I got a show in Brooklyn tonight. It’s rare that I go there to perform, but it is something I want to go and do more often. I need to spread my wings and go into other places in the city, and build the connections. Granted, a lot of people I know will be on the show, still, it is a chance to work on some material and get it polished for the the march ahead.
Got 8 minutes tonight. It is something I need right now. I want to start working in the 8 to 10 space a lot more often. I need to get better at knocking these shows out and making the best of them. 8 to 10 has to start feeling like home.
I am curious to see what the crowd is going to be like in there? Dillon has a huge twitter following, at least to my standards, so I assume a few twitter people will be there. Also, some of the neighborhood, and also, a lot of the people that are around the other comics. In short, it should be a small but cool crowd. Ill record the set because I need to hear myself – I am going to be tightening up a lot of jokes tonight for their latest iterations. Lets see if the abridged versions can get the same laughs.
With that said, I would like to get to Eric I’s spot tonight at Karma. I want to get on, but also just seems like a cool spot to hang out and watch some comedy. There are going to be people there i know, and I would like to see some people get up and be funny.
New Jokes in the rotation and I am nervous about them. They have been incubating for a few months, and I like some of them. I haven’t , however, put them to the test of a crowd. With my auditions coming up, I would like to really my set down as much as possible, cutting down my usable jokes down to about 5 – 7 minutes of more pure funny.
Maybe in July I can start to work them in, and get them into show shape. Some of them are deeper concepts, and they are a little more complex. With that said, I really like them. I want them to do well.
A few auditions this month, and I can’t wait to get them over with. As I said before, I moseyed my way into getting up at 3 clubs around the city. I feel like I need my jokes to be the tightest to get into the club level. Even if these clubs aren’t the top in the city, being in a few clubs solidifies me as a comic around NYC.
And then the next challenge will begin.
Donors choose card is sitting on my table. I really want to get more active into the non-profit sector. Working with those in need will enrich my life a bit, give me a little more perspective, and help me be a better artist by learning how to connect more with people. I don’t ever want to be that guy locked away in his walled fortress, being deluded so much I think that the world is filled with people having parties filled with champagne and shrimp cocktails.
That is why I am going to work with Anthony starting this week. I don’t know what i can contribute to his Newark tech entrepreneur initiative, but I do hope that I can help.
I would like to build with smart people, because like helping with the less fortunate, it gives me the opportunity to grow as a person, build connections, and broaden my worldview.
People are working around me, and I just want to be working like them. I want to keep up. I want to be destined to greatness. I have done something to align myself with some stars, so I should do my best and make sure that I can go up there with them.
I was talking to Phil last night. Like most of us, he was saying he was lacking goals in life. I constantly feel the same way, so I try to create. I recommended to him that he do the same thing.
I told him I don’t want to be a king. Too much stress. I rather be a king maker or a jester. Sounds crazy, but both have the ability to talk to the king, to guide him, and to speak truth to him when the others in his court can’t.
My life is going both those ways now, with my comedy and my other persuits, like investing and soon, hopefully being a board member on a few non profits. I don’t know if these paths diverge or combine at some point, but I do know I want the ability to do this for a long time.
Been thinking about giving my therapist access to this blog. I am scared to, because really, this is me just unloading my thoughts, but then again, I am letting whoever read this anyway. I think my fear comes from him analyzing what I wrote.
I assume most people who read anything I write here will take it to be superficial. I mostly rant about myself, and honestly, this is an attempt to learn how to write about me, analyze me later, and improve my life. I don’t know where this stuff will turn to.
With that said, my therapist could be looking through this for clues on me. He knows a lot about me already, and this would give him a little more insight. I don’t know why I am imagining this to be such a bad thing, because now he could help steer the conversation and keep me on track when I become fearful and start to hide truths.
I am a compartmentalized dude. Hiding things from others is what i do best. Letting him see this would probably break some walls.
Maybe I should start breaking some walls.
Do: CPAP, Push Ups,Water
Didnt: Meditation, 16/8, Vegetable Juice, Thank You, To Dos, Wrap Up, 3 Things
From the desk of Adam Thomas 