Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Jesse Owens

      I made another visit to the baseball exhibit at midday and saw mention of Olympic athlete Jesse Owens there. It was something about how he raced a horse at a baseball game in the Twin Cities. To some it was demeaning, as it was after his 'Showed Hitler' performance at the Olympic Games in Berlin. There is not much left for me to see now, a 10-minute video including Buck O'Neil is all. It also reminds me of a song I heard when I was young, asking 'Where have all the heroes gone?' and it mentioned Jesse Owens.
   At the comedy club tonight, most of my jokes were about visiting St. Louis over the weekend, including being asked to take a 'Selfie' at the baseball game. The jokes were doing well, though it meant doing fewer of them. I got to just half of those on my list, usually it is all but one. After the show I heard on my car radio 'Let's go crazy' by Prince. I recalled it being quoted at the start of Bill Young's wedding.
    Also at the comedy club, International Falls did ones about a sleep walking poem, street harasser, and 12 pounds of coffee. Long Straw did ones about develop a foot fetish, social anxiety disorder, flip off a kid, Carly Rae Jepsen, and who let the dogs out. Brew did ones about a Tale of Two Cities, school nurse, 12 year old me, student loans, roll dice, Taco Bell, and the YWCA. The Crow did ones about mature porn, Rock Bottom brewery, Tuna Helper, Pop Tarts, You Oughta Know, and 16 and beautiful. Woody did ones about inside voice, ATM password, debt collector, and a recovering alcoholic. A high energy comic did ones about being Lutheran, verify voice, so called energy bill, kale, Caitlyn Jenner, and tried to quit drinking. Grizzly did ones about humpback whales, coffee taste, and vasectomies. Fish noodle did ones about a prom lock-in, moon facts, non sequitur, Will Ferrell, riding bus, and expired plates. Chalm-Skinn did ones about walking a cat, black eye at Christian music festival, Beastie Boys song, karaoke, and a Sean Connery impression.

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