A Michigan Comedy Weekend

Ok, faithful readers I need to get this blog written about last weekend’s Michigan comedy adventures before I forget what happened...

Heading out from western NY, Thursday morning, planning on cutting across Ontario Canada. Never anticipating a delay due to Olympic related heightened security measures, taking the time to remind the Canadian authorities that the “fuckin’ Olympics would be over with, by the time I drove from Niagara Falls to Vancouver”...

I shared a cigarette with those same Canadian authorities a short time later...

“Doh, Canada!!!” I was singing the Canadian national anthem...

Though I still don’t smoke after sex... I do after a cavity search!!!

Crossing back into Michigan, I headed to Grand Rapids and the home of Buffalo native, Stu McCallister... The house MC at Dr. Grins Comedy Club...

Stu shares his home with another comic, 4 cats and his dog Simon... I felt right at home there... Since I share mine with Eileen, three dogs (including a Simon) and our cat...

Stu had graciously offered me a night in his guest room while in town to do a guest spot at Dr. Grins... Talking comedy before and after the show was icing on the cake...

The Thursday “college night” show featuring $5 admission and $5 pitchers of beer was virtually sold out and a lot fun... Hopefully it leads to some regular feature work with Funny-Business...

Featuring Friday night in Howell, Michigan, a few hours east of Grand Rapids, proved to be an interesting show... Complete with a time delayed response from the Howell audience... Got to love comedy... Every night is different...

Saturday afternoon was spent hanging and talking comedy with Indianapolis comedian headliner Kris Shaw prior to our show in Edmore, Michigan... The opportunity to watch and learn from performers as talented as Kris is one of the extra benefits that comes with this job... It was truly a treat...

After a post-show dinner of Mexican food and beer, I had come prepared for the Canadian authorities while crossing back into Canada... Rolling down the window to hand them my passport, there was no way they wanted any part of the “shit” I was taking across the border...

Arriving home Sunday night to the welcoming “happy dance” of our three labs and a delicious dinner of pork tenderloin, mash potatoes and gravy... I slept like a dead man, resting for the day of chores ahead of me Monday morning...

Clearing my snow covered yard of four days of dog shit... Left me with the uneasy craving for chocolate chip ice cream and wondering, if we had a chance to score a commercial for “Dogen-Haz”...

Of course, the grass will be green by the time I return from the next trip, so I guess we’d be talking mint chocolate chip by then...

Either way, I’ll probably just want to pick the chips out of it...

After a long awaited three-mile walk along the lake with the boys, Monday night was spent relaxing in front of the TV as they lay snoring at my feet...

Nothing sounds like home more than three snoring dogs lying contentedly at your feet... And reminding me of sitting in my grandparent’s living room...

The TV volume already on high while my grandfather sat in his chair snoring so loudly my grandmother would have to scream above the TV volume, “HEY!!!” to wake him up because she couldn’t hear the TV...

Good thing they weren’t watching porno, huh??? “Papa brings the sausage... Nana brings the buns.”

After spending this week at home I’ll be featuring next week at The Funny Farm in Gloversville, NY Saturday March 6th...

Sunday March 7th, I’ll be leaving for almost four months on the road... (Hence the green grass upon my return)

Lastly... Having sworn off comedy contests some time ago, I’ve begun to rethink that decision... Winning a comedy contest would insure me a lot of additional comedy work on weekends I might otherwise be home and unemployed... Taking a cue from Harry Reid... I think I’ve found the secret to actually winning... “Vote for me or my wife gets beat up!!!”

I’M KIDDING LADIES… I’M KIDDING!!!