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About Me

I was born in a small town in central Indiana. Now I live in another small town in central Indiana. Some might call that progress. I'm right on the edge of the Indianapolis suburbs; I can drive a short distance and I'm in the country.In the spring of 2005, I decided to try stand-up comedy, which I do mostly in and around Indianapolis and central Indiana.As for influences -- well, please watch my act and then tell me who I remind you of. With that said, my comedic inspirations are, first and foremost, Groucho Marx. After that come Bob Newhart, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, Monty Python's Flying Circus, the first five years of Saturay Night Live, Steve Martin, W.C. Fields, and Morey Amsterdam. That's just a few of them.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

First, Bob Newhart, because he was the one who planted the seed for me to try stand-up comedy, although the flower bloomed 40 years later. Working comics I'd like to meet include, in alphabetical order, Lewis Black, John Heffron, Kathleen Madigan, Dave Mordall, and Chris Rock. Then there's Richard Belzer. I first saw him on TV about 35 years ago. He said Mick Jagger on stage resembled a rooster on LSD. Then he demonstrated what THAT would look like. I thought it was hilarious, and I've enjoyed his comedy and acting ever since.

My Blog

Newhart On Newman

As you probably know by now, Paul Newman died Friday of cancer.Here's a comment about him from Bob Newhart. I found it today on the net, and I thought I'd pass it on."They pick up the garbage on Wedne...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Regarding Sarah Palin

I have this to say about McCain's choice as his vice president: This isn't the first time the Republican party's presidental nominee chose someone who was young and pretty but somewhat lacking in expe...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:51:00 GMT

Turner Brown

An old one but a good one. I forgot all about it until I found it on the net earlier this week.Please click for the link.Forwarded Funnies: Turner Brown
Posted by on Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:00 GMT

The Subject Of Future Posts

After I thought about it, I'll post mostly about humor -- that is, jokes I've seen or heard, and some things of mine that don't truly work on a stand-up routine.If you want to know my views on politi...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:46:00 GMT

Footballs & Loaves Of Bread

You've probably seen those ready-to-eat sandwiches at convenience stores.You usually don't eat them. The only time you do is when you're very hungry and in a hurry.They usually aren't tasty -- the me...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:55:00 GMT

Why I Wasnt Going To Blog

I see several of my fellow comedians have made some new year's resolutions. Among some of them is to make an effort to write more, or have more blogs on their MySpace pages.At first, I wasn't going t...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Joke For Today -- Oct. 17, 2007

They say that 666 is the number of the beast.Well, 668 is the neighbor of the beast.
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:42:00 GMT

Bravery? I Doubt It

Last weekend, I went to a reunion of my high school class.I graduated during the early 1970s, and I hadn't seen a lot of my classmates for a while. It was time well spent talking, finding out what we ...
Posted by on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:58:00 GMT

A Hell Of A Short Story

Students of a college creative writing class were told to write a story, using as few words as possible. They also had to include these subjects -- religion, sexuality, and mystery.This story got an A...
Posted by on Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:34:00 GMT

Indianapolis 41, New Orleans 10

Well, now we know how the Colts did against the Saints.I'd like to know how they'd do against the Sinners.Something tells me the Sinners would put up more of a fight.
Posted by on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:49:00 GMT