blah and blather

last day in indy, shows have gone well even with small crowds on friday night. did the BOB AND TOM show yesterday but i was not on top of my game and i thought i did a 6 on 10 scale. oddly, i do radio coast to coast and almost every time the dj's say mine was one of the best interviews they have ever had and then i go on a show that can really do me some good and i am a plodding idiot. this show here, bob and tom always want me to be short and sweet which is not really my style since i like to go on a rant on the radio. so what happens, i am short but sour.

off to bloomington on monday for my all time favorite one-nighter. don't know what kind of crowds we will get since school is out but will rock the room regardless. will also see our friend, anne, who will, as always, take me out for a good meal. she was there the night i met rhonda and, in fact, had insisted rhonda come see since anne had been at what i consider the most incredible show i have ever done. it was right after i had gone on the road after ellen had gone into her final coma and i did a wonderful show and got a standing ovation and the audience demanded an encore. when i went back up i, for some reason, told the audience the story of the ordeal with ellen and her injuries with her impending death and experienced a crowd that was standing, laughing, crying and applauding all at the same time; i was crying as well. no one who was in that room that night will ever forget it. to my knowledge as i sit here i have never told that story on a stage other than that night. (nor have i ever told the story here on the blog and probably never will.)

incidently, i have been doing the "gay bomb" routine on stage here and have come up with a great punch line for it. love new stuff. also did DOG STORIES for the first time this year on stage. tonight i may do HAM AND CHEESE SANDWICH which is also a hoot. both of those are from the dog stories c.d. which is my favorite.

when i am on the road i find it hard to write. i had planned to work on my book this trip and so far all i have done is stare at a blank screen. same with writing on the blog. see, so far this has been blah and blather. i think it is because my whole energy and thought process is directed to the shows that either i am getting ready to do or the one i have already done. (more blah and blather)

don't you find it hypocritical that the united states berates iran for "meddling" in iraq. you know, what with them being next door and all and we invaded from the other side of the world. in bush's world, invading = good, meddling = bad. (bush = crazy)

also look forward to seeing brad in bloomington, good to hear from you.