The Boogie Man

    At the comedy club tonight, the show closer was the Kentucky native. He did jokes about Justin Bieber, Little House on The Prairie, picnics, as well as his dad's warning about the boogie man. he took off his zip-up hoodie during his set.
   Mr. Pibb did one about gunshots from rappers. Auto correct did one about Skyping with a life coach. Rut-roh did one about playing chess with Bob Seger, and the one about Rodman in North Korea. Capital city, who I hadn't seen in a while, did her janitor joke. Bus fare did ones about 'Poop in this bar' and his payday joke. Conga line did ones about dogs, a clown car for them as well as one going into the woods. Two comics ran the light.
    No surprise when I researched Chicago World's Fair postcard listings on E-bay that I got plenty more ideas. But of course I am not going to get them all at once. It is easier to get the 'Lone listing' ones first, when I know I have more chances with the others. Trying different key words like 'vintage' and 'set' can also make a difference on the finds. I already know this with entering 'lot', when I want to narrow the search. But I have so many postcards now that it is harder to find those where I don't have at least one of them. Though this is not really a big deal, when I need to narrow it down. Price is another way. A recent listing may have had 45 postcards in it, but just 3 were of the World's Fair. So I questioned the wisdom of getting it.   
   We did do Wii dancing late in the day. One of the songs was 'What are you waiting for', by Gwen Stefani. Another we did was 'Night boat to Cairo', since the event coordinator liked doing it before. There were no spectators this time, though an IT guy saw me on the way to our game room and said she is waiting for you.

Airborn Hat

    This morning I saw a morbidly obese man while waiting for the bus. When I boarded he eventually sat next to me in the front. He wore a blue Airborn hat, that said St. Paul on the back. He had a 4-pronged cane and a brace on his left ankle. Not sure what it is, but with a name like this, and close to the airport, it likely is something related to aviation.
   There was another edition of the contest at the comedy club tonight. The International Falls native was one of the two that advanced. She did the animal violence joke. I also got the MC, half of the comedy and rapping act known as Valley Meadows, into my ring of honor after the show. I've had the CD for a while and the other member of this act was added earlier. So this would be the 14th comedian honored. I hadn't seen him much lately, aside from the VM show in February, so it was hard to remember to ask. The Tetris comic was performing while the votes were being counted. He did the one about break-up songs, as well as boat names. He did the photo and should be in the ring of honor as well- since he is written about often.

Barbie Girl, Aqua

    At the comedy club tonight, the bathtub comic was show closer and was brought on with a song. I thought I heard enough of the lyrics correctly, but I had not. Online searching yielded nothing when I searched for 'I'm a funky girl, in a funky world'. I think I stumbled upon how it was 'Barbie Girl' by Aqua when I changed the key words to funny girl, funny world instead of funky. Then I found the video on Youtube, over 120 million views. It was catchy on some level, I understand it was likely making fun of Barbie and Ken dolls as the video when coupled with the song seemed really cartoonish. While he was doing his set, at first he had to compete with this song. He did do some jokes I was familiar with, like having a pet put down and somebody getting mauled by coyotes.
   There were plenty of notable jokes tonight as usual. The Kentucky native did one about discovering music, having grown up in a strict home. The opera singer did one about cooking with flax seed. The Yemen native did one about how his favorite movie is Batman, but didn't say which one. The Netflix comic did one about one man's trash is another man's treasure, and brought back the Netflix joke. The resistable comic did one about shopping for wigs on E-bay. The bus fare comic did ones about payday, and bathrobes. The sub teacher did one about his dad wandering in the woods. The Maryland native did one about having a degree in marketing, how it helps him in selling himself on dates. The Perkins employee did one about living with his mom. The Tetris comic did one about going to comic-con. The university accountant did one about Marie Osmond lotion.
   I think there are two comics I am now writing about for the first time. I have their CDs. Point of Entry did one about being red-faced at a Target, and saying 'Can't you not tell?' to another patron. The fever comic did one about deer as suicide bombers.

Behind The Eye, Park Square

     This afternoon I went to a play at Park Square Theater in St. Paul, it was 'Behind The Eye'. It was about World War 2 photographer Lee Miller. There was a decent amount of swearing in it, especially related to having sex. But this didn't bother me much as I prefer to hear raw emotion and passion,
as there seems to be plenty of honesty when this exists. The program said her life was anticlimactic after the war ended, and this was evident with what is depicted in the play. It lasted for just over 90 minutes, no intermission. Her camera seemed to be much like Vivian Maier's, a Rolleiflex. I spoke with patrons seated on either side of me before the play began. I ended up giving my business card to both, as both seemed to be interested in how I do comedy. The woman on my right was pleased that I keep my comedy clean, saying she gets tired of hearing comedians talk about their private parts. I brought my camera and got one picture while there, of the poster in the window seen from the alley. After this I decided to wander around downtown some more and get more photos. I got some at a light rail stop, which is not yet operational. And I walked down to Union Depot and got a nice one of the mural at Station 4, a music venue, across the street. Two Pabst Blue Ribbon beer cans are depicted in the mural, on top of a skull. I got another one of a mural on a nearby building, one sign below it said 'Warehouse studio'. It depicts various separate images, one of them is of the planet Saturn and its rings. I passed by a liquor store on the way to the play, and stopped there after it as a mural was being painted there. I liked getting one of it in progress. In the evening after watching the Lego episode of The Simpsons I went out for a walk around my neighborhood. Even though I brought my camera with me, I took no pictures during the walk. I did pick up plenty of trash, mostly food and drink containers, especially beer cans and bottles. I claimed a plastic grocery store bag at the start of the walk and this helped out a lot, since I was willing to pick up more when I had a bag with me. One notable thing I picked up was a Minnesota Twins 'Diversity Day' poster. It was tattered, and I threw it out as well, but after I got a picture of it. This was after I got home. The bag of trash was finally tossed into a barrel at a bus stop. I gleaned 9 pull tabs from beer cans that go into a box at work, where I am collecting them for Ronald McDonald house. I also found a nickel in a parking lot, which was thrown into my change bank. And there was a little kid's hoodie.
   The day started with going over to McDonald's to get a breakfast sandwich, an Egg McMuffin. While there I saw a conversation get loud between an employee and possibly her boyfriend. When I left I saw a late-model Audi in the parking lot, rap music playing, motor running, may have been his car. After this I did chores, dishes and recycle. Then I searched things online, inspired by the call with my dad last night. He made mention of Gould and Fisk, in reference to bank robbers like Jesse James, saying Jesse was no worse than these two. I found out Gould and Fisk were railroad robber barons. They were involved with Tammany Hall, the political machine. Their main claim to fame, according to the Wikipedia article, was Black Friday in August 1869, when the two tried to corner the gold market.  

Laughing Matters, AM 950

    I listened to myself on Laughing Matters on AM radio 950 tonight. I thought I sounded fine but I hesitated at times. I think it is because it was out of my comfort zone to do such a show, and I am used to prepared statements kind of like the comedy I do. Before this aired in the evening I did some errand running like getting a ticket for a play this weekend. Since it was in downtown St. Paul, close to Candy-land, I went to Candy-land and got a little box of popcorn. I liked getting more points on my loyalty card, first time using it at this place. I had previously just used it at the Nectary, a downtown sandwich shop in the skyway.
   Then it was on to the Minneapolis Warehouse District where I found the Vivian Maier exhibit. The gallery was inside a warehouse just blocks from a comedy club I frequent. I also bought a thick book containing many of her photos. I watched some of the BBC documentary about her while there. This was different from the one I saw at the Edina Theater a few weeks ago. After this it was the library to print things, and to Kohl's to get some replacement jeans and pants. The gift cards took care of most of the total. I called my dad back in the evening after the errand running was done. We spoke for a while as usual about various subjects, like how he thinks he sounds like Bo Hopkins, an actor, when he hears his recorded voice. It was in reference to hearing about the radio show I was on. Another subject was about bank robbers like Jesse James, comparing him to robber barons like Gould and Fisk. So I have more things to look up soon as I am not entirely familiar with Gould and Fisk.

Oh Captain, My Captain

     I got more responses to my Facebook posting about Twitter. One of them said Oh Captain, My Captain. I guessed it as Monty Python or Shakespeare, but it was a Walt Whitman poem about Lincoln's death, and it was in 'Dead Poets Society'. I haven't seen the movie in a while.
   There were plenty of stories from being at the comedy club. The bus fare comic asked if he was likeable. Actually this was not part of the show, but before it. I wondered who had said to him that he was unlikeable. The Tetris comic did one about breakup songs when you chose to end it. I wonder if he has heard of the one called 'Breaking up is hard to do'. The rut-roh comic did one about Dennis Rodman in North Korea. The roller grill comic did one about having a nametag and uniform job. The IED/IUD comic did this joke along with ones about a Liam Neeson kidnapping movie, as well as a party where each person represented a nation. The Mr. Pibb comic was show closer. I was onstage as well, doing ones about a Linus blanket, Walmart orders, and onions on pizza. The first one was inspired by date I was on recently, and the other two inspired by my office interactions.

Bob Newhart As Obi-Wan

    I watched 2 'Big Bang Theory' episodes tonight. The syndicated rerun was the one where Howard gets married and goes into space. I had seen it before but I liked seeing it again, a reminder of some weddings I have attended. The prime time episode had Bob Newhart as guest star, appearing to Sheldon in a dream as Obi-Wan. It was a 'Star Wars Day' episode since May 4th is in a few days. I liked seeing a new spin on the 'Star Wars' story. Seeing him have fun with a light saber was hilarious. I have called a former boss and mentor 'Obi-Wan' since she taught me well and had patience with me when others didn't. This was Newhart's 3rd appearance on this show, and each one has been a treat. I even said so on his Facebook page. 
    At work a colleague said she would be a Twitter follower of mine if I ever end up on Twitter. This colleague knows I do comedy. I posed the question on Facebook- do I really have enough to say in a short format that people will be interested? I already got some responses to it. I said I was afraid of being prone to faux-pas, like Hugh Grant in '4 Weddings and a Funeral'. Also at work, when I was out running some quick errands at midday I saw somebody with a parrot on their shoulder. We were inside at the time. This is something one doesn't see everyday, and I felt bad that I didn't have my camera with me.
     This day of the week is well-known for when I try to get caught up on paperwork, and I did so after watching both episodes of 'Big Bang Theory'. Much of it still is event planning, seeing that the logistics work on getting to all of the events I am interested in. We are getting into what I call 'Baseball and Museum' season so it is more challenging but doable. I went to my neighborhood grocery store and got a snack- cashews- along with a special edition of People Magazine about the Beatles arriving in America. I liked seeing at checkout how the St. Paul Saints pocket schedules are finally available! So I picked up two. One for me and I am sending the other to my dad along with a Twins schedule. It replaces the one I had on my wall which was the printed pages from the website. One page was the actual calendar schedule and the other was their list of promotions and nightly themes.