Whitman 60 Pocket Coin Album

   In the afternoon I went to a Barnes and Noble and bought a 60 pocket coin album, made by Whitman. This company did make some of the coin folders I already had such as the Canadian penny album. I do like this concept once seeing it in comparison to earlier ones, where I can place coins in a 2 by 2 mylar, staple them, and slide them in the pocket. There are 43 Canadian pennies, 28 American pennies, and 20 American quarters I may want to move now. But I don't have the mylars yet. I did see them for sale at the B and N in the same section so I know where to find them. This may help with keeping things more in one place. Some of my coins are taped onto a three by five card at the office as I wasn't sure of where else was a good place to keep them.
   I picked up two E-bay orders at the post office, an 'Up In The Air' movie program from Germany and the Charlie Brown trucker hat. Then I turned in change at the bank, it was $8.60 and went into savings. After I ate a small Pizza Hut pepperoni pizza at Target I went to print things at the library. I arrived home around 3pm and started watching the Iowa Hawkeye football game vs. Maryland as it was on ABC, and had started at 2:30. Iowa went on to win to go 8-0. I fell asleep during the second half. After the game was over I went to do my weekly grocery shopping and then off to the comedy club. I was there really early, only needed for the second show. So I went to a Walgreen and picked up a memory card for my video camera. It was great doing another guest set, the 4th this year. Big Dog was the headliner. He did invite me back onstage during his set and interviewed me like a straight and ham routine. It was odd how I spoke after the show to a lady and said I wish I didn't have to do comedy. It has given me so much! Guess I would have preferred a normal life- whatever that would have been- but it wasn't in the cards. Can't ignore your own destiny. I do like how I am at ease on and off stage when I talk about the craft of comedy.
    Also at the comedy club, Whopper did one about a sex apocalypse. Fargo Moorhead did ones about pot legal, and engaged. Mr. Pibb did ones about clowns and commitment, you need to meet him, wet hooch, the title joke, Arnold Palmer, Anne Hathaway, Les Miz, Dad kissing, Rihanna song 'Only Girl', identical twins, you don't need the dog, is this your cat?, life is meaningless, open mouth cough, Tre songs, online banking password, he is from Milwaukee, take them to Southdale, kissing not a big deal, settlers of Kataan, and IUD poking.
    Headliner did ones about eat dessert, holiday, leather-face, animal abuser, automatic toothbrush, dog sitting, highway 55 traffic, Tijuana ghetto, horrible news, eating at Perkins, shoulder drop, horny goat weed, black French tickler, peeping tom, neighborhood watch, turn out lights, have drinks with them, smoke bomb, that's my sister, doesn't understand sarcasm, head blew off, take and bake pizza, wet chips, Bruno Mars song, she wants a baby, Dad's sport jackets, erotic novel, better than all of us, nards, take for granted, and never got to say hello.     

Scarves And NASCAR Shirts

    At the silent auction this week, a part of the United Way campaign, two items weren't bid on for a while. This was the scarves and NASCAR shirts. But eventually it looks like they were bid on. I decided to bid late on the round of golf at a 9-hole course, looks like I may have gotten it for less than last year.
   I went to the comedy club tonight, wanted to see bathtub as MC. I arrived just as he was getting started. I had meant to arrive much earlier but I was watching the World Series and fell asleep in my easy chair. The Mets won tonight according to what I found online but the Royals still lead the series 2-1. I knew the Mets were ahead when I left for the club. I went to get a sandwich at Subway and brought it home so I could watch more of the series, as well as listen to another comedy CD. This was the one by Conga Line.
    Also at the comedy club, Bathtub did ones about last comic standing, Minnesota sports, 2 year anniversary, met at Barnes and Noble, we both made mistakes, threw the book at her, should I restart, ladies night out, like Uncle Sam, why buy the cow, ask permission, call dibs, hang man, and no spell check at the beach. The comic that gave me an intro to the fancy comic was doing a guest set. He did ones about Coon Rapids, what TSA means, NBA contract EBT card, Kevin Garnett, 3 men in a tub, Winnie the Pooh, and gold digger. Others were about ex-teacher and his son's answering machine. A newer comic, at least to me anyway, was feature act. His name sounded like Maryland's. First gig out of college, call center. Own a laptop? Others were about a master's from Duke, three of four of parents marriages, Dad clubbing, Ice-T, grandkids?, Velcro wallet, great uncle in nursing home, Springsteen, going to bully funeral, and it's OK you can tell me. Bathtub went on again, and did ones about a one year old birthday party, birthday on St. Patrick's Day, kicked out of Ireland, horseback riding, his name is potato, drive around Lake Superior, already pulled over, like self checkout, lava lamp erupted, hamsters, Pompeii, and cell phone ring tone.
   Headliner did ones about famous in England, America yeah!, lesbian lumberjack, dentist killed lion, drunk before hunting, we are everywhere, Somali cab drivers, living on Brooklyn, illegal night club, Halle Berry, Precious, Beyoncé, limo cheaper, British Airways, their own language, Angelina Jolie, pavement, sidewalk, aluminum, autumn, you get really fat, food commercials, Subway not healthy, spaghetti, pharma commercials, ADHD, Ritalin, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, cheesecake for breakfast, we're dudes, filmed while asleep, Cleveland kidnapper, her friend has 3 cats, shows in Australia, OCD, Singapore, 4 floors of whores, robbed in Malaysia, and hole in floor toilet.   

Panera Bread Sandwiches

   Tonight as I was leaving the workplace I noticed some food left in one of our break rooms. It was from Panera bread. I didn't feel like making anything for the evening meal so it worked out well for me. I chose two kinds of sandwiches, a smoked turkey for one and a ham and cheese for the other. In addition I claimed a bag of Sun Chips as well as a cookie. My boss offered a big beef and bean burrito at midday so I had it for lunch. He said a colleague got it for him but he couldn't eat it. I don't recall if he said why. It was spicy, so I ate it slower than other burritos I have had. Tonight I have already listened to one comedy CD that I acquired this month, hopefully I can listen to the other before I retire for the night. These would be the ones by Conga Line, and Fargo Moorhead. I got the former in person and the latter I ordered online. I am good at finding things online, knowing it is all about what key words are used. Or in this case, being willing to wade through all of the comedy CD listings on CD Baby to see what names I recognize. It may not have yielded many, but it still yielded some that I didn't know about previously as I am not always aware of who has CDs out without going through the process of asking them. This is especially true with this site, as it handles plenty of obscure recording labels. I knew this was why the first two from the Wisconsin girl were hard to find for a while, not knowing the specific name of the label or that some comics have their own websites with more information.

Buzz Ballz Mixed Drinks

   Recently I found an empty container calling itself Buzz Ballz mixed drinks. It says have a ball and is watermelon smash. It is mixed with vodka. I took off the pull tab from it. First time I had heard of such a product.
    I also made it to the comedy club tonight, and after performing I did get some compliments, one was about the bit about seeing my ex over the weekend. I also got the powerful 'how right I was' feeling during somebody playing 'No woman no crime'. Put another way, it may be called a 'self validating moment'. I like how I get it often while at the comedy clubs. The Royals went up 2-0 in the World Series over the Mets, watched some of the game at home before heading to the club. There was also the news of how Minnesota Gopher football coach Jerry Kill retired. Already this week there was the story of the death of Wolves basketball coach Flip Saunders.
   Also at the comedy club, a lady guitarist played runaway, halfway home. Through the arms of justice, cast me out to sea. Dance for me, she takes a chance for me. There was a duo, singer wearing black and a blue and red bowtie. Guitarist has a white t-shirt, sounds like punk or heavy metal. Everything will balance in the end. I met the man in the sun, he told me I remind him of no one. Serrano, frog metal? Some spoken word followed, life becomes infinite, next one about writer's block, American Pie, Wanda Sykes, and centers for disease control. Airway did we knew the way, OK, one two try me, we can have more, 3rd song I like it. Aaron did spoken word. Sunday sermon serotonin, controversial subject. A reggae song mentioned no drama, living in the moment. Then 'no woman no crime' was played. Everything is going to be all right. Recorded music was get down get down, boogie. A young cello boy did the answer is love, the way it is. Jessie J did ones about Thursday always so sad, crazy about my baby, and send her back to me. Show runner did without love, where would you be now? Then it was followed by the Jackson 5 song, give me one more chance, you in her arms.

Pearson Candy Halloween Party

   Went to the Pearson candy Halloween party tonight in St. Paul. It was great getting a photo with two mascots, one of them was Bit-o-Honey. The other appeared to be a lion. I had meant to do this event last year but didn't for whatever reason. But this time I said I need to as I can't keep passing this kind of event up. I am just used to my after work routine apparently. But with the recent change in my Hotmail account I do spend less time looking at email, just deleting most of them and not even opening them. Also made it to the comedy club, and I did one about seeing my ex over the weekend. Another was things I heard at the haunted house, along with visits to a therapist- aka guidance counselor office- when I was in junior high.
   Also at the comedy club, International Falls did ones about a van, skateboard, went to other school, give up casual sex, dating a bus driver, and crosses for all funerals. Brawler did ones about hooker walked up to him, not cynical yet, don't be greedy, a lot of work to get here, therapists, good will hunting, ex's wedding or funeral, and my war his war. Bronze comic was in a chicken mask. One comment I wrote down was you can't give me the light, I'm in charge. Fish noodle did ones about Freddie Mercury, terrorist interview, and arrested in Madison. Bus fare did ones about knife to gun fight, freak-fest in Madison, a Jolly Rancher, throwing a Chipotle burrito, and level of depression.
Werewolf did ones about one living grandparent, cancer kids, selfies, pudding cups, and free range chicken. Former bartender did ones about lemon on fish, menage a trois, juice, and conspiracy theory.    

Don Denkinger, Bill Buckner

    I read an online article today about Don Denkinger and Bill Buckner. The two are infamous in baseball history due to game 6 in consecutive World Series, in 1985 and 1986. The former is an umpire who called a runner safe but he was out, and the latter let a ball go through his legs. It is proof of how people take their sports way too seriously. It said the ump got death threats because of it. The article spoke of the two having a conversation while in town for an event at the Field of Dreams near Dyersville, Iowa. This is a place I have been to 3 times before. I also made it to the comedy club tonight.
    At the comedy club, Cee-note did ones about not a real person, false bravado, robber at Sneaky Pete's, and try to find mom. International Falls did ones about raw dog, ax-anarchist, emergency contact to prince, skateboard, spoon in bushes, and 426 days no HR. Tortoise did ones about actor the Rock, 9 by myself, and poopy diaper. Happy meal did ones about 'is that what this is about?', chiropractor, Paws shirt, wisdom teeth, ER on Christmas, and advice from Grandpa. Turtle check did ones about cheeseburgers, hunting, pretend to be a tree, cute season, 15 pound gain, mountain biking, bowling, and BBQ. Brawler did ones about condom at all times, chicken dance, blatant and passive, devoid of irony, and hat for horns. A high-energy comic did ones about curtsy, hi, office temp, gouge, and grandson not married. Fever comic did ones about make eye contact, an STD, and back hair model. Sub teacher did ones about butch and sundance, Alan Jackson, handwriting song, stripper's house, forms of words, tiny Freud, North Korea ruler, and Obama beer ad. Extra murder did ones about Saturday night fever, Elton john, tax day, Nike jump rope, eye chart, sister's wedding in Hawaii, and Denny's placemat. Mr. Pibb did ones about a parakeet, identical twins, you don't need a dog, endangered species, is this your cat, turner and hooch, freaky Friday, and IUD poking. School bouncer did ones about kid in field, invisible friend, princess to me, 4th grader, hoodie, concussion, dry mouth, dizzy, walk out of work, dad's garage, Michelle Obama, and school lunches. Tetris did ones about Jonathan Frakes, mall train, Jimmy Fallon, dating apocalypse, yell at license plate, song you can dance to (got a shout out), ghost stories, IKEA, and a love seat. Perkins did ones about Dick Cheney, sister fired from post office, baby cooking, where you going, callback to Tetris (got a shout out), Anderson Cooper, Dad and Mom on again off again, and phone bill.
   

Commit This To Memory

    I went to a concert tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Some were wearing shirts saying 'Commit this to memory', and under it was number 10 like a uniform number. The band was Motion City Soundtrack. I saw the first two acts and part of the third and then left as I had been there for two hours. I bought the ticket as a friend from the comedy circuit, the Resistable comic, spoke of knowing the band members. I did not know this band at all. Except she got booked for a comedy gig and couldn't make it. I was paying attention to the drumming at this show as I like to hear the drummers. As usual, it was packed there. It was my third show at this venue. I liked getting plenty of pictures at this venue, especially outside where all of the stars showed music acts who had played there. I had seen many of them at other venues, and just one of them there- Lucinda Williams, a year ago. In many ways it was a reminder of the music acts I had seen while living in suburban Chicago for 6 years after leaving Iowa, especially bands I had seen at the venue known as Alpine Valley in Wisconsin. I did have to contend with a panhandler during this time, and did my best to ignore him though that didn't work. When I left the venue for good I went to Bobby and Steve's and got a little Godfather's pizza. Then I got on the light rail. I was thankful I could afford to wait on finding a bathroom, as I couldn't find one for a while. A janitor was mopping the stairs at bobby and Steve's leading up to the bathrooms there. I finally did find one at a light rail station, a porta-pottie. Not my preference but I will use them if it is the only option available.

Short Line 1890-1993

   I went to a benefit event at O'Gara's in St. Paul honoring a firefighter, booya soup was being served. Close to where I was parked I saw big letters on a bridge, and got pictures of all of it wrapping around to the other side. It sounded like the route of a railroad. I did walk the bridge as well, and midway through it did say 'short line 1890-1993'.
   My ex did show up at 11am and we did talk for about 30 minutes. Some of it was about the Charlie Brown event I had attended on Tuesday, and of course it was to have the poster I acquired there to be picked up. One of the things I was informed about was a summer visit to Chicago. It included seeing a White Sox baseball game, in order to get a renewal on a Swedish passport. I long knew about my ex being dual citizen.
   I also went inside O'Gara's as I knew they had Charlie Brown statues outside, and had heard this was a landmark in the family history of creator Charles Schulz. Something about his dad's barber shop being on that site. These statues had been inside a bank across the street, but the bank is now being remodeled. I was pleased with what I found on the wall there, multiple items related to the comic strip. One of them was about the statue series from 2000-2004, honoring the bar as a 5-year sponsor. I am thankful I went in, not sure why I hadn't before.
   In the evening I went to the Soap Factory in Minneapolis and was part of the Haunted Basement. I liked doing another shift as a volunteer actor. I was mainly directing traffic so people didn't get stuck in the maze. I did get some comedy material from it, as I heard some funny things when they saw me in costume. I had a cloak and a mask on, and some mentioned beetle-juice. others spoke of the black plague. I had to tell one dude to move on as he decided to just sit down in my area. I was given a walkie-talkie, unlike before.  

   

Maytag Blue Cheese Box

   At the comedy club tonight after the show I saw how there was a Maytag blue cheese box at the announcer booth. The button was the announcer tonight and said it was from her job, and she has done jokes about working with cheese at her job before. I liked the reminder of my hometown, and I did say I have eaten it before but it tastes better when on a cracker.
   After work I didn't stay home for all that long as I wanted to get to a haunted house, Fright Farm in Maplewood. I liked how the line moved quicker than before, just 30 minutes to get in. The attendance dip may have been aided by it being a damp cold night. I got some apple cider onsite after going through.
   At midday I went to get some Charlie Brown and snoopy stamps. It was one of two sheets I bought, the other was Paul Newman stamps. When I was in Walgreen after this, and after having a sandwich at Erbert Gerbert, I went to get some razors and liked hearing 'Don't get me wrong' by the pretenders. This song was in the movie 'Gung Ho', which I have on VHS.
    Also at the comedy club, long straw did ones about massages at MOA, divorced in 20's, game over, already stealing, and Amazon Prime. Sub teacher did ones about not nearly enough, disrespect, are you broken?, tiny Freud, he asks me why, ultimate anti-depressant, and ruling North Korea. Others were about a song for everything, moods change, Chanhassen wedding, singing at crime scene, Dahmer, and liberal Pilate. Software developer did ones about motorcycle accident, dead dog, memorial video, and which one? School bouncer did ones about love that rap, shows us tattoo, Ice Cube, parents forbid rap, Dad's Wi-Fi password, and respect for Mom. Wisconsin guy did ones about carp in river, eaten by bear, garbage barge, Bin Laden, mice and Lincoln Tunnel, subdued a mouse, beer gut, fat roll, and ancient Pythagoreans. The taller of the brothers did ones about cool guy does drugs, morphine, appendix, tigers at zoo, smart and strong, wedding photographer, figure out dog park, never change, and bike on train. Fargo Moorhead did ones about pot while pregnant, spiders in new house, 2 meters of gauze, and legs and eyes. Bus fare did ones about teeth in hotel room, Yelp review, everything re-arranged, hey there Delilah, and Seinfeld season 1. Others were about depressed people, and eggs in basket. Then I wrote 'heard real slim shady'. Perkins did ones about moved away from Mom, little spoon, big sleep, hookers in midtown, ventriloquist, Subaru, Tim Burton, no GQ model, sister in Kansas City, storage wars, throw away mail, and baby cooking. Happy meal did ones about uncross arms, who is talking, keep the joke, engage only me, are you chanting?, chip on shoulder, beat the Uber, and slip and slide.   
  

Get Carded At Game Night

   I went to a Match dot-com event tonight at Bar Louie in Minnetonka. There was a weird card game, hence why it was known as 'Get carded at game night'. But it wasn't too shocking what was on the cards, comparable to many of the things I have heard at the comedy clubs over the years. I was the winner on three of the rounds. I did order food and got the voodoo sandwich with tater tots. I didn't give a big tip as it was annoying to have to get my own silverware and napkin. What I ordered was a chicken sandwich.
   This place was inside the mall, so I looked around at the mall after the event was done. But it was nearly 9pm by then so not much was open. It was odd how I drew the attention of a mall cop when I was looking at the directory. I asked if I had been standing there too long. He said something about not wanting to play 20 questions. I was looking for the food court, lower level. And I said I could read a directory well, don't know how my level of education compares to other mall patrons. It is not the first time this has happened. I know it may truly be a case of wanting to be helpful but I didn't know how else to react. I know when people have questions, I do have answers. Or maybe he was bored as it is a suburban mall where likely nothing ever happens. As I was leaving I liked hearing 'Already gone' by Kelly Clarkson.   

Wrong Turn, Slight Delay

    I made a wrong turn on the way to the comedy club tonight. There was a slight delay of about 5 minutes due to it. I still made it to the club well before the show began. An office colleague asked for tickets, great to see somebody I knew in the crowd. I did a bit about the wrong turn, and a shout out to them. She wears and extra-small coat and was there with her guy. I really liked having this guest set as I knew it was coveted, and it was great to share the stage with school bouncer as he showed up and got a guest set, following me. Wee bit was MC and is now worthy of the ring of honor. The headliner liked how I started out with a Johnny Cash joke.
    The headliner did ones about stay it's OK, women and orgasms, crushed it, his 16 year old son, puffing chest out, misdemeanor this morning, a paper chain, looking at tree, sniper heckle, bully seminar, what we don't wear, the crusades, can I give you rubles?, and no you puked. he was also show closer the night of my first ever paid gig, the Turkeys show. I have all 3 of his comedy CDs.
  Others were about sky's the limit, to be or not to be, porky pig, camp in yard, SIDS, stub toe air raid, hat and one sock, Christmas choir concert, Kenny G, the worst to be continued, Roy G Biv, pot of gold, he has Asperger's, his dad left, Bill Gates, and hold back laughter.  
    This was followed by Asian guy Brit accent, dog meowing, sandwich thing was weird, don't give kids excuses, a dancer in our family, this isn't a hospital, bring them in with arms, a ruler on the sink, helping with homework, I didn't invent them, at IHOP with his kids, they made me that book, what his daughter said, two dollar bills, and a list after divorcing.
   Finally, there was you can't do both, ask where she's been, Nicaragua, no man left behind, clang goes the trolley, hands on back, your opinion doesn't matter, hard nipples, fall in love every day, mouth breathing, and restless leg syndrome.

Peanuts Movie Fall Festival

   After work tonight I was about to wait at the bus stop and noticed an event nearby. Found out it was related to the upcoming Peanuts movie. So I stayed downtown for an hour. It was nice to get a poster and a photo. I put on a World War One flying ace hat for the photo, and I also saw that my Snoopy backpack was in view. There was a fall festival card to get 3 passport stamps or stickers. Some got trucker hats, or shirts thrown into the crowd. I got autographs on the festival card from Craig Schulz, and from Steve Martino, the film's director. I still had plenty of time to get to the comedy club and perform.
   At the comedy club tonight, International Falls did ones about everything is great, taking a bath, revenge fantasy, planned parenthood, using sadness, older abortions, tats, and dark way to start show. Werewolf did ones about holding dog treats, Grandma's time, and talent and interview. The crow did ones about her stupid face, wood chipper switch, wait tables in Hopkins, essence of universe, bereavement discount, and crows getting laid. Blake did ones about laundry isn't hard, parks and rec, snooze button, pray and drive, Taco Bell, and grand theft auto. Fish noodle did ones about weird can openers, bad day at work, samurai movies, it's over, good mood, high school prom lock-in, and favorite swear word. I got a shout out from the show runner, hard to read notes but likely due to my story about the Charlie Brown event.   

Informational Interview

    I did an informational interview at the office in the afternoon. Looks like I will have a chance to show off my skills in another role besides just the current one I have. I went to the comedy club tonight, Arizona Chicago was one of the comics I saw there. She said she had been in town for a wedding.
   Also at the comedy club, Red did ones about Hitler and Dahmer, internships, little mermaid, scientology, push up bra, bipolar, and Santorum. The taller of the brothers did ones about Columbus, bike on train, cool guy does drugs, wedding photography, and alien movies. The button did ones about being reliable, feminist, hold door open, and look like fruit. Whopper did ones about not for him, I'm real, pro-choice, and internet dating. Long straw did ones about chastity pillow, Wisconsin wedding, and Downton Abbey. Yemen native did ones about second coming, ran light, level 3, roofing, teaching Arabic, and Farmville. Werewolf did this joke, as well as I am the consequence, Kim Kardashian, hippie parents, placenta, and prayer. Bus fare did ones about Seinfeld season 2, yogurt, spilled coffee, Garfield the cat, and humans of New York. Laundry did ones about bumper cars, slap fight, bakery prison whore, and sex and consequences. University accountant did ones about reality show and Jeopardy, cat whiskers, Hillary, Michelle Obama, presidential library, get carded, and White Castle. Perkins did ones about salt water aquarium, Tinder, Netflix, Breaking Bad, moved away from Mom, Midtown Minneapolis, ventriloquist, Tim Burton, adult braces, and Anderson Cooper. School bouncer did ones about burning bridges, school lunches, 3rd grade girls, Serena Williams, and steel toed boots. Tetris did ones about crushed pelvis, gold teeth, breathe right strips, cold shower, day drunk, and mall train. Extra murder did ones about free speech, supreme court, Idaho governor, foreclosed house, Remax, wallpaper porn, call lawyer, time machine, and topless protest. Worthington did ones about Facebook press conference, gardening 101, Bond villain, cyber bully Dad, bet you can't wait, baby CPR class, Joe Montana, and Peyton Manning. Bathtub did ones about school board election, Fast Furious, booby trap, cockpit, theater camp, and stolen cigarette. Mr. Pibb did ones about Dad kisses, Urban Outfitters, cop in trunk, clown and compliment, and this joke. Arizona Chicago did ones about Hillary, feminist, Montana bear, you can do better, dude friends, Tinder bio, and red flag on date. Wee bit did ones about apple core, ketchup, class reunion, Humane Society, presidential candidates, privileges, and security.  

Unfinished Business Movie

  I had a free day to use at Redbox so I used it today to get the movie 'Unfinished Business', starring Vince Vaughn. It was a comedy, it was all right but not great. I didn't know any of the actors in it besides Vince. It was a deadline movie, and I have seen these before. It meant there was little or no surprise on the ending, meaning they find a way in the end, but what makes the movie is how they get there, or as I call it the 'thrill of the chase'. It was a little odd to see Vince in this role, being more serious than his co-stars, as I have often known him as a goofball. But it was his employees that were goofballs- the dirty old man, and the dim-witted young guy. Closing credits say it was filmed in Boston, though the storyline said the characters were based in St. Louis. I did say it didn't look like the St. Louis airport. It was funny to see the young guy in a hamster ball. They also go to Germany on a business trip, actually this was a big part of the movie. Since I had been to Oktoberfest this month already I liked the mention of this event as part of the storyline. I don't see many movies at theaters, and usually not this kind of movie, but it works fine as a Redbox rental as I invest much less time, money and energy.
   It was a day of chores, of course the typical weekly ones like dishes and groceries. I also had to do laundry, but waited until evening. Before I got groceries I added more than 50 photos to Facebook from my visit to Toronto for the Pan-Am Games. I also went to Dairy Queen to use a 2-for-1 blizzard coupon that was expiring soon.   

Howitzer In Arden Hills

   I performed comedy tonight at a place in Arden Hills, first time there. Saw a howitzer outside the bar. It is dedicated to those who served in the military. I had seen one of these on display before, this was in Nashua, Iowa. It was next to a tank in a veterans park. I met the headliner after the show and he gave me some helpful pointers about stage presence. We likely will become Facebook friends soon. It was the second show I attended, also went to one in Minneapolis as part of 10k laughs, there was pancakes and mimosas. Balloons were popped, paper airplanes were made, people were wrapped in aluminum foil. a fun show to witness.
    At the lid-lifter, International Falls was assigned a topic and was asked to tell jokes about it later in the show. Hard to read my notes, but it looks like hall pass spoke of winning a breakup. There was a request for making paper airplanes and throwing them onstage. I got good at it fairly quickly, on figuring out how to make them fly farther. Long straw and Tetris were next, like a Jerry Springer argument. The button did ones about cosmic bowling, dental appointment, Tupperware, afraid of bees, then there was the 2 comics wrapped in tinfoil. Soap opera did ones about Mitt Romney, earthworms, Ron Paul, amazing grace, 9/11 coin, Tina Fey, and Ray Charles. Ragu did ones about people you may know, Garrison Keillor, Fran Drescher, Bob Dylan, Ozzy Osbourne, Bobcat Goldthwait, Shrek, and street drugs. Conga line did ones about up a down escalator, Kenny G workout, and New Orleans donuts. Long Straw did ones about  road closed sign, blockbuster video, Bernie Sanders, Ron Paul, Jack Daniels, and Rick Flair. Tetris did ones about lip sync, jock jams, tootsie rolls, 1994, cashier wishing, and Subway sandwiches. Cee-note did ones about a New York minutes, ambulance, pickpocket, and Dad's used socks. International Falls did ones about the Twins movie, merging, marriage, emergency, zipper merge, remember to call back, and CEOs.
   In Arden Hills, a comic I hadn't seen in a while, for now called Kansas City, said I laughed like I was a stoner. A tall comic who helped with the microphone problems, a reminder of my earliest days in doing stand-up, did one about his son's rap song on the answering machine, and a haiku for his wife. Chalm Skinn did ones about went to Christian college, grew up in Ramsey, adult book store, stabbing at bowling alley, trailer park, played in dart league, an acronym, tap on shoulder, praying mantis, revenge porn, Applebee's urinal, discovered by a cover band, I-tunes play list, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, serious karaoke, Beastie Boys, Sean Connery, coffee van, and Elk River pizza manager. Ric-mac did one about a self-help book.    

Mystic Lake Comedy Club

   Tonight I went to Mystic Lake's comedy club as I knew Big Dog would be there performing. Found out Auto Correct would be MC, hadn't seen her in a wile. I didn't know the headliner, he spoke of being from Philadelphia. I ate part of a pepperoni pizza from Little Caesars. It took some time to find my car in the ramp after the show. I finally decided to come out and start over from where I knew I drove in. Found out I was parked on level 2 and not level 1. I saw a security SUV but it didn't come close to me at all.
    Auto correct did ones about Match lifetime, life alert, ran a race, Facebook in morning, voice mail from Mom, office small talk, acting class, babies steal friends, you are so brave, text my therapist, need your approval (I got a shout out), and buffet line. Others were about Crest white strips, couples dinner parties, shabby chic, Pinterest board, who to focus on, slit boyfriend's throat, and turtle neck.
   Big Dog did ones about bad porn, browser history, protagonist, loosest slot, to the facility, and hate on phone. Others were about point to sign, insulting women, supper before show, tortilla soup, die for you songs, Bruno Mars, jackalope, moving toothbrush, being serious, the worst motel, body helps you, hardcore porn, everybody got whammies, antique water pump, corn dog and mustard, life coach, swearing at foreigner, real estate brokers, and Gallagher concert.
    Headliner did ones about confidence in you, Siamese twins, nametags on, what other lakes, impractical jokers, build railroads, Dr. J, the Lynx, strip clubs, lost to a blender, General Custer, honest 4th grade teacher, accents, Def comedy jam, Navajo-sorry, meatball sounds delicious, nightcap, flu shot, wind sprints, Fox News, drink water, Bill Cosby, Ced Entertainer, Vikings, big boxed, gender differences, and hunting apes.   

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead Movie

   Tonight I saw the documentary movie 'Drunk stoned brilliant dead' at the Lagoon in Minneapolis. Sounds like it would have just a one-week run at this theater, so I decided to go now. Also available on demand, and on I-tunes, but haven't tried those services yet. I learned something from it, like how the National Lampoon magazine was around before the Saturday Night Live TV show and many people connected with it went on to SNL. I had never read the magazine- only heard of its influence- so I mainly knew it as a movie franchise, especially 'Animal House' and 'Vacation'. Great to see Ivan Reitman, director of the Ghostbusters movie, being interviewed in it. There was plenty of music in it and I liked hearing the song 'Holiday Road', from the Vacation movie.
   I also had a date tonight, at the Barnes and Noble book shop in Roseville. It was meant to be a coffee date but it looks like neither one of us ordered any. My date had sent a text near the end of my workday suggesting we move it up an hour and see a movie instead, then I got another message saying it was sold out. I preferred the book shop for a first date, can't talk at a movie. The movie was based on a Shakespeare play, and I didn't like such a short notice on moving it up so this likely affected the course of our date. I was informed that my date had social anxiety and had suffered from vertigo for a month, and I told myself I am not running a charity so I am fine with this being a 'one and done' date. Especially at the end when my date was surprised to hear about an upcoming Charlie Brown movie and asked why they were doing one. Probably same reason why most things happen in America, because somebody hopes to make a profit from it. This one was hard to forget when I am a big Charlie Brown fan.

Amish Paradise, Weird Al

     At the comedy club tonight, a student at the music school performed 'Amish Paradise' by Weird Al. I hadn't heard it in a while, it did remind me of seeing the movie 'Dangerous Minds' which had the song 'Gangster Paradise' in it, the inspiration for Weird Al's parody. At work we did the walk in the afternoon over to the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul and it was nice to see the lower level of the building for the first time. There is more exhibit space there, and I want to get back there soon at some point.
   Also at the comedy club, an older comic did ones about child prodigy, a Lucy and Charlie Brown reference, total nonsense, taking SATs, Iowa tests, lighting a cigarette, cops and cat walk, lord of the rings, and drove to Iowa. Show runner did one about Valerie come home. A guitar player did ones about be afraid, nothing to fear, won't disappear, close your eyes, let it in. Radio Ali did ones about Fridays are the time of my life, twin towers, got the drums. Buh doo doo, beat boxing? Others were life of competition, love yourself, son of king kong, don't feel defeated, and Captain Morgan. Electric Piano did ones about I'm a lucky man, please Mr. officer, she was a dancing queen, want to see your rhythm, want to see you move girl, want to dance with you. Keyboard guitar did ones about did not mean to blow your mind, Amish Paradise, and Robinson Crusoe. Next was playing not going to take it by Twisted Sister. A nearby video game has oraches. A violin player did ones while wearing a Dodgers hat. Send him on back to me, I love my man but he's cheating on me, never let him down, seems really strange still feels the same, oh-I, oh-I. Accoustic did ones about every day the deficit grows, push pull tear, everyday taxes increase, broke back trying to make ends meet. He is in music school, don't forget about me, yelled at you last night, please forgive me, tears streaming down your face. Others were hold me close, I know you're not all right. Then there was give me one more chance by Jackson 5. Feeling all right, no no, asking for a little respect, Fortunate Son by CCR, and Born this way by Lady Gaga.  

Street Bullies

    I was riding the bus home this evening from work and noticed a sweatshirt that another rider was wearing. It said 'Street Bullies' and it looked like the logo for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. When I researched it online I mostly saw mention of the Broad Street bullies, as in the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers. I did perform at the comedy club tonight, and it was great to see the wolf near the end. I did one Iowa City joke tonight, but it was mostly ones about my office job. I did my best to look at printed forms to figure out my event schedule for the weekend. It likely means moving one event to next week when I have more time.
   Also at the comedy club, International Falls did ones about was in New Orleans, reverse heroin OD, friend dumped, crooked face, and cross fit. Long straw did ones about his own Netflix account, west wing, sexual politics, and tossed red solo cup. The crow did ones about eat mushrooms, wait tables in Hopkins, stoned in afternoon, and vaping. Ice cream did one about bike in winter. Tetris did ones about ghost stories, mountaineering disasters, playing call of duty, draping flag, and the Toto song 'Africa'. Wee bit did ones about Bruce Jenner, oysters, Lincoln on penny, and sci-fi convention. Mr. Pibb did ones about check IDs at job, mimosas, my little pony, and HBO go password. Ragu did ones about people you may know, Tinder, spies, Christ, weed party, mouth breathers, and Allman brothers. Blind Side did ones about Burger King, worst part of 70's, Loch Ness monster, sweater vest, and Fred Douglass.

Pay By Phone

   First day back in the office after the weekend in Iowa City. One of the things on my list was to do another pay by phone on a bill, it was for my cell phone. I have been doing this fairly often in the past few months. The only check I have written lately was for housing. Most places accept pay by phone now. I like how it is a straightforward process, and I get a confirmation number I can write down. I spoke of this to my mentor when he passed by this afternoon.
   I did perform at the comedy club tonight, mostly jokes inspired by Iowa City. Also at the comedy club, Brew did one about beer goggles. Fish noodle did ones about dog pics on Reddit, prom lock-in, favorite swear word, almost in crash, chop wood, semi to Illinois, blanket and hot soup, sleep until 9am, walk away from people, forced to make out, bad day at work, interview with crazy person, and hail Mary. Cee-note did ones about Wings and Coach reruns, Craig T. Nelson net worth, get a real sickness, mom's love, pushed into theater, get motivated, Taco Bell, likes big trucks, greatest performance yet, self loathsome, talking to myself, and pick pocket gang. The button did ones about home invasion, good company, weight gain, enabler, look edible, fruit salad, feminist, and hold door open. Fancy comic did ones about swam ocean, walk desert, moon walk, Chubby Checker, Jolly Green Giant, you are not unique, and David Bowie. Others were about chimp DNA, Donald Trump, hairdo trophy, Bruce Jenner, bad credit no credit, platinum rule, 3rd rule, take off shirt, on top of world, baseball hot dogs apple pie, and Rick James. Sub teacher said 'fake hate' about myself and Perkins. I say 'manufactured rival'. Happy Meal did ones about all about the music, un-roastable, and heckle from Perkins. Others were about missed Tinder connections, claim he's long straw, Fantasia claim he's bus fare, anyone a cop?, remember what I forgot, vaporizing, government shutdown, dead pandas, Como Zoo, so are most STDs, and polar bear box. Sub teacher did ones about Obama, Miller Lite, drones, Butch and Sundance, Ed Snowden, duck hunt, ISIS, Alan Jackson, tub girl search, Dad's jury duty, Icy Hot, WWE, fundamentalists, Chanhassen wedding, and Christ and Pilate. Twin Peaks did ones about hates weddings, ted talk, jugalo, pulp fiction wallet, dildos, and diarrhea.

North St. Paul Booya

    I had very little planned for today, a good thing when I just got back into town last night. Really all that was on my list was the booya soup serving at the North St. Paul Fire Department. It started at 11am and I arrived at 1pm, it was already sold out. I was not alone on getting turned away. It was next to a park, one that I hadn't seen before, so I got some pictures before moving on. I decided to head over to Maplewood Mall. I reminded myself how Old Country Buffet was near the mall, but I saw what their prices were and left. I was too afraid of making two mistakes- overpaying and overeating. I hadn't been there in a while to recall what their prices were. So I walked over to the mall and ate at a Japanese food outlet. It was chicken teriyaki. After that I did look around the mall some. I noticed some bungee cord trampolines on one end. A little girl wasn't really big enough to bounce on it. She needed help from an adult who was wearing an Eminem shirt- it said I am whatever you say I am. I knew this was the title of one of his songs. I got home and slept for a while, and got a call saying tonight's date was postponed, as my date was feeling ill. Not sure when we will be meeting now. But I found other things to do. I watched The Simpsons, it was about Patty and Selma trying to quit smoking. Then I walked around the neighborhood and found 10 carts to take back to the grocery store. The weekly visit to the grocery store this morning was really the only errand that was moved back due to visiting Iowa City this weekend. The others- like printing at the library and picking up at the post office- were moved up. I think I prefer errands being moved up, as long as I have the time for all of them, as I tend to have more energy before leaving town. I like purposely running out of food before I go out of town, so it works fine to do grocery shopping when I return. Even though there aren't too many perishables. The 10pm news had something about the city of Northfield deciding to move their historic railroad depot. In the feature they did mention the town's claim to fame, the 1876 Jesse James robbery. The festival related to it, that I like attending, is why the news feature was of interest to me. I had picked up a flyer before about contributing to the depot fund. A Johnny Cash song was played, who did do plenty of songs about trains.    

Ray-Ban Glass Case

    I started the day in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in my hotel room. After continental breakfast I showered and checked out of the hotel. Then it was on to Iowa City for the football game. The Iowa Hawkeyes beat Illinois 29-20. I started the drive back to the twin cities a few hours after the game ended, and it was nice to make it back by late in the evening. When I got back I do the typical cleaning out of the rental car, first trip was with just the duffel bag with my clothes and souvenirs. Second trip I brought out a smaller bag to gather up the empty bottles and other trash. This was when I checked under the seats and found not just an empty water bottle, but also a Ray-Ban glass case! It is red leather, good condition. It has a snap on the front to close it. So I am keeping it, as I can find some use for it. Not sure why it was there other than these cars aren't necessarily cleaned out after every rental. I have found this out to the be case before, like seeing a previous rental agreement in the glove box. I liked how once I left the Iowa City area that I needed just two stops, in Cedar Falls and Clear Lake. Both were at Casey's locations. In fact they were the same ones I had stopped at the previous day. It just took a while to leave town after the game, as there is plenty of traffic. I took the Hawkeye Express train from Coralville to Kinnick Stadium after seeing the parking lot at Hancher Auditorium was full. Looked like some RVs were triple-parked there, and probably arrived hours earlier. I arrived about one hour prior, which says a lot about the demand for parking on game day. I had hoped to see a former classmate who was attending the game, the judge in Des Moines, but we couldn't make connections. It was a good game, only time Iowa trailed was 7-6 early due to a missed extra point. Some fans around me were complaining about things even though Iowa was ahead and went on to win, but with some they are never happy. I picked up a sandwich at the Hy-Vee in Coralville near the park and ride before leaving town, then once on the road I continued playing music and comedy CDs. When I arrived back in the Twin Cities, around 10:45pm, I was listening to the George Carlin double CD. It wasn't quite at the end so I will have to listen to the rest of it soon.  

Post Office, Independence, IA

    I am headed to Iowa City for the weekend to see an Iowa Hawkeye football game. They are playing Illinois, the homecoming game. I made three stops along the way, two of them were at Casey's General Stores locations- in Clear Lake and Cedar Falls. The third was in a town that I don't think I had visited before, Independence. I was able to find the post office in that town. It was of interest to me as I had heard there was some very nice WPA artwork there. There was mention of it on the Postal Service website. As a history major I liked studying this era, the Great Depression, and its work relief programs. I got some pictures inside the post office and outside as well. The artwork was of a mailman on his route in what looked like winter weather. It reminded me of the mission statement given about how virtually nothing would prevent them from delivering the mail. The post office was in the middle of town, no surprise there. I went to a Burger King first to ask for directions, just had to go back across the river to get there, it was just a little off the main road. When I found the artwork I said 'that is so cool!' and I am thankful I got all of my pictures without any interference. The people around me carried on doing their business. I also spotted somebody fishing in the river as I was about to leave town, probably Amish there was a horse and buggy nearby. I did get a picture of this as well but kept my distance to make it look less obvious as to what I was doing. Thank you for the zoom lens! I liked how it wasn't too far off of my normal path. When I left town I went south until the road ran into I-380, as I recall no more than 20 miles, and went on the rest of the way to Iowa City. I made it to Schaeffer Hall and found the office for the History Department and confirmed there was no reception this year. I did ask about the writing I contributed to, I was told they would have to research it. The homecoming parade started shortly thereafter, and before then I went to Iowa Book and Supply and got some Hawkeye socks. It looked like former wrestling coach Dan Gable was doing a book signing while there. After the parade I did mill around a little downtown, first going to Panchero's for a burrito. Then it was on to the nearby Old Capitol Mall and to the CVS store, where I got some Charlie Brown candy promoting the upcoming movie. I continued on to the pedestrian mall and found the benchmark art series much like last year, thinking of my 'Ohio friend' who liked saying milestone more than benchmark. My hotel was out of town, in Cedar Rapids, and I got a Heineken beer at the nearby Casey's and was drinking it while the 10pm news was on.  

You Are My Sunshine

    I went to the Roseville library tonight to print things and the parking lot was nearly full. They were hosting an author's book signing. I got there near the end, and he started the crowd singing 'You are my sunshine'. I went there after going to another event, it was a spaghetti dinner at a community center. I had been to this annual event before. I arrived about 10 minutes before it was scheduled to end, but I still got served. It is nice to find good food at a good price that I don't have to cook. When I made it a Facebook posting I got a response from Neck Tattoo, as I also mentioned fish fries during Lent and 'Booya' soup servings. He hadn't heard of booya, but like me he is not a Minnesota native. He is from Missouri. He made a joke about how he didn't want to have to Google what it was, and I responded with how it is really just vegetable beef soup. They seem to take it really seriously here in Minnesota. After the library I researched an email from earlier in the week and found out more about the Treasures of Napoleon exhibit. Sounds like it is on a boat docked at Harriet Island in St. Paul, just started and will run through early January.
   At work there was more for employee appreciation week, we were served Chipotle at lunchtime. Sounds like I won't be missing much when I am out of the office on Friday, all that is scheduled is being able to wear sports jerseys. We had a fire drill just before midday. I was expecting one this week as it is National Fire Prevention Week and my boss came around to brief us about the exits on Wednesday. It was a slower day so I had the chance to get around to some things I couldn't find the time for recently like schedule an informational meeting. I went out for a walk after eating Chipotle to look around at a little grocery store. After this I spotted a friend from riding the bus, hadn't seen her in a while. But I knew I couldn't stay long as my lunch hour was up.
 

Purple Tattoo

   At the comedy club tonight, there were temporary tattoos being given out, in the color of purple. There was mention of a group photo at the end of the night, but I was tired and left before then.
   This was also the first day back in the office for my 'Work spouse' since the wedding over the weekend. And NO, it was not to me. It was to somebody in the office though. I did sign a card late last week about it when word leaked as to the reason for planning on being out of the office for a week.
    Also at the comedy club, I found out a nearby grocery store closes at 7pm, so it means going when they are open. Show runner did born this way by Lady Gaga. A keyboard player did smoke on the water by Deep Purple. Another was final countdown by Europe. He is wearing an Anthrax shirt. Now playing a keyboard guitar. Hip hop did yesterday the 13th, before my patience starts to give in. Words couldn't even reach me. Crack another beer, a Grain Belt reference. Next was a brother of earlier hip hop, all a little ugly. All judged by appearance. You can make me frown can't break me down. Airway did bright lights of possibilities. Party at hotel after show. Take control of the situation. Then I must have heard a recorded song, say it ain't so, carry me home, late night, come home, work sucks. Cahill did plush by Stone Temple Pilots. others were old time rock and roll by Bob Seger and Kid Rock's version of Sweet Home Alabama. Jonas the drummer is going to Germany. Then I heard superstitious, writing on the wall. We're jamming, hope it is going to last. Show runner did Happy by Pharrell Williams. Then there was Purple Rain by Prince. 

Fix You, Coldplay

  At the comedy club tonight I liked hearing some songs coming from another room. One of them was 'Fix you' by Coldplay. The other was 'Trouble me' by 10,000 maniacs. The former was a reminder of seeing Coldplay in concert in Milwaukee in 2006. I stopped by on the way to visit my 'Favorite aunt'. The song is well known for its audience participation near the end. Not only does it sound good, but is relatable to many, trying to fix somebody. Along with one line about 'Stuck in reverse'. I said this about an Alanis Morissette song- 'What I really want'- with its line about sweater on backwards and inside out, how appropriate. I did see Natalie Merchant in concert when I lived in suburban Chicago, in 1999 at Arie Crown Theater at McCormick place. She was lead singer for the Maniacs.
   As usual I liked the stage time. I got to most things on my list, some of the bits were about college roommates. Or how not many things get me angry, but I did find one. One photo posted on Facebook, me with the former bartender, already has plenty of likes. It was us sitting in the easy chairs before the show. At the office we got a thank you card from the boss, as employee appreciation week continues.
    Also at the comedy club, International Falls did ones about New Orleans cop, sleep in van, turn down the drums, throw chair at somebody's head, tampons, basketball, 452 days no HR, anarchist in her 20s, and emergency contact to Prince. Ice Cream did ones about I will pull it off, ice cream snob, wine snob, and can I get a ride. Werewolf did ones about kids at grocery store, mayo on lice, trail of motor oil, meditating, tea leaves, and connect 4. Nebraska did ones about after market stereo, drive on bus route, craigslist, and everybody loves Raymond. Long straw did ones about notable, weekend at Bernie's, DMX vibe, and NPR. Mr. Pibb did ones about MILFS and parakeets, groin anomaly, rule 51, and Florida pool. Former bartender did ones about conspiracy theory, juice, Vietnam, flat tire, Lowry tunnel, moving a piano, Dad cremated, and shake the urn. Ukulele did ones about protests, Planned Parenthood, Chicago apartment, Tumblr article, kids and guns, Russia into turkey, his date, and them all thief. Blind side did ones about sweater vest, shout-out, Fred Douglass, and big bad wolf. Postage stamp did ones about super hero movies, evolution of thumb, and cross the streams. Others were about pinkie finger, weird analogies, and gun problem. The crow did ones about worked at Rock Bottom brewery, caterer,  Spice Girls, 16 beautiful mine, and depression time.  

Half A Cop

   At the comedy club tonight, a security guard was in uniform and sitting up front. He was roasted often by the comics, and one of them called him 'Half a cop'. Near the end the manager said he was being bounced, and I noticed one of those who helped with the bouncing was Brawler. After the show I spoke of it and he said I don't know what you're talking about.
   At the office we got cupcakes from the boss, I chose the caramel kind. I did not attend a meeting in our main conference room as it was full. It was a senior leader from another office. Facility czar said our normal large meeting room at street level was not available, it had been rented to another tenant.
   Also at the comedy club, fish noodle did ones about an HS prom lock-in, favorite swear word, and can't afford this. The shorter of the brothers did ones about a midget fight, pawn shop, ball pit, and Sea World. Soap opera did ones about Twinkies, pizza, Star Wars, therapists, athlete/stadium, marshmallows, ands bomb shelter. Ragu did ones about sister in NYC, drink on bus, doctor office, and spelling bee. Tetris did ones about a belt, land speeder, ghost stories, Everest, and eye contact. Wee bit did ones about a Kleenex, VBS, junior colleges, oysters, go to gym, and will not bleed for you. Extra murder did ones about free speech, foreclosure, Nazi books, re-max, and change law. Louisiana did ones about mom pays cell phone, caller ID, cut off at bar, and Neosporin. Wisconsin lady did ones about antiques road show, hips, backbone, surrogate, puppy, and Aaron Rodgers. Olive Garden did ones about just that guy, crowd rap with cop, passed the bar, and DUIs. Three by five did ones about abortion, text and drive, real estate ads, buy condoms, air dryer, and Detroit. Sub teacher did ones about Trump, Dahmer, Pilate, Obama beer, ISIS, Caribou breakups, and dinner theater wedding. School bouncer did ones about Dad's wi-fi, grill cheese, Michelle Obama, school lunches, and 4th grade sweatshirt. Wisconsin guy did ones about needle marks, Priceline, cholesterol, spank bank, OJ, shot lion, I got a shout-out, and Dad's Lexus. Worthington did ones about Facebook birthday, shark attack, baby CPR, Legos, bacon, and quarterbacks- Joe Montana, Peyton Manning. Bathtub did ones about Mad Men haircut, porn comments, grocery carts, dog in heat, and New Orleans food. Perkins did ones about Paul Blart, asthma, HCMC, Facebook apps, barnacles, Batman's parents, Midtown whore, and Tim Burton. Fever comic did ones about STDs, stolen pizza, flashlight, dominatrix, Civil War general, and get me a beer. Postage stamp did ones about the pope, who am I to judge, antipope, keyboards, gun, and Pandora box. Fergus Falls did ones about Huns attack, son
kicked out, Crusades, dude equivalent, and save the children.

Start Or Finish It

    I went to the comedy club in the evening as I knew school bouncer was performing. So was Perkins, and a new comic I will call werewolf after her best joke. The headliner called himself a dwarf, and had a good joke about start or finish it. He is good at social commentary.
    It was nice not having to do much today, after getting back from New Ulm. I was up early to get the rental car returned, then did the dishes and got groceries. At midday I went to a booya soup serving in St. Paul. The police band was playing there. I had been to this one in a previous year. After this it was on to Cheapo to get some CDs. I got three: Control by Janet Jackson, 21st century breakdown by Green Day, and Love Songs Part 2 by Everclear. I already had Part 1. It seemed like a good idea to get a Janet Jackson CD as I have a ticket for her concert in early November. Then I went to print things at the library and I slept when I got home. I had dinner before leaving for the show.
    Also at the comedy club, I heard 'Fancy' by Iggy Azalea before the show. School Bouncer did ones about Bill Cosby, bathrooms, water bottle, walk in and out of work, no one wants to be, 16 and pregnant, car insurance, pick me up from places, and extended warranty, where I got a shout-out. Others were about a god-kid, self-assemble bike, what do you want, I don't need you, princess to me, steel toed boots, I don't like paperwork, and burning bridges. Werewolf did this joke, about dealing with kids at a store. Others were about a Twins player, child labor, motel 6, clown costume, and I am the consequence.
   Perkins did ones about an acid trip, Orville Redenbacher, adult braces, salt water aquarium, Tinder, cost of Netflix, Breaking Bad, Hulu, moved away from Mom, Tim Burton, asthma, HCMC, Facebook adds, dislike button, barnacles, pug sitting, mustard sandwiches, Reagan, wolves and piglets, ran out of town, inciting a riot, ballpark frank, Oregon Motel 6, Mom's road rage, and road side urine test. School bouncer did ones about what is life without challenge, Redbox, ATM, ice cream, and walking home at night.
    The headliner did ones about a trip club, drunk from football games, gold coins, hot girl, forget I am a dwarf, chest bump, it is what happens here, airport urinals, sports guy on radio, Giants jersey, soccer flags, can't say that, burn calories when laughing, why do you care?, Katy Perry, NAACP, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Jenner, and Channing Tatum. Others were about Nicki Minaj, about last night podcast, car wreck, 3 wishes, worth it, Lucky Charms, make porn better, is that it, taking off a bra, glazed donuts, where's your sister, Jenga, Narnia, Yoda and Luke, and put on counter. 

Monte Carlo And Road Runner

   I went to New Ulm today for my annual visit for Oktoberfest. I liked seeing some classic cars while in town, including a Chevy Monte Carlo and a Plymouth Road Runner. I also liked dancing with the costumed characters known as the Narren, German for fools if I am not mistaken. As usual I did take plenty of photos, looks like a comparable total to one day at the Pan-Am games in Toronto this summer. I hated feeling tired near the end of my drive back home but it wasn't too much of a hindrance to me. I mainly noticed it due to the yawning. I brought 4 CDs to help make the driving easier to and from there. And when I knew I was getting tired in the evening drive I stopped in Jordan and splashed some cold water on my face. Also memorable about this stop at a Holiday gas station was seeing a cop there. I liked hearing a song before I got inside so I stayed to listen to most of it- 'Team' by Lorde. Then I said 'Good song to listen to' and he laughed. I just wanted to show in my actions how I wasn't doing anything like loitering, I had a purpose. My playlist included an EP I got at a wedding last year. Others were Stillwater's comedy CD, Essence by Lucinda Williams, and Fame Monster by Lady Gaga.
    I had considered doing some massage therapy while in town as there was a place in the downtown area that had recently opened, but it was not to be. The woman in charge did not speak good English, we had a hard time communicating. She made me wait a total of 10 minutes, I asked how much I pay and how I pay, found out it was cash only apparently and then I left. She was on her smart phone for much of the time I was waiting, and this annoyed me as it meant I was being ignored. Thankfully I didn't spend any more time there than I did. It was nice going to the Hermann the German monument again, it had been a few years and it has a nice view. I also found the courage to talk to somebody and give them my business card. Much like before, I made it to see the last performance of the day at the Glockenspiel, at 5pm. It was also nice to get to German Park and the fountain, have a drink at Turner Hall, and a shake at Hardee's in Sleepy Eye so I could see the Linus statue across the street from the Hardee's. The next thing is to get a brick in German Park, still need to send in the order form. In a used book shop two books did intrerst me but I didn't buy them. One was England's Mistress by Kate Williams. The other was was Mistress of the Monarchy, by Alison Weir.    

Tolerate Or Allow

   I sent a Facebook posting to a fellow comic who recently moved to the area from Fargo/Moorhead. I said I was interested in seeing one of his shows. Poster artist said something about how I don't brook mediocre comics. I found out the word has more than one meaning. I knew it as a body of water, but it can also mean tolerate or allow. I did perform at the comedy club tonight, one of the jokes was about a valet parker running past me recently. I thought of this particular comic as I found out he has another CD out there, besides the one on Stand-up Records that I already have. It is from the CD Baby website. Couldn't find it on Amazon, so no choice but to order from there.
   I went to the Chicago hot dog place in the evening, and after this I got pictures down the road of signs advertising a spaghetti supper and a Booya soup serving.
     Also at the comedy club, tortoise did ones about actor the rock, 9 by myself, transformer, Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Woody Allen, insult comic, and the same Gap. Postage stamp did ones about Ryan Gosling, the pope, and file taxes. Sub teacher did ones about Chanhassen wedding, Christ and Pilate, savor Miller Lite, Ed Snowden, and Butch and Sundance. The button did ones about throw hot potato, compliments, gargoyle, license 10 years late, and takeaway glass. Oklahoma did ones about no car, turn 40, talk to text, don't be bald, hot out here, and burn victim. Stillwater did ones about casual worship, get some sleep, Seinfeld, Reddit, and can't wear backpack. Ukulele did ones about quit to see therapist, Instagram, and worked at Valleyfair. I noticed a Denson and Young poster over the stairs. Long straw did ones about drive to Beloit, drink wine, bake apple crisp, and family's divorces. Bus fare did ones about McRib, Ghostbusters, Beastie boys, and waiting for bus. Fish noodle did ones about a high school prom lock-in, favorite swear word, magic potion, birth control, Hail Mary, and gun in Madison. Blind side did ones about sweater vest, Fred Douglass, and Vanilla Ice. Ragu did ones about drunk on bus, Seagram's, weed party, Allman Brothers, people you may know, and sister in NYC.   

Bread And Butter

    An office colleague brought in bread and butter to share, I had 3 pieces of it. It happened to be my tag team partner, the one from South St. Paul. There was also a repeat of the sundaes, when I was 'in the files' and heard about it I said 'you don't have to say it twice'. After I had mine I noticed there was 40 of them left, later on just 12, about an hour later.
   I stayed in tonight and listened to the latest comedy CD by the Wisconsin lady, her third. It was the 28th done by friends that I have acquired, and the 18th from Stand-up Records. She did plenty of crowd work on this one. Most of the jokes work for me, and I liked how she caught me off-guard with the title joke, 'Pig woman', because of the lead-in. I did post my review on Facebook. It sounds like there will be more to be had. Conga line has one due out soon. I think it is with the same label. And I have found out about some others, as I am good at finding things. I did finish my search of comedy CDs on the CD Baby site, and it did yield some more names I recognize. One of them was a high-energy dude from Africa. But I will have to find out how many are available in CD format, as some appear to be only available as a download. I already have an account with Amazon so I prefer something I can find on that site. The recent searches were helpful, as there are four on my list now. The trick will be how and when to add them to my 'Ring of honor'. I know one is an out of town comic, and the others I don't see too often.
   After listening to the CD I did take a walk around the neighborhood and returned some grocery store carts. The news was on late due to the football game, I saw the ending of the game. Ravens beat the Steelers in overtime. John Kerry was on the Late Show, he was asked about the Middle East.