Atlanta and Boise, People! I had a good time on these last couple of tour dates. I never really know what to expect. I don’t know why that is. I’ve been doing this a while. I have been going to ...
Read More →Dispatches
Bits and Talks.
Old friends, People! I talked to Dave Attell for today's episode. I’ve known him for about 35 years. That's a long time. I’m old. He’s old. Not really old but getting there.It's a strange thing, this ...
Read More →The Great Joke Churn in Space.
On the road again, Folks I’m punchy.Lost the hour on Sunday (the day I’m writing this) and only got 5 hours sleep. Drove down to Tarrytown jammed on DD coffee and Zyns. Feels like the old days. Beat. The ...
Read More →The Elusive Simplicity.
I guess I’m stuck, People. Stuck in me. I think that’s what’s going on. I know I talk about it a lot, one way or the other. It’s just odd to me. No matter how open my mind is, or what I let into it, ...
Read More →A Diminishing Resource.
Here we go, Folks That's how I start the day. It’s the first thing I say. I guess not all the time. Sometimes, when I wake up, I think, ‘Surprise!’ It’s difficult to keep existential panic at bay. ...
Read More →Old Business.
Time, People!Time is racing by. It seems to go faster when you get older. I’m not complaining. I’m just trying to get a sense of what’s real, what’s fantasy and what’s delusion in relation to who I ...
Read More →An Internal Game.
No football for me, People. I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. Not because I have anything against it. I’m just totally not interested in any of it. It’s not even on my radar. Right now all I know about the ...
Read More →Take Me Back.
San Fran again, People! I drove up to San Francisco on Friday. I’m here as I write this. I figured with my bum foot that maybe I shouldn’t be schlepping a bag and hobbling through the long corridors ...
Read More →Hobbled.
Broken, Folks. I went to San Diego for two shows Saturday night. I was concerned about the turnout for the second show but both shows ended up selling out and they were great shows, even with the ...
Read More →Blue Comedy.
Filth, People. I remember when my first HBO special came out in ’95. It was a half hour among many other half hours that HBO had done. It was my first big cable opportunity. I was happy with it. When ...
Read More →The Humbling Is Coming.
Futility, People. I’m generally exhausted. I don’t know if I need a vacation or to fade away. I know fading away is inevitable but I could accelerate it. As much as I like doing what I do (i.e. ...
Read More →Existential Kidney Stones.
Flying by, People!Feels like just a week ago it was last year. I am trying to slow things down. Because I fear this year will be one of the worst years this world has ever known. I’ll wager to say, ...
Read More →No Fires.
Happy New Year! Yes! Maybe. We’ll see what happens. I’m open. I’m not hopeful but I’m not totally despairing. I’m in that sweet, almost total despair place. I have no real reflections on the ...
Read More →The Mental Abacus.
Happy Merry, All!If you can handle or manage or find it in you. I like the quiet. For a bit anyway. I’m in New Mexico looking out a window at a row of cottonwood trees. I believe there is a direct ...
Read More →100 Lions.
Holidays, Folks!Everything slows down. The noise eases. You can hear the birds or, if you live somewhere insane, you can hear the snow and the silence that creates. I like when no one is doing ...
Read More →Where I Stand.
Hanukkah, People!I’m lighting the candles I have. Alone. Working that muscle. I always do it. I light a few. I forget a few. I always have some left over. I buy a new box of Hanukkah candles every ...
Read More →Developing Negatives.
Satire, Folks.It's hard to pull off when the world is a fucking farce but it does still happen sometimes. When it's good, I love it. I saw Dream Scenario the other night. Aside from always kind of ...
Read More →Time with Family.
Out the other side, People.The holiday was very nice. Really. I’m not sure why but it has something to do with the reality of aging and, at some point, denial becomes impossible. At least from an outside ...
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