So B-log Means Special Sauce?
You may be wondering what on this great, big, wonderful Planet Earth, I could possibly mean by that. I will tell you. In my mind, "B-Log," sounds like, "G-Love." I just recently figured out that the purpose of a blog is an on-line web journal - as in LOG. Not piece of wood. Not big blob. BLOG.
So, now you're going to get it! Now, I'm going to actually update this on a fairly regular basis. That's the special sauce we're talking about here!But I digress.
Today is the day after, "The Erzsi and Jonny Show." My comedy partner Jonny Goldstein and I, run a show at 10:30 PM every Tuesday at the Village Lantern. It's a magical show. We manage to create an atmosphere that is as mystical as it is awkward. I, personally think awkward is rather funny.
In fact, I've often found myself in the middle of several waspie moments amid those from the land they call Connecticut - thinking about how incredibly funny awkward silence is. Breaking that tension is the best skill on earth, in my mind. Breaking tension in general is just, well, totally awesome. It's like a big clap of thunder or bolt of lightening.
So, finally, finally, finally multiple comics (the operative word here) are figuring out that you have to address this. I was of course, originally amused that people were getting a little testy and pissy-faced about the atmosphere. Although, better still - last night Bob Bell - announced, "I love this room. I've been performing here since it began in Nikita, around the corner on MacDougal. And what I love about this room is that it is a comedy obstacle course. You have to maneuver and use skills to get navigate around every single barrier that we manage to put up for ourselves."
Remember obstacle courses in gym?? Back in the days called school? Those were THE BEST days of gym. Forget volleyball! Oh sure - dodge ball has its merits. But the obstacle course? WOW! Teeter totters made of benches and ladders that you had to climb up and over; gymnastic equipment like parallel bars and uneven bars; and the best of all, something to jump into, usually and wade through like foam pieces or lots of balls. Obstacle courses were the best.
It's that sense of excitement that comes along with throwing oneself into some maze in order to figure out how to navigate around the twists that makes life amazing. That thing they call awkward, to me is really this level of excitement and anticipation that I cherish. I am so thrilled by my comedy partner Jonny too, who is as amused as I am (I think...) by our room. Thank you to everyone who comes out and performs. Week after week - the show grows. As do we. After all, isn't that what being a good comic is all about? Breaking the tension and creating laughter - where before there was nothing. That's creation. I like that. It’s the best.
So, now you're going to get it! Now, I'm going to actually update this on a fairly regular basis. That's the special sauce we're talking about here!But I digress.
Today is the day after, "The Erzsi and Jonny Show." My comedy partner Jonny Goldstein and I, run a show at 10:30 PM every Tuesday at the Village Lantern. It's a magical show. We manage to create an atmosphere that is as mystical as it is awkward. I, personally think awkward is rather funny.
In fact, I've often found myself in the middle of several waspie moments amid those from the land they call Connecticut - thinking about how incredibly funny awkward silence is. Breaking that tension is the best skill on earth, in my mind. Breaking tension in general is just, well, totally awesome. It's like a big clap of thunder or bolt of lightening.
So, finally, finally, finally multiple comics (the operative word here) are figuring out that you have to address this. I was of course, originally amused that people were getting a little testy and pissy-faced about the atmosphere. Although, better still - last night Bob Bell - announced, "I love this room. I've been performing here since it began in Nikita, around the corner on MacDougal. And what I love about this room is that it is a comedy obstacle course. You have to maneuver and use skills to get navigate around every single barrier that we manage to put up for ourselves."
Remember obstacle courses in gym?? Back in the days called school? Those were THE BEST days of gym. Forget volleyball! Oh sure - dodge ball has its merits. But the obstacle course? WOW! Teeter totters made of benches and ladders that you had to climb up and over; gymnastic equipment like parallel bars and uneven bars; and the best of all, something to jump into, usually and wade through like foam pieces or lots of balls. Obstacle courses were the best.
It's that sense of excitement that comes along with throwing oneself into some maze in order to figure out how to navigate around the twists that makes life amazing. That thing they call awkward, to me is really this level of excitement and anticipation that I cherish. I am so thrilled by my comedy partner Jonny too, who is as amused as I am (I think...) by our room. Thank you to everyone who comes out and performs. Week after week - the show grows. As do we. After all, isn't that what being a good comic is all about? Breaking the tension and creating laughter - where before there was nothing. That's creation. I like that. It’s the best.
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