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About Me

You know as much as I am in love with comedy-I Do have other interests. I enjot my 1 job as a dad, teacher. I like to draw and paint, stillifes and landscapes, I love the country, afternoon naps on the weekends while watching a slow moving baseball game, a nice glass of Cabernet and good fresh fish, I like the occasional run and swim. Iceskating and travelling anywhere an airplane will take me. Reading a good book with a great talking partner. The once every 5 year fist fight (men), kissing (a woman) playing catch & wrestling with my sons, peanut butter & jelly with granny smith apples. Singing along to old jazz and R&B records, people watching and good company. Independent Movies with average looking actors. I really enjoy coaching little league baseball and playing softball and basketball. I’m in the process 2 plays and a novella. I dig gerber daisy flowers in a good vase to give and to be given. Did I mention punches in the stomach-I had to b/c of the gerber daisy thing.
Street Follies 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE_0vNE_qpw

It was a bright & sunny day when.....

Galvatron On The Rampage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvfRyTshS4A

I'm sorry-ths is funny!

Mork vs the KKK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yR6PcwZtB0
Ginuwine,Case,Tyrese & R.L. - The Best Man I Can Be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwXbsMjgMLM

It takes a Village!

Bitter Sweet - Kanye West - Def Poetry

..and I heard em Say!

dave chapelle - def comedy jam (2nd appearance)

He was NICE (on point) even Then!

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Paul Mooney, Denzel Washington, Sidney Poitier, Don Cheadle, Common. My Father, the sons of my sons, A good camping and fishing buddy. The Editor of my books and plays.The Devil (hey, there are two sides to every story!) Other working Comics, People who say what they mean and mean what they say. Some Black men who look you right in the eye when we shake hands! Hustlers, Saints and Sinners. Other students of life. Free thinking humanitarians and sponsors looking for investment opportunities!

My Blog

It’s Late and I’ve been watching The History Channel aka Dave’s Inferno

So here's the thing-this time of year people tend to take introspective journeys within either as a result of New Year or a cataclysmic event or in my case-both. I was already mired in the irresponsi...
Posted by on Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:11:00 GMT

Evolution is Great but Scary as Hell!

So I have produced and hosted a weekly comedy show for 3 years down in Brooklyn's diverse, somewhat affluent Clinton Hill. 5Spot has become a spawning ground and springboard for some of NY's brightest...
Posted by on Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:16:00 GMT

The Playing field has shifted again-Is it level?

So I'm up at 4am washing, cutting and prepping my food, alone with my thoughts in the quiet only predawn can provide. Reflecting on the last year or so. Such a year in flux-hadn't worked straight in a...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:35:00 GMT

Branford Marsalis Quartet - Mo' Better Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Okg5QoYZMBranford Marsalis Quartet Mo' Better Blues (C) 1990 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT For anyone balancing art life and love-check this. SIDEBAR-Robin Harris...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT

Marvin Gaye - Piece of Clay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQqs7SmG4Bo This is one of my favs. Enjoy
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:12:00 GMT

Lessons-yep, still learning them!

So I watched that trainwreck of a movie "I think I love my wife" with one of my fav comics Chris Rock. This movie is terrible and it felt like one of Rock's sets or 2 hours of Everybody Hates Chris bu...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:25:00 GMT

5 for funny is Straight Killing the Game on Tuesdays

..TR> The best show you've NEVER heard of! Current mood: bouncy Category: Parties and Nightlife People of Planet Brooklyn, children of ages 18&up it's my pleasure to introduce to you the hot...
Posted by on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:52:00 GMT

Sometimes Children just dont understand...an Ode to Linda Lester

I do the math occasionally-like most of us I want to understand the full equation, you know-insight to how I became what I am. For me there's one really obvious beginning source and some peripheral co...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 14:33:00 GMT

I wanna be the Steve Nash of Hosting-Y’all comics better fill a lane!

..TR> I wanna' become the Steve Nash of Hosting/MC'ing-Get Open Current mood: enthralled Category: Religion and Philosophy To be an dope Emcee you have to be multfaceted like a single mother of ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:18:00 GMT

Even "Superheroes" have a breaking Point!

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I could SPIT venom! It's times like these that I wish I were irresponsible enough to go pick a fight the way I used to in my early 20' and late teens. Now I've faaar...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:47:00 GMT