Since I was last in touch with you, I enjoyed being in Randy Epley’s Comedy Dungeon show. A friend, Vincent, who left NJ years ago and moved to Florida, was visiting his NJ and NYC peeps, and he attended the show. That made it special for me.
Vincent also attended Paul Hallasy’s Eat Drink Laugh show two days later with our darling friend Judy. I had a great experience in that show. I always have a great experience in Paul’s show, not only performing in it but watching it as well. Vincent, Judy, and I hung out afterwards which I love.
Then on June 20th, at
my show at The Artist – the comics were wonderful. I just wish more people had attended. By the end, a small group assembled outside
and were laughing and cheering at Paul Hallasy's comedic song. But,
they weren’t paying guests. I’ve got to
get the audience numbers up again.
Before the pandemic, the place was packed. My next show at The Artist will be on
September 12th at 8pm. Mark
your calendars now, please.
Blocking my fatness is Paul Hallasy, to the right of me in the photo is Rob Sajous, Elliot Glick (who welcomes our show in his venue), Debbie Bazza, and our wonderful waitress.
On June 27th, there was a book launch for the Bronx Memoir Project, vol. 9. It was held at the Poe Center at Poe Park (where Edgar Allan Poe’s cottage is preserved) in the Bronx. Two of my short-short slices of memoir are in that anthology. I was one of the readers at the launch, and it felt fantastic. I received so much appreciation. It still feels good. https://www.amazon.de/Bronx-Memoir-Project-J-F-Seary/dp/B0FDKSQW4R
I’ve mentioned my buddy/brother Bob here before. His mom was days away from turning 103, but passed on five days before her birthday. She still had a lot together at 101, but after that, it seemed it was more medical issues than joy. I’ve been with my buddy through a lot of it. It’s been an intense few years. Now we are working on clearing out her co-op apartment. Like many adult children find, there’s LOADS of stuff to go through. Bob found his baby pictures, photos of his mom when she was a hot-to-trot young woman, and his father’s poetry. There are tons of things to sort through. His mom had a shopping jones. There are many things she bought but never wore – shoes, handbags, clothing, and jewelry – which still had tags on them. Bob was happy to let me try to sell many items. Yesterday, I made a little over eighty bucks. That helped me. I hope she’s smiling. Knowing her, she might be saying, “Charge more!”
Esther Cohen was quite a woman. I hope she sees what’s going on down here and has our backs. We need all the help we can get.
Loads of love to CGG-M ❤ ❤ 👪👪 ❤ ❤
Mindy Matijasevic
July 6, 2025
