Have you ever had that experience where a movie that you've seen a hundred times comes on T.V. and you say to yourself "Hey look, this movie I really like is on T.V." Now, you actually own the thing on VHS or BETA and it's sitting just inches away from your TV, but there's something about it being on cable or one of the free networks that for some reason makes it so you HAVE to watch it. You know, cuz you don't wanna miss it. I mean so what if there's going to be 10 minutes of commercials to every 10 minutes of movie, at least you don't have to rewind anything.
And then comes that part of the movie that's really funny but quick, and you've heard the joke a hundred times, but for some reason just never really caught it before. And you're sitting there laughing your ass off like a moron, but at the same time feeling a little bit ridiculous because it was the first time you got the joke. Hell, it was the first time you actually really REALIZED it was a joke. Movies don't have laugh tracks like the sitcoms do. Sitcoms are convenient because they tell you when to laugh and you never miss anything. With movies you're kinda just thrown to the lions.
I want to raise a glass to everyone out there who's squandered most of their 20's or is still in the process of squandering them away just to figure out what the hell you're doing. Amen to you. We're pushed into the world as teenagers who are supposed to know what the hell we're doing. Truth be told, at 18 you don't know crap about crap and you never did. How the hell are you supposed to know what you want to do with your life? Where is the goddamn laugh track at 18, or hell, 22?
So Anyway, I'll admit it, I did very little in my 20's that made any sense in the grand scheme of things. I had a lot of fun though. And in all actuality, isn't that what the 20's are for? To find oneself? After all, you've got the rest of your life to "end up".
And the joke is never quite as funny, no matter how it's delivered, as it is the first time you "get it". And that's the real truth man.
Bubba: Hey Forrest, have you ever been on a real shrimp boat?
Forrest: No, but I've been on a real big boat.
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CONFIRMED UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
SUNDOG
November 2 Brunswick, Maine
November 9 & 10 Norway
December 15 Woolwich, Maine
December 31 West Stewartstown, NH
Sundog on myspace
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Random Acts Of Senseless Theater
A "Who's Line" Style comedy improv show
November 17 Northwood, NH
"Random Acts" on myspace
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