music

Last night I hit a new open mic.  The Etiquette Lounge at 7th and Market in the Tenderloin is a very cool spot.  With $3 well drinks and a happy hour that goes from 5 to 9, you can get sideways in a hurry and laugh your dode off all night.   It’s run by three brothers who have also started their own coffee company called Bicycle Coffee. It’s a medium roast, delivered by them on bike, and I hear it’ll get you jacked up as all hell.

Bush buck

This was a big night for me. Sure, I was doing the same played out Michael-Jackson-pedaphile  jokes that completely bombed two nights prior, but this was a better room and I had no idea I would get paid! I was proud of myself for enduring the beating from Monday night at Bliss Bar and going back for more. Bombing is a part of every comedian’s journey and since mine has just begun, there’s going to be A LOT OF IT. You know the auditions from American Idol that they show you of people who are completely clueless and horrible? That’s what amateur comedy can be like. It can easily be that bad without even trying.

Anyway, at the end of the night, MC and Host extroardinaire, Tony Sparks, gave me a cut of the nightly donations. Six dollars baby, cash! I did contribute three of those dollars myself, but none the less, I was paid. My first comedy dollar. It was a good feeling.

Drinking alcohol can lead to bad decisions, but it can also guide you to moments of utter brilliance. This video is an example of the former. My youngest brother, James(the turd), and I have been playing and singing together since I moved to SF. Once you’re hammered, an acoustic guitar is harder to resist than a blow job in a Tijuana strip club. “Forty bucks?! Does it come with a bacon wrapped hot dog?”
The performance below is a second take, and by the end of the song we start losing interest in seriously performing. I’d like to thank John Mayer for writing this song, which we play and sing better than he ever could. If you have any requests, list them in the comments and James and I will play the most amazing rendition you’ve ever seen or heard.