Tonight I was onstage and the comedian after me wondered aloud if I was just messing with people and was really P-Diddy in disguise, ready to speed off in a limo. I said 'not even close' but I liked getting zinged, who wouldn't? I had plenty of material ready from seeing my family over Thanksgiving. And from having 2 dates today, really had to rush to be on time at the comedy club since the second date was pushed back due to a change in venue. Hard to say what will become of the two, but I said my schedule is more available now since the holiday is over. I got the message earlier today about being offered stagetime and said 'yes I am in town, and I like the picture of your dog'- a bulldog- on Facebook.
It was a fairly full day, along with doing laundry, which I did between dates and resting in my easy-chair. It feels good as usual being onstage doing what I enjoy and what I'm good at, and getting commendation for it. I've heard of 'hiding under a cloak of degradation' before, guess that described me for a while. When I saw a comedian friend tonight- same one that followed me- I said I thought of him when hearing a ska song this weekend as he likes doing music education. It was the John Holt song 'Tide is High'. I told the story how hearing it on a loudspeaker at a Walgreen- the Blondie version- was what helped me find the courage to ask a girl out. She didn't call me after I gave her my card, but I knew I had to follow through as I would have otherwise hated the song. I know this well how songs can bring back a bad memory or two, so I am careful about when I listen to music. Sometimes it means not turning on my car radio for a while.
It is another reminder of what I am good at, recognizing music, since I've spent plenty of time listening to it on my car radio. I recall a fortune teller reading me well at the Renaissance Festival before, saying I have a talent for music. I said 'I know what I like'. I don't know if I have a talent for PLAYING music, which is what I figured she meant, though I've played some harmonica before. I see myself as a good drummer, maybe since it helps with working out frustration and I've often been just like a drummer in the roles I've held in life. Since I've often been the forgotten guy in the back, that still performs an important task- I was a dishwasher and janitor while in school. It is a good callback to that 'cloak of degradation' - since I'm probably selling myself short if I still think of myself as just a 'drummer' in life. If I'm onstage doing comedy I'm a frontman as well!
I just read how actor Leslie Nielsen has died, I liked how they mentioned serious roles he did before 'Airplane' and 'Naked Gun', like 'Swamp Fox' or a 'Tammy' movie. I recall an official with the Swamp Fox festival in Marion, Iowa, telling me the story about trying, unsuccessfully, to get him to be the grand marshal for the parade.
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