Dodging tornadoes

In the beginning of March, I headed down to Chattanooga, TN to perform at the Vaudeville Cafe. I had only been there once before, and that didn't even really count since I wasn't in the city itself (I was at a one-nighter outside of town where the MC introduced me as "a Yankee Girl"). So I loaded up on podcasts, techno music and Clif bars and prepared to make my drive down south.


From the rest stop in Tennessee. You have no idea how badly I wanted to take this. My apartment feels incomplete without it.

I had heard there were tornadoes in the area, but somehow I figured they wouldn't affect me (invincibility complex much?). Besides look what I found on my iPhone:



Seventies in March = a game I play. P.S. You know you're from the north when you don't care that there are death-producing weather conditions, and you're just excited because the temperature is in the 70's.

Well, turns out, there were tornadoes that plowed thru an area close to where I was supposed to perform. They even canceled the show on Friday. As I noted in a previous post, I am no stranger to mixing comedy with natural disasters.

On Saturday, the weather was clear, sunny and gorgeous as ever, and we had a great show that evening.



I had the pleasure of working with the very funny Rodney Wiggins, Kristine Kinsey and Bryan McCree.

I even got a chance to walk around and enjoy the sunshine during the day. Some pictures from my walk around the city:












I really enjoyed my time in Chattanooga! It's a beautiful city! And, this time, I didn't even get called a Yankee Girl (not even once).

St. Patrick's Day race!

Just registered for this St. Patrick's Day race. Nothing goes better with green beer than hyperventilation!

Safe in TN

After dodging tornadoes and hail last night in Chattanooga, TN (and having my show canceled due to the storm), I am safe. Sadly, I am no stranger to mixing comedy with natural disasters.

P.S. You know you're from the north when you don't care that there are death-producing weather conditions, and you're just excited because the temperature is in the 70's.

Brew Ha Ha at the Dow Center

On Saturday, February 18, 2012, I had a chance to perform at the Brew Ha Ha in Saginaw, Michigan. Not only did it take place in a 2200-seat theatre (by far, the largest crowd I've ever performed in front of), but it also featured microbrews from all over Michigan. Plus, I got to work with some really awesome (not to mention nice) fellow comics.


Me on stage.


Dirty blondes are delicious...and the beer isn't half bad either. Heyyyy-oooo!


David Dyer pre-show, unaware that he was modeling our fancy dressing rooms (when I snuck up and took a stealthy shot).


Love, love, LOVED having my own dressing room, complete with private bathroom (especially since the beer was free and flowing).



Backstage.

Dirty Skiing

The day after the puppet show (and a fun one-nighter in Michigan, that I, unfortunately, did not get any pictures of...I did get a really cool soy candle from an audience member though), the main squeeze and I decided to go cross country skiing. And by cross country skiing, I mean we attempted to not fall down while having weird, plank-like devices attached to our feet. As you can see, we weren't all that successful:



Some more pictures of our adventure:


Thank God. I was getting pretty antsy at 6:59!













After acquiring several bruises from falling down, we then indulged in some yummy deliciousness from Whole Foods:






And then headed out to the Dirty Show.


I also reviewed the show for ZoiksOnline, which you can read here.

Puppets

On Saturday, I was asked to perform at my first show for children. Because most of my jokes involve not-so-children-friendly material (my act isn't dirty, it's just that I don't think kids really appreciate the true comic genius of Jägermeister jokes), I was excited about the challenge. As the performance date drew closer, I began to get more and more nervous. In fact, I even told myself that I was counting the show as a success if nobody cried (both the children and me).

The show ended up being really fun! Angela Madden put the show together, and I worked with Chris Young, Mike O'Keefe and Khurum Sheikh. The best part? After we each did our sets, we got to play with puppets and do an impromptu puppet show.


Contemplating some last minute act clean-ups before the children arrive.

The Dreamland Theatre, in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where the show took place, was so cool. It's this quaint little place that's mostly used for marionette shows. Here are some shots of the various puppets and sites around the theatre:






First-time puppeteers.

Performing in theatres!

I performed at the State Theatre in Bay City, Michigan last night was Norm Stulz and Steve Lind. The show was absolutely fantastic! Steve and Norm are both so funny, and the crowd was on fire! Wow, what a difference it makes to perform in a place other than a bar with five people in the crowd.

The drives there and back were absolutely brutal! 20 mph in a blizzard anyone? I seriously started to wonder how many foursquare points I'd get for a check-in in the ditch. But the show made risking totally my car so worth it.

Now, off to my show for children at the Dreamland Theatre in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It's times like these that I really, REALLY wish I knew how to make balloon animals.