bbc and upcoming book
a completely made-up phoney company was able to fill out all the proper forms and then order and then recieve material to build a "dirty atomic bomb" in 28 days. (fortunate for us, the made up company was a fbi sting operation) it takes american citizens almost 6 months now to get a passport. are we serious about terrorism or fucking what?
today is the BBC interview about bill hicks. tomorrow, the shockster heads off to reno for a week where my lesbian fan club awaits and then to tahoe. while laying around the pool during the day and playing poker at night is quite cool i am ready to go back to work. i get real antsy if i don't perform for a couple of weeks. in august and september i am working my little ass off and will enjoy every minute of it.
also this week i am officially starting on my book which i have been outlining for the past several months. whether or not it will be any good is yet to be seen. writing is a. hard and b. requires tremendous discipline. being a good speaker does not necessarily translate into being a good writer. what i am going to do is write down the stories from my life, not just the humorous ones that i tell on stage but also the tragic and serious ones. i have been shot, stabbed, beaten, clubbed, starved, homeless, tortured and troubled. my domicile has been from mansions to penitentaries, from harlem, new york to sydney, australia, top of russian hill in san francisco to a flop house in new orleans. i have eaten meals in restaurants overlooking the mediterranean sea and in a salvation army center in los angeles overlooking skid row. have had my own limo and driver and once had a ford falcon whose battery was dead and we had no money to replace it so it was always parked on an incline so we could roll the car and pop the clutch to get it started. now i have a giant pool but have had my water turned off and we had to go steal water from a close-by cemetary so we could cook and wash and flush. i have known the love of seven incredible women and have 4 children who turned out to be outstanding human beings. i have been a cad and a hero, a failure and a star. my face has been on wanted posters and on the front page of the life section of usa today. there are scars on my body and on my soul but, truth be told, for the most part, i have also had a smile on my face and a joke to tell (even under the most trying of circumstances). truly, they will be stories from a checkered past. wish me luck.
today is the BBC interview about bill hicks. tomorrow, the shockster heads off to reno for a week where my lesbian fan club awaits and then to tahoe. while laying around the pool during the day and playing poker at night is quite cool i am ready to go back to work. i get real antsy if i don't perform for a couple of weeks. in august and september i am working my little ass off and will enjoy every minute of it.
also this week i am officially starting on my book which i have been outlining for the past several months. whether or not it will be any good is yet to be seen. writing is a. hard and b. requires tremendous discipline. being a good speaker does not necessarily translate into being a good writer. what i am going to do is write down the stories from my life, not just the humorous ones that i tell on stage but also the tragic and serious ones. i have been shot, stabbed, beaten, clubbed, starved, homeless, tortured and troubled. my domicile has been from mansions to penitentaries, from harlem, new york to sydney, australia, top of russian hill in san francisco to a flop house in new orleans. i have eaten meals in restaurants overlooking the mediterranean sea and in a salvation army center in los angeles overlooking skid row. have had my own limo and driver and once had a ford falcon whose battery was dead and we had no money to replace it so it was always parked on an incline so we could roll the car and pop the clutch to get it started. now i have a giant pool but have had my water turned off and we had to go steal water from a close-by cemetary so we could cook and wash and flush. i have known the love of seven incredible women and have 4 children who turned out to be outstanding human beings. i have been a cad and a hero, a failure and a star. my face has been on wanted posters and on the front page of the life section of usa today. there are scars on my body and on my soul but, truth be told, for the most part, i have also had a smile on my face and a joke to tell (even under the most trying of circumstances). truly, they will be stories from a checkered past. wish me luck.
posted by Ron Shock | 7:24 AM
4 Comments:
Good luck, let me know where to get in line for a copy.
Looks like I'll be making the drive to Arlington to see you next month. What's the matter, Houston not good enough for you anymore? :)
i was going to do the laff spot (tomball) twice this year but by the time i got around to calling the owner back he had booked the year. i am at top of list for fall-outs and if one comes up i will post it.
No more procrastination in the future then, Tomball is only 30 minutes away. :)
As varied as your life has been I bet you have not done a Dutch Boy house paint commercial with The Aristocrats. Yet!
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