Oh, piss off Mo. You don't post for weeks and this
is all you have to say?

Mary, "grow the f.ck up."

Eecchhh, eecchh...I just went to look at the
link...http://www.wilwheaton.net

I just can't look at these things, I try because it's just a BLOG world
we're living in and these things are always referenced in one way or the
other.......But.....How do people sit there and drone on about themselves
like that...Sorry about the cat...but the rest of it is like a big "who
cares??"

Eecchh....eecchh...
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"The performance of Dancing Barefoot at ACME went well. I guess about 35
people came, and we had a great time together. It was about 40 minutes too
long, but luckily for me, (and the audience) I performed for probably the
only audience in the world who wouldn't mind such a long show.

Because I was in Vegas, and then lost my Fat Boy, I never really had a
chance to get excited or nervous about the show. It was just a commitment
on my calendar that I had to prepare for. It wasn't until I was driving
down Beverly, near Highland, that I got that familiar rush of excited
anticipation that comes before I do a show for the first time.

We played with a few different visual styles, but eventually chose to keep
the stage very stark: it was just me, a mic stand, and a stool with some
water on it. We put a color wash across the back wall that we could change
when the stories changed (flickering orange for Inferno, red for
flashbacks, and blue the rest of the time), and used spotlights to isolate
me. I dressed in all black (if you saw ACME Love Machine, it was the same
costume I wore for Untitled Office Sketch Number Nine.) After the show, I
got several compliments from people who thought the staging was cool.
Honestly? I thought it looked pretty cool, too. Mike and Travis did a great
job putting it together.

I read Ready Or Not, Here I Come, followed by We Close Our Eyes, and then
Inferno to finish the first act. After a brief intermission, I did most of
The Saga Of SpongeBob Vega$Pants (or how i learned to stop worrying and
love star trek).

I had a really great time, even though I made some serious gaffes a few
times, like introducing Inferno: "This is called Inferno. It's a love
letter to my wife." Pause. Frown. Look at book. Look at audience. "Wait. No
it isn't." Pause. Swallow. Sweat. "This is called We Close Our Eyes! It is
a love letter to my wife." Pause. Look at book. Look at audience. Wipe
brow. "Thank you for coming to my dress rehearsal."

Then, when I read Inferno: "This is called Inferno." Pause. Pause. Pause.
"Maybe you've heard of it."

I had a really good time, and I can't wait to do it again. Travis and I are
going to edit the hell out of it, so the second half is closer to 35 or 40
minutes, and the first half is closer to 25 minutes. We figure that Vega
$Pants has three main bits: Meeting WFS, totally dying onstage, and going
on Star Trek: The Experience. I'm going to take those sections, write some
new "bridges" to tie them all together, and the result will be the second
act.

I didn't get the greatest audio, because I ended up going off the mic an
awful lot, but we're definitely going to do this again, and I'll get good
audio from a future performance.

I want to thank everyone who came out to watch the show, especially my Mom
and Dad. As I said in the show, if you're really lucky, maybe one day you
will get the opportunity to be heckled by your own father. (It was really
funny. You had to be there, I guess.) I know it was much longer than it
should have been, and I really appreciate you all staying with me through
the whole thing.

Update: There are only a few comments right now, but many readers have
asked if a DVD or streaming video from ACME will ever be offered. We've
thought about taping ACME shows in the past, but with a cast of 10, SAG and
Equity rules make that sort of thing not worth the effort. However, since I
am the writer and sole performer of this particular show, it's a lot
easier. Streaming is not an option, but a DVD certainly is. I'll look into
the costs, and see what I can do.

I spent much of yesterday writing for Dungeon and The Onion, and the rest
of it playing some SNGs on Poker Stars (I cashed four of five times: third
place three times and second once for a total gain of about 2 bucks. Go me.)

Anyway, when I woke up, I felt like I was just going to stare at the wall
all day, and I'm glad I had responsibilities I couldn't blow off, and
something else to do that would keep my focus off my grief the rest of the
time.

Late last night, though, I transferred some photos of Sketch from my
digital camera into my iMac . . . I'd been teetering on the edge of
hysterical grief all day long and that shoved me right off the ledge. I
collapsed on my couch and cried until my chest hurt and my cheeks stung. I
really, really miss him.

(And a huge thank you to everyone who has sent e-mails, and comments
offering support and understanding. You understand what this loss means to
me. To everyone else who thinks it's a good time to be cruel and heartless:
a huge go f.ck yourself.)

Anyway, tonight I've got my performance of Dancing Barefoot at ACME. Just
like the writing yesterday, it's going to be tough to get up on my feet and
focus, but I'm glad it's there. As we say in showbusiness: The Show Must Go
On.

Here are the details, reprinted from a couple of weeks ago:

In an effort to be more like my hero David Sedaris, I'm doing a live
performance of Dancing Barefoot, which will be recorded and turned into an
audiobook!

Details:

WHAT: Dancing Barefoot, live on stage!

WHERE: Acme Comedy Theatre (where else? ;)
135 N. La Brea
Hollywood, CA 90036
(323) 525-0202

WHEN: Tonight — Wednesday, April 27th at 8 pm.

TICKETS: $12

I will have a very limited number of Dancing Barefoot books for sale, and
if you already own a copy that you'd like to get signed, please bring it
out. I'm happy to do that.

I just love Dancing Barefoot. When I read from it, I get to revisit the
great memories I wrote about, but I also get to remember how fun and
exciting it was to write, publish, and release it. In contrast to the
frustration and disappointment I experienced with Just A Geek, I have
nothing but fond memories of the Monolith Press run of Dancing Barefoot.

This is going to rock! \m/

If you're in LA (or near LA, or have a lot of blog readers in LA) would you
help me out and mention this to your readers? I think it's going to be a
good show, and I'd like as many people as possible to know about it.

Update: My friend and fellow ACME Main Company Performer, Shane Nickerson,
recorded a hilarious Video Blog about tonight's performance. It's the first
real laugh I've had all week. Thanks, Shane. :)

I don't put pictures of my family and friends etc. out in the open
because I've done that before and gotten inappropriate (sometimes
scary) comments.

I like blogs because it allows me to keep up with old friends and
acquaintances.  Maybe we never knew each other well enough to talk for
an hour on the phone every week, but we still get a chance to catch
the hilights.

I have a blog, and I've never yet forced anyone to read it.  Some of
my friends do, though, I presume for the same reasons I read their
blogs.

Presumably, if you're reading a blog, it's because you are interested
in the person writing it.  If you're not interested, why on earth are
you reading it in the first place?