Portrait of a Comic as a Young Woman
rawc...@my-deja.com
learn about etiquette, technique, uncomfortable situations, FAQ's, and
an amazing sense of tolerance on this island of comedy.
first, i apologize if anyone felt i was being a baby about my open
letter to Reidman about the contest last week. i did the right thing
for myself and i so far, i have not been privy to harm it may have
caused. if it did-the full responsibility is mine.
second, yes i did drop out of the competition. i had to. and i'm sorry
if it disappointed people who thought differently, i'm sorry if it
disappointed Obi-Ron i'm sure, and i'm sorry for appearing weak to my
supporters in and out of the "biz". i learned all i could learn. i'm a
very good Gleaner of things and my shopping cart was full of Glean. i
competed, i gleaned, i left.
i was competing with my self-esteem. not good comics, not bad comics,
not audiences, not anyone, but myself. anyone who has watched me
progress over the past...wow...two and a half years, can attest there's
been something always holding me back or putting me down.
well, it's me. i froze on the night i thought i'd walk away from with a
high head. the embarrassment of blacking out in front of three
wonderful judges and my friends most of all shot me out of cannon into
a pillow factory...on fire. it was a bottom i never expected. but then
there was tacoma....and i could do no real wrong. and then there is the
show i do every week. and i bomb. and then, i do no wrong.
just like comics e v e r y w h e r e.
i had lines stolen. i saw something i wrote and loved on t.v. weeks
later after doing it. i lost friends over stupid comedy shit. i lost a
relationship during that ceased part of me. i got to do runs in idaho
and collect my own war stories together. i get to fall and get up and
bitch and be criticized and blow it and succeed.
the only other place like this other than comedy is AA.
most of all, i finally feel "normal". that i belong here. For this
whole time Ron has been trying to get me to tell My Self, that i am
good enough. and a number of others. and the real "slap in the face"
above all is to deny anyone a compliment that they are sincerely
providing.
screw stolen material. we all got more.
though, i did steal the idea of being bisexual from Bob Newhart... (re:
a slap in the face discussion thread)
to some - this whole letter appears pretty ego based as i look it over.
i'm not aiming for that. it's a thank you of sorts...an...um...
an "I get it!" letter, if you will.
finally.
Thank allll of you out there. all the comics and the genre itself. you
have no idea how much this has helped me learn about life and myself
and people most of all.
in the fine words of Clive Barker:
What Next?
your,
christina black
comedy girl 2000
plays well with mothers...
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Tanyalee Davis-Hiebert
Well I was sad not to see you the last couple of nights of our round of
prelims. It was VERY nice to meet you and you have a spark that lights the
people around you. More and more that spark will permiate to the audience.
I look forward to seeing you again. Keep being YOU!
Hugz,
Tanyalee
rawc...@my-deja.com wrote:
DoctirRevin...@waarty.com
>okay, I have sat down and read as much as i can read in this group to
>learn about etiquette, technique, uncomfortable situations, FAQ's, and
>an amazing sense of tolerance on this island of comedy.
>
Dis gud ta no wat froup iz abowt.
>first, i apologize if anyone felt i was being a baby about my open
>letter to Reidman about the contest last week. i did the right thing
>for myself and i so far, i have not been privy to harm it may have
>caused. if it did-the full responsibility is mine.
>
>second, yes i did drop out of the competition. i had to. and i'm sorry
>if it disappointed people who thought differently, i'm sorry if it
>disappointed Obi-Ron i'm sure, and i'm sorry for appearing weak to my
>supporters in and out of the "biz". i learned all i could learn. i'm a
>very good Gleaner of things and my shopping cart was full of Glean. i
>competed, i gleaned, i left.
Gleenin iz gud. U on teh rite track.
>i was competing with my self-esteem. not good comics, not bad comics,
>not audiences, not anyone, but myself. anyone who has watched me
>progress over the past...wow...two and a half years, can attest there's
>been something always holding me back or putting me down.
>well, it's me. i froze on the night i thought i'd walk away from with a
>high head. the embarrassment of blacking out in front of three
>wonderful judges and my friends most of all shot me out of cannon into
>a pillow factory...on fire.
Were dey dirtee pillers or cleen wons? Dis impotint.
>it was a bottom i never expected.
O muss ta bean dirtee!
Mz Pants
plaes well wit udders.
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Here is an excerpt from one of his posts:
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Along comes Dr. Poopie Pants, himself who asked me Rick, Why U so
inteerested in me?
I guess the previous paragraph says why, and my gratitude for carrying
that lesson home in a way I might not have is there. Really, if you
look at what the good Dr says it is very insightful. Often in life I
have a bias to those who do not present themselves in some
way as socially acceptable. It shows me some form of art in practice
and Dr. Poopie Pants, like Carlos Castenada's Don Juan, Louis the
14th's Voltaire, and Jesus Christ of Nazareth (a special story of
faith) are of the same genre and quality.
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> Poopie up close and personal
> http://www.homestead.com/poopieshowse/index.html
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Oh hello, Poopie. I said in an earlier thread how I was having trouble
with my machine when accessing your sites and their links and how they
** C R A S H ** so I just tried it on another computer and all I can
say is W A R N I N G (that is a warning note to 'myself' - nobody
else, you understand?) - that computer had a stack overflow (or whatever
it was) and I am worried that trying your links and your site might have
** D A M A G E D ** the hardware and it isn't even my computer! Boy,
am I gonna be in _ DANGER! _ when the owner of that machine finds out.
I am not blaming you or your site. I'm just saying is all.
Maybe I could go ask some of the other newsgroups if they have problems,
like, just to help, you know? Maybe I could ask if they have
***C R A S H*** ed machines, or need some special
W A R N I N G before even considering opening your site/s?
Only trying to help. Heh heh. Of course if you don't need my help, you
need not answer in here.
~Her