Okay, so a couple of people asked me what was up with the blog. That lately I’ve been posting a few more non-theatrical items. They want to know if this shift in direction is permanent or if I will get back to my collection of reviews as they needed them as a cure for insomnia.
I just want to assure you that this blog will continue on the path that I set out on a couple of years ago – it will be a repository of reviews I scrawled about theatre in Richmond. But frankly I always wanted to write about more. In the past I’ve talked a little bit about my life as a stand-up comedian, and as such, I was moving into a direction of being a social gadfly – being a commentator which is a polite way of saying I wasn’t getting too many laughs but a lot of people nodding their heads and agreeing with me.
So missing those nods, I thought I would drift back a little bit, but I’m too old and too set in my ways to make the round of open mic nights or beg for a spot and the more established comedy clubs. (Although, if any theatre owner wants to get together and put on a night of comedy on a dark night, please let me know at Mondojohnnyblog@gmail.com.)
Some of my heroes were writers like Art Buchwald, Erma Bombeck, Don Marquis, and Dave Barry. I thought these folks had the greatest job imaginable – work a couple of days a week writing funny things that people could read while slurping down frozen waffles and laugh as they run out the door. Okay, maybe not always laugh, but at least nod their head in agreement. I wanted that job. I wanted to mine my life for laughs from strangers and get paid gobs of money doing it.
Using my great financial acumen, I’m starting out by doing it for free. Unless of course someone wants to pay me for opening up my psyche for fun and laughter on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Anyone? Damn. So, we’re back to that free thing here on the blog.
Anyway, I hoped we could kick off the new year with a contest in which you can supply an opening line for me to use. Remember that email? Mondojohnnyblog@gmail.com. You can use it to drop me a line, disagree with me politely, agree with me vehemently, marvel over the fact that I spelled “vehemently” correctly on the first try, or give me an opening line. I love to build stories from a single line. Used to do it all the time and look forward to doing it again.
Coming soon: More news about celebrities, politicians, and small minded people. Don’t forget pets, lack of sleep, and too much laundry. The joy of naps! Why I love theatre! When do I plan on reading Bill Brock’s play about James Dean? All this and more – soon, here in Mondojohnny land. Season tickets still available.
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