Posted
Monday, November 21, 2005 10:15
PM
No
exit strategy in China either
Here
are some photos of Bush's press conference
in China yesterday. I can't believe
this guy is our president. It's fucking
embarrassing.
It even made the cover
of the New York Times:
Sweet Baby Jesus.
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Posted
Sunday, November 13, 2005
9:25 PM
Chapelle's
Show
Last
week, I caught Dave Chapelle at the
Punch Line comedy club in San Francisco.
The shows were announced quietly a
week ahead and sold out quickly. He
played two shows a night for four nights.
I tried getting tickets for one of
the weekend shows, but those were gone
instantly. I managed to snag a couple
for his last show Tuesday night at
10pm. The Punch line is a tiny club,
250 capacity max. I had heard scalpers
were getting $200 a pop.
It was
probably the best live performance
I'd ever been to.
My wife
and I had dinner and got there early,
around 8. So were first in line. There
was already a half dozen people waiting
in the stand-by line, despite the fact
that the doorman said that only 5 people
typically make it in. When the early
show let out around ten, we were let
into the club. We got seats at the
stage. I'm talking close... see nostril
hair close.
There
were two opening comics and Dave didn't
come on until around 11:15. He immediately
jumped into a bit about his Comedy
Central show and didn't let up all
night. He started with his prepared
set, lasting just over an hour. then
he asked for audience ideas for material.
He needed 15 more minutes for his upcoming
Vegas show. He riffed for the rest
of the night.
Sitting
so close, we could see his mind working.
You could tell he was hashing out material
in his head, rolling it over and crafting
it on the spot. He went on and on.
When he was done, we checked the time:
1:45am.
Yes.
Chapelle did 2 1/2 hours of new material
and most of it killed. Better than
any rock show, any symphony, any live
performance I had ever seen.
At my company Halloween
party, I was the most popular costume.
I didn't wear one, but two people went
as me.
I can't decide if
that's good or bad.
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