Back home again, Folks! I’m sitting here next to my dad while I’m writing this. He’s got golf on TV. I don’t think he cares that much about golf or who’s playing or what the score is or even how to score. ...
Read More →Dispatches
Bubbles.
Texas, Folks! I didn’t know what to expect going to Austin. I hadn’t been there since the invasion of the comedy and tech bros. I thought it would have an impact on the vibe of the crowds and the ...
Read More →Out of the Patterns.
Risks, Folks. I had plans. Visions for my immediate future that involved taking a break. Relaxing. Maybe resting on my laurels a bit and giving in to the idea that I could start easing out of patterns and ...
Read More →That Other Treadmill.
Midwesting it, Folks. I’ve been away for five days and it feels like a month. It’s been a great run. As I write this I am delayed at the airport in Minneapolis. The shows in Madison, Milwaukee, ...
Read More →Out Into the Ether.
Hello, People! In my world, reality is crazy but manageable. In my head, it’s a whole different situation. If I don’t do something to sync them up I’m going to blow a gasket. The amount of anxiety I ...
Read More →To Disarm the Darkness.
Atlanta and Boise, People! I had a good time on these last couple of tour dates. I never really know what to expect. I don’t know why that is. I’ve been doing this a while. I have been going to ...
Read More →Bits and Talks.
Old friends, People! I talked to Dave Attell for today's episode. I’ve known him for about 35 years. That's a long time. I’m old. He’s old. Not really old but getting there.It's a strange thing, this ...
Read More →The Great Joke Churn in Space.
On the road again, Folks I’m punchy.Lost the hour on Sunday (the day I’m writing this) and only got 5 hours sleep. Drove down to Tarrytown jammed on DD coffee and Zyns. Feels like the old days. Beat. The ...
Read More →The Elusive Simplicity.
I guess I’m stuck, People. Stuck in me. I think that’s what’s going on. I know I talk about it a lot, one way or the other. It’s just odd to me. No matter how open my mind is, or what I let into it, ...
Read More →A Diminishing Resource.
Here we go, Folks That's how I start the day. It’s the first thing I say. I guess not all the time. Sometimes, when I wake up, I think, ‘Surprise!’ It’s difficult to keep existential panic at bay. ...
Read More →Old Business.
Time, People!Time is racing by. It seems to go faster when you get older. I’m not complaining. I’m just trying to get a sense of what’s real, what’s fantasy and what’s delusion in relation to who I ...
Read More →An Internal Game.
No football for me, People. I didn’t watch the Super Bowl. Not because I have anything against it. I’m just totally not interested in any of it. It’s not even on my radar. Right now all I know about the ...
Read More →Take Me Back.
San Fran again, People! I drove up to San Francisco on Friday. I’m here as I write this. I figured with my bum foot that maybe I shouldn’t be schlepping a bag and hobbling through the long corridors ...
Read More →Hobbled.
Broken, Folks. I went to San Diego for two shows Saturday night. I was concerned about the turnout for the second show but both shows ended up selling out and they were great shows, even with the ...
Read More →Blue Comedy.
Filth, People. I remember when my first HBO special came out in ’95. It was a half hour among many other half hours that HBO had done. It was my first big cable opportunity. I was happy with it. When ...
Read More →The Humbling Is Coming.
Futility, People. I’m generally exhausted. I don’t know if I need a vacation or to fade away. I know fading away is inevitable but I could accelerate it. As much as I like doing what I do (i.e. ...
Read More →Existential Kidney Stones.
Flying by, People!Feels like just a week ago it was last year. I am trying to slow things down. Because I fear this year will be one of the worst years this world has ever known. I’ll wager to say, ...
Read More →No Fires.
Happy New Year! Yes! Maybe. We’ll see what happens. I’m open. I’m not hopeful but I’m not totally despairing. I’m in that sweet, almost total despair place. I have no real reflections on the ...
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