Saturday, 31 May 2008

Take back the show
Mood:  irritated
What the fuck is wrong with people?Who in their right mind goes to a comedy show and attempts a battle of wits with the comedian? The number one fear among people is public speaking, but they seem to have no compunction about shouting shit at a professional public speaker, and expecting the people around them to simply accept it. The hard thing for me to accept is that many times management doesn’t want to upset the unruly ones by telling them to shut up or throwing them out. This makes the other people uncomfortable, and less likely to return. When I attack the shit heads I am seen as the ass hole because the rest of the room seems to think that putting up with ass holes is part of the job, well it isn’t. Stand-up comedy is an art form. It is an ability to communicate through humor, to raise a room to a level of happiness they haven’t experienced before. It allows ideas to be presented that would otherwise be considered taboo. People have come to me after a show and told me that the show helped them laugh in spite of their current almost unbearable situation, and thanked me, as though I were a therapist. I once had an old woman who, according to her family never swore, say, “…you’re fucking funny, I didn’t like the way you said everything, but I cannot imagine saying it any other way.” That really made my week. Knowing this I am calling on you, the reader, to take the show back. Next time you go to a show and there is some shit bag talking, or heckling, shut them up. It’s your show, it’s your money up there on stage you paid to hear a comedian and their ideas. You did not pay to see a comedian play a game of verbal tag with some GED drop out. Think it over. You don’t go to a movie with the hopes of a secondary audio track narrating in dumb-ass. Don’t allow it at your comedy club.

Posted by dan-still at 2:47 PM CDT

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Friday, 21 March 2008

Global Warming my ASS
Mood:  irritated

    I say it in my show, "Global Warming my ASS!!". Today it rings true in my ears as clear as a church bell rings to call the mourners to the wedding mass of a good friend.

    It is March 21st and I awoke to about 4 inches of snow with what would appear to be plenty more on the way. Don't get me wrong I prefer the winter; less allergens, the nights are longer days are shorter. I enjoy the snow too; nothing better than watching the incompetant try to remember which way to turn when entering a skid. A good blizzard will make me laugh for days as I watch people fly off the road and into a ditch. But it's MARCH FOR FUCK SAKE!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! Now comes the flooding because no one knew enough to clean up the left over sand after the thaw. The sand will clog up the sewers, flood streets, basements, and yards, an hour later the freeze will come again and we'll all be living in another ice age.

    So again I say GLOBAL WARMING MY ASS. The next tree hugging, rainbow praising, chipmunk fucking, ass pirate who comes to me with their global warming diatribe is going to get a steel toe, size 11.5 LEATHER boot twice to the head and generously matching number of strikes to their bead-wearing, tofu-munching, habi-trail of an ass. THAT, my friends, is an inconvenient FACT!!!

 Dan Still

I'M GOING BACK TO BED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT!!

Posted by dan-still at 9:22 AM CDT

Updated: Friday, 21 March 2008 9:45 AM CDT

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