In April I discovered that I had been given the wrong dates for my week at the club, so I looked around for some way to make money, and came upon a job that I kinda dig. For the last month I have been working for an escort agency, driving escorts to their appointments. Yep thats right. Just last night I drove a lovely lady to a hotel across town - in the middle of the night. Over the last week - I made enough, with that, and some painting work I did for my friend Paul, to pay June's rent. This is a break through, finding ways to pay for things without comedy. It is very freeing to not have to do stand-up for money. Means I don't have to go on some starvation tour, or pressure anyone for work. Had an audition today for a movie, and didn't have to worry. It wouldn't be the end of the world. So I gave a good audition. And not having to hang around comedians, or even think about comedy, has been great.
Meanwhile, I am finding fun and success in other mediums. My band Peppersprey played at Cafe Du Soliel the other night, and everybody loved it. I have been asked to go on the road with some poets. It's so refreshing to work with people that have depth. Stand-ups are about as deep as a puddle - turning everything into a bumper sticker. I would love it if this develops into a career and I can leave stand-up behind (at least for a while).
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