It's hard to believe that it's 2008 already, especially here in Mangyland, where everything feels like 2004: Open mikes in Nashville are thriving, I have no booked gigs of consequence, and Brad Beach is back to babbling his usual insane bullshit on the forums. Yes, everything old is new again!
My life has changed a fair amount the past few years . . . I've settled into marriage quite nicely, with the hairy tits to prove it. Yes, I've become a regular Fatty Boombalatty, with my bouncing cleavage constantly in my peripheral vision. There's nothing like flinching because you see your own tit headed straight towards you. I'm also wheezing more than ever, so that's good.
It's been tough writing new stand-up material, as anyone that's seen my act the last two years can attest . . . The worst part about being happily married is that I'm happy, which has severely cut into my "complaining about bullshit" time. However, don't think that I've lost my chops. In fact, here's some sweet-ass standup for you to read right now:
Hey guys, don't you hate it when your wife eats the last piece of pizza, and you want to argue, but you're too in love, so you just screw instead? GRRRR THANKS FOR NOTHING, CRAZY WIFE! (Shrugs, mimics Paul Reiser's pose on the cover of Couplehood)
I'm doomed.
However, that doesn't mean I'm going to stop acting obnoxious and jerk-y . . . The problem has been that I've showcased my obnoxious jerkiness on my MySpace page, which has done nothing but take away sweet, sweet content from the Mange. And for that, I am sorry.
First of all, here's 5 minutes of a set I did in February. This marks the first time YouTube has been embedded to fill space in a Mangy column. I pray it won't be the last:
I'd like to thank the surface of the sun for providing the lighting for that clip..
Yes, Nashville comedy seems to be growing again, with different peoplesetting shows uparound town. In fact, Mangy Dog put together their first live show, showcasing the new CD from our awesome podcast. For the first time, we got to do some live sketches from our radio show, including "Texas Toast and his Talking Dog Jesus":
To buy the CD for only 10 bucks via PayPal, click on the link on the main page. Or hell, just click on the dealie below:
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By the way, as long as I'm posting random video clips, check out my homey Jesse Case on this national promo for Last Comic Standing:
I'm really happy for Mr. Case, in that whiny open-miker "WAHH, I'M JEALOUS" sort of way. I went to the LCS auditions in Nashville, and as they say in the biz, I ate weiners. They called me up, and I'll be honest, I totally frozed, choking in a way that Linda Lovelace . . . well, never did, actually. Here's a brief re-enactment of my LCS audition:
Honestly, I took some dramatic license with that re-enactment. It didn't go nearly that well.
Since this is my yearly push to add content to this damn site, be looking for various vidjers and columns and what-nots to start coming back up . . . All we need is a complete site re-design, and soon, Mangy will be doing stuff! WHEE!