okay, i know i left you hanging. i was a having a rough time and wasn't up to writing. I have a few days of relative comfort, so i'll bring you up to speed about the events last week.
1. Barn Raiser. After getting out of the hospital on the friday, and doing a show so secure the room at Rossini's, it was obvious - at least to Brett Martin, that I could, should not and will not be doing my headline week at yukyuks this week. I obviously could use the money, but this scrap I've got going with Cancer is more important. It's not often that a young whippersnapper sits a wily vet like me down and tells me whats what. All I could do is listen. He was right. So know shows. I had to pull the trigger.
Later that day I went to see my shrink, Dr.A and he was concerned that I was still doing shows onstage and off, keeping people thinking I was doing great. The reality is that these rounds ARE getting tougher, leaving me too weak to do ANYTHING without landing me back in hospital. Dr. A asked me if he could talk to Brett. and I said sure. I believe Dr. A told Brett that HE needed to tell people how sick I am, because I won't.
He did, and managed to keep my headline week intact be getting five of my friends, to cover the shows for me and donate the pay to me. Sorta go in and punch the card for me. They are Danny (pla)Quinn, Toby "Lisping badly to the Port" Hargreaves, Paul "I'm from Camrose TOO" Myerhaug, JP Mass, and Erica Sigurdson. Fortunately my friends are also great comedians. You don't need a lot of friends, just funny ones.
It's not a blatant save the guys dying ass fund-rasier - more like a community chipping in on short notice to help out one of their's. Anyway, I'm sure they'll do a great job and I appreciate the gesture. In other words, thanks.
