I performed a guest set at the comedy club tonight. although, maybe as expected, I wanted to pay attention to the music I was hearing in the bar area after the show. as I knew a certain song would help me remember the night well. I was hearing 'focus, fire gun, need someone to lean on'. this was enough to look it up when I got home. found out it was 'lean on' by major lazer, DJ snake, and MO.
the video takes place in various dance sequences, on a painted up bus, in a small pool or hot tub that had plenty of flower petals in it, and in a fancy carpeted room. as expected, since I am writing about it I thought it was a pretty catchy song. the Wikipedia article said it was a collaboration of three performers. an American electronic music group (Major Lazer), a French producer (DJ Snake) and a Danish singer (MO). actually there is a line through the 'O' but I can't find such a choice on my keyboard. I will have to admit that it was hard to listen to the lyrics the first time I found it on youtube. the video is very well-done, so I was looking at the dancing a lot. and the music itself was good too, hard to ignore the 'interlude' especially. it was 'eeh-oh', sounded like a weird laugh. but I did search for the lyrics before listening again, and it made more sense to me. as well all know, I respond, most of the time, to the words more than anything else. this I guess is natural when I enjoy writing a lot. I really liked lyrics such as 'all we did was care for each other', 'we would only hold on to let go', and then some consecutive ones. 'what will we do when we get old? will we walk down the same road? will you be there by my side?' profound! so, like many songs, it is about relationships. and even though it was, and should be, about enjoying the moment, it is also about wondering what the future holds, and being a little insecure about it. so it is relatable to many.
I was amazed at what I was reading about this song on the entry. it is a fairly recent song, from 2015. it is from the 'peace is the mission' album. and with the scenery in the video, no surprise how it says it was filmed in india. but also how it is in the 'one billion club' on youtube, this is a stat I noticed on my own. it is the 9th most viewed video on that site. and yes, as expected the search for lyrics meant it was hard to hear them correctly when at the club. it is actually 'blow a kiss' instead of 'focus'. I like how what I write down for key lyrics is usually close enough.
well I should probably write some about actually performing. I did ones about johnny cash, egg nog, internet dating, smile and laugh more, and going to a heavy metal concert with a date 7 years ago. no surprise how I spoke of music some in my set, hard not to when I have said before about some songs inspire me, some motivate me, some empower me. mention was made of sia's 'alive' song, as well as Eminem's song about his mentor, dr. dre, 'need a doctor'. the latter one led to a shout-out to those I shared the stage with tonight that gave me some great opportunities, big dog being one of them, he was MC, the other of course was the headliner, who is originally from Canada but now lives in the los angeles area. I did remember to bring my video camera with me and film it, though I left it in the back kind of early so some of the MC's set is on it. I liked how the headliner said normally he wouldn't arrive as early as he did, but he wanted to see my set. I know he has said it before, but it still makes me feel good. it tells me this is more evidence that performing is a part of me, it is where I belong. I would have liked seeing more of the feature performer's set but I wanted to visit with the headliner, who I don't see that often. he asked me how I was doing, I said it was hard to think of what to say about some things in my life like my office job. I sometimes talk about it in my sets, but not in this one. I guess there are more fun things to talk about than my line of work. I did say it has been a good year for me in terms if performing, picking up some notable gigs along the way. he said he does read my facebook postings but usually doesn't like or comment on them. only when he is worried he will, but I guess he isn't worried much then.
I know one reason why we visited then was that I like going out to a more quiet, and well-lit, area to check my notes to see how much I got to on my list. I feel good when I get to most things on it, I got to all but one tonight. better to have too much than not enough. and I said how I got better at it, and enjoy performing more, the more I put myself onstage. and this year I have stepped up my game, he was impressed with how it is most of the time I am performing somewhere 4 nights a week. he said the crowd notices if the performer is enjoying it, how true. I laughed a lot tonight, so it proves that I also enjoy seeing my friends perform. headliner is a 'guilty pleasure' of mine, he can get me to laugh at things that I didn't think I would laugh at. I had heard some of the jokes before, but they are still funny to me. he did speak of mr. trump every so often. and he does the crowd work well, I think he spoke with everyone in the crowd, even the servers, and even me. he did share one joke that I thought of while we were at the bar area, about a foolish stunt I did while in college. it was inspired by seeing a rerun of a basketball game from many years ago, and I spoke of what I was doing then.
big dog, the MC, did ask me to take notes of his set. at first was I not planning on doing so. I did recall his first set, before me. I took notes right away during his second one, before he brought out the headliner. he did ones about hard core porn, his wife, wet chips, and morning hooker. then there was hook for a hand, and heroin addict. I did say before how the last one, heroin addict, was one I couldn't laugh at for a while. and it think it bothered him some. but I do laugh at it more than I did, as the heroin may not be funny but the stories surrounding it, the family reactions, are. he was good as usual, I think I had heard most or all of these jokes before but I still like them. nothing with doing what works. oh, and it does remind me how I did start off my set with how we were once called 'besties' and I had to change that. then I made it a 'big bang theory' reference since amy Farrah fowler speaks of 'besties'. I did say how it would be great to share the stage with big dog again sometime soon, even on his podcast which it sounds like started recently. big dog did speak of the late gus lynch, who passed nearly 2 years ago. gus had worked with the headliner on a movie. laundry was feature performer, I did see the end of his set where he spoke of one of his kids. I arrived before any of the other performers did, 30 minutes prior. laundry was the first to arrive after me. I have the understanding of how it is a good idea to arrive this early as I hate to disappoint people. because of it, I ordered more than just beer, as I hadn't eaten yet. I got a sandwich and fries. I liked getting some souvenirs to add to my comedy binders. the headliner had a postcard, and he also gave me a complimentary ticket. and I claimed a promo card from the club which has the headliners for the month on it.
and yes, there was a day at work before all of this happened. it started off in a way that I didn't enjoy much, as I woke up late and had to take a later bus but I was still on time to work. I was on my own doing the payoff report and new titles, as my cohort was out. I had a meeting to attend in the afternoon as well, about planning for the holiday party next week. thankful that it stayed closer to the allotted time compared to other meetings, but it still ran over by 5 minutes. as expected, since I have the next day off, I stayed a little after 5pm. I wanted to get loose ends tied up, and part of it is having the 'out of office' messages up. it meant I wasn't home for long after getting off the bus in the evening, less than an hour, as I got back around 6pm. but it didn't take all that long go through emails and pick up the postal mail as well. more proof of how I live the 'manic life of a comedian', but I don't think I would have it any other way. when I was driving home from the club I listened to the ending of the Vikings- Cowboys game. Vikings scored a late TD but came up short on the 2-point play, and lost 17-15.
the video takes place in various dance sequences, on a painted up bus, in a small pool or hot tub that had plenty of flower petals in it, and in a fancy carpeted room. as expected, since I am writing about it I thought it was a pretty catchy song. the Wikipedia article said it was a collaboration of three performers. an American electronic music group (Major Lazer), a French producer (DJ Snake) and a Danish singer (MO). actually there is a line through the 'O' but I can't find such a choice on my keyboard. I will have to admit that it was hard to listen to the lyrics the first time I found it on youtube. the video is very well-done, so I was looking at the dancing a lot. and the music itself was good too, hard to ignore the 'interlude' especially. it was 'eeh-oh', sounded like a weird laugh. but I did search for the lyrics before listening again, and it made more sense to me. as well all know, I respond, most of the time, to the words more than anything else. this I guess is natural when I enjoy writing a lot. I really liked lyrics such as 'all we did was care for each other', 'we would only hold on to let go', and then some consecutive ones. 'what will we do when we get old? will we walk down the same road? will you be there by my side?' profound! so, like many songs, it is about relationships. and even though it was, and should be, about enjoying the moment, it is also about wondering what the future holds, and being a little insecure about it. so it is relatable to many.
I was amazed at what I was reading about this song on the entry. it is a fairly recent song, from 2015. it is from the 'peace is the mission' album. and with the scenery in the video, no surprise how it says it was filmed in india. but also how it is in the 'one billion club' on youtube, this is a stat I noticed on my own. it is the 9th most viewed video on that site. and yes, as expected the search for lyrics meant it was hard to hear them correctly when at the club. it is actually 'blow a kiss' instead of 'focus'. I like how what I write down for key lyrics is usually close enough.
well I should probably write some about actually performing. I did ones about johnny cash, egg nog, internet dating, smile and laugh more, and going to a heavy metal concert with a date 7 years ago. no surprise how I spoke of music some in my set, hard not to when I have said before about some songs inspire me, some motivate me, some empower me. mention was made of sia's 'alive' song, as well as Eminem's song about his mentor, dr. dre, 'need a doctor'. the latter one led to a shout-out to those I shared the stage with tonight that gave me some great opportunities, big dog being one of them, he was MC, the other of course was the headliner, who is originally from Canada but now lives in the los angeles area. I did remember to bring my video camera with me and film it, though I left it in the back kind of early so some of the MC's set is on it. I liked how the headliner said normally he wouldn't arrive as early as he did, but he wanted to see my set. I know he has said it before, but it still makes me feel good. it tells me this is more evidence that performing is a part of me, it is where I belong. I would have liked seeing more of the feature performer's set but I wanted to visit with the headliner, who I don't see that often. he asked me how I was doing, I said it was hard to think of what to say about some things in my life like my office job. I sometimes talk about it in my sets, but not in this one. I guess there are more fun things to talk about than my line of work. I did say it has been a good year for me in terms if performing, picking up some notable gigs along the way. he said he does read my facebook postings but usually doesn't like or comment on them. only when he is worried he will, but I guess he isn't worried much then.
I know one reason why we visited then was that I like going out to a more quiet, and well-lit, area to check my notes to see how much I got to on my list. I feel good when I get to most things on it, I got to all but one tonight. better to have too much than not enough. and I said how I got better at it, and enjoy performing more, the more I put myself onstage. and this year I have stepped up my game, he was impressed with how it is most of the time I am performing somewhere 4 nights a week. he said the crowd notices if the performer is enjoying it, how true. I laughed a lot tonight, so it proves that I also enjoy seeing my friends perform. headliner is a 'guilty pleasure' of mine, he can get me to laugh at things that I didn't think I would laugh at. I had heard some of the jokes before, but they are still funny to me. he did speak of mr. trump every so often. and he does the crowd work well, I think he spoke with everyone in the crowd, even the servers, and even me. he did share one joke that I thought of while we were at the bar area, about a foolish stunt I did while in college. it was inspired by seeing a rerun of a basketball game from many years ago, and I spoke of what I was doing then.
big dog, the MC, did ask me to take notes of his set. at first was I not planning on doing so. I did recall his first set, before me. I took notes right away during his second one, before he brought out the headliner. he did ones about hard core porn, his wife, wet chips, and morning hooker. then there was hook for a hand, and heroin addict. I did say before how the last one, heroin addict, was one I couldn't laugh at for a while. and it think it bothered him some. but I do laugh at it more than I did, as the heroin may not be funny but the stories surrounding it, the family reactions, are. he was good as usual, I think I had heard most or all of these jokes before but I still like them. nothing with doing what works. oh, and it does remind me how I did start off my set with how we were once called 'besties' and I had to change that. then I made it a 'big bang theory' reference since amy Farrah fowler speaks of 'besties'. I did say how it would be great to share the stage with big dog again sometime soon, even on his podcast which it sounds like started recently. big dog did speak of the late gus lynch, who passed nearly 2 years ago. gus had worked with the headliner on a movie. laundry was feature performer, I did see the end of his set where he spoke of one of his kids. I arrived before any of the other performers did, 30 minutes prior. laundry was the first to arrive after me. I have the understanding of how it is a good idea to arrive this early as I hate to disappoint people. because of it, I ordered more than just beer, as I hadn't eaten yet. I got a sandwich and fries. I liked getting some souvenirs to add to my comedy binders. the headliner had a postcard, and he also gave me a complimentary ticket. and I claimed a promo card from the club which has the headliners for the month on it.
and yes, there was a day at work before all of this happened. it started off in a way that I didn't enjoy much, as I woke up late and had to take a later bus but I was still on time to work. I was on my own doing the payoff report and new titles, as my cohort was out. I had a meeting to attend in the afternoon as well, about planning for the holiday party next week. thankful that it stayed closer to the allotted time compared to other meetings, but it still ran over by 5 minutes. as expected, since I have the next day off, I stayed a little after 5pm. I wanted to get loose ends tied up, and part of it is having the 'out of office' messages up. it meant I wasn't home for long after getting off the bus in the evening, less than an hour, as I got back around 6pm. but it didn't take all that long go through emails and pick up the postal mail as well. more proof of how I live the 'manic life of a comedian', but I don't think I would have it any other way. when I was driving home from the club I listened to the ending of the Vikings- Cowboys game. Vikings scored a late TD but came up short on the 2-point play, and lost 17-15.
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