Hi all. I was led to
believe that this past week I’d be working on set of a
project in its final
stages that began last summer. However,
the director never scheduled it, and that worked out just fine. I was sick half the week and am finally
feeling on the mend. Thank God. At this point in my life, when I get sick, I
worry that it’s indicative of something awful.
But I think I’ll be okay. I am
grateful.
A number of you have asked me about the “Mob Mentality” show
and
where you can see it, etc. I will
share info as I get it. Right now there’s
a hold on that because the cinematographer had to leave town. Not sure if they are replacing him or waiting
for his return. If you’d like to see
their Facebook page, here it is: https://www.facebook.com/mobmentalitytheseries/?ref=br_tf&epa=SEARCH_BOX
Next Friday, June 21st,
the Bronx Council on the Arts is having a celebratory event for the Bronx Memoir Project vol.3. I have a thin slice of memoir in there. I may be asked to read it aloud. I was welcomed to bring one guest. I asked my darling Frida, who I miss.
My memoir material is not usually
funny, and for sure, the slice in this anthology is not funny. For those who think a comic can make anything
funny, I doubt I’ll live long enough to be able to do that. The only family members who ever made it into
my comedy so far is my ex-husband and my Grandma’s plans to get me married
off. I don’t have the ability at this
time to use my childhood traumas as comedy.
If it’s still hurting, it’s not funny.
I’ve seen aspiring comics try to
use things as material when it was not ready.
Not funny. I’ve seen aspiring comics
get angry at the audience for not finding their unsatisfied hard-on funny. I was in a show with someone who yelled at
the audience, “I’m horny.” I saw the
women look concerned. I felt
disappointed that the person who booked the show had this guy up there. I have a good friend who doesn’t take the
stage but is so funny. When he’d have an
unsatisfied hard-on, he’d tell me about the conversation he had with his
penis. THAT was hilarious. It showed he took responsibility for his own
arousal, no one in an audience would’ve felt uncomfortable, and it was fuckin’ funny.
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Love to CGG-M
