and CTV. They could be models, well I guess in a certain way they are. It was cool to see them as a couple. Fullfils a fantasy of mine of the sports guy making out with the weather girl. Or in this case, the two anchors going at it. "Over to you Jane" "Thanks Dan - In local news FUCK ME, FUCK ME HARD."
Ended the night smoking and complaining with Jeffrey Yu. I have over the years, had some sublime bitch sessions with the Yu-ster. He has long since stooped reacting to my racial slurs to him, so I won't bother here either. What's the point of saying things if you're not going to hurt their feelings.
"Over to you Dan"
