The weekend started early with a concert at the United Center, where I got to see Paul McCartney live for the first time. The last time he came through, 3 years ago at Wrigley Field,  I remember listening to the show outside the stadium on Waveland Ave, cursing myself for not buying a ticket. HeContinue reading…

I thought I’d experienced the gamut of pain in my 10+ years as a comedian, but this past Thursday, I received an email from the best friend of my former girlfriend that said that she’d died.  I requested that she please call me, so I could ascertain if it was true, and unfortunately it was.Continue reading…

When I signed-up for comedy, I didn’t realize what an endurance test it would be. I did a show in Dallas, PA at Misericordia University on a Friday night, than woke up at 5:30 am to drive 10 1/2 hours back to Chicago, showered and headed up to Milwaukee to do a private party withContinue reading…

I had a show Friday night in Seymour, Indiana at the Starlight Lounge. With me was journeyman Erik Monical, originally from Alton, IL. Unfortunately for us, the main entertainment in town on Friday nights, is Walmart, so my show came in 2nd place in attendance. We performed for 4 1/2 people, essentially the family ofContinue reading…

My first show scheduled for this tour, was at a place that looked like an upside-down Noah’s Ark, in Urne, Wisconsin. We stayed at the only hotel around, next town over, and it seemed like we were the only guests in the joint. With me this week was the venerable Ben Bergman, and unflappable couldContinue reading…

This is why I love comedy. I started the weeknd with a show for farmers on Saturday in Great Falls, MT, and on Sunday performed at a holiday party for employees at a Dairy Queen in Stevensville, MI. I didn’t realize it til later, but in less than 24 hours, I’d entertained the entire foodContinue reading…

Around noon on Friday, I made my back to the Upper Penninsula, to perform at Pasqualis Pub, in Negaunee, MI. It’s at least a good 6 1/2 -hour hike from Chicago, so about halfway up, I stopped in Sheboygan, Wisconsin for some double-brats at the Charcoal Inn.  They’re some of the best I’ve ever had.Continue reading…

This past Friday night, I did a show in Au Grey, Michigan, about two hours north of Detroit, in the Upper Peninsula at a place called Allie’s Up North. Generally towns in these remote areas are starved for entertainment, and tonite was no exception. My opener, Zach Martina, did a great job warming up theContinue reading…

Translated in English as “Day of the Dead,” this holiday is celebrated in Mexico and through-out the world in other cultures to remember friends & family members that have died. It normally takes place Oct 31st-Nov 2nd, overlapping Holloween, America’s version of the holiday. I received a call mid-week, that the Negra Modelo beer brandContinue reading…

You might recall I did a show in Chilicothe, IL in July for which I got a speeding ticket for going 6 miles over the limit. Well, I’d requested a court date, and never got one. Instead, I had to file a “Motion to Dismiss” the automatic guilty ruling, because according to the Prosecutor, “weContinue reading…