And We're Back

OK. I ain't so petulant this morning.

I don't hate the show, and I'm not giving up. I am frustrated with how it went last night, and I do feel like I'm not giving my friends the show that they pay for and find time for week after week.

We had a small house last night. That was to be expected, being Halloween weekend and all. As we were backstage, the cast said, Ok, we are only doing this show tonight for us. So, let's go have fun. This is our show. Someone then said, and for Tony's friends. They all totally appreciate the fact that I am the only one who brings people week after week.

Still, having fun by enjoying the show, and having fun by just getting crazy are two different things. Last night, we got crazy.

The night had started out great.

I gave out flyers on Hollywood, then headed over to the bar to grab a bite to eat. There was a big benefit going on at the theatre before our show, so they were all waiting to get in when I arrived to eat. I sat at the bar, and next thing I know, the seat next to me is pulled and an older black man asks if he can sit there.

It was Garrett Morris, from the original SNL cast.

I said yes, and then said, so what are you up to tonight.

He talked about the benefit, and that it was Alex Boorstein from Mad TV. He asked me if she was still on the show, but I didn't know who she was, and said I didn't know. I had however, just had lunch with some of the Mad TV crew, and told him about that, and that I had heard of the benefit going on from them.

He then asked if I was an actor. I said yes, and gave him one of the cards to our show. He asked me more about it, and then said he would come some time. His girlfriend/agent/manager/handler came by and said time to go, and he held his hand out to shake mine, and introduced himself. Then he told the woman to come over, and he introduced her to me, telling her I was an actor in the next show, and that they needed to come see it some time.

I thought that was cool.

The other funny thing was when Alex Boorstein was packing up after her benefit, and apologizing to us for making our show a half hour late. She was packing a suitcase, and would go in and out of the common room to grab items and fill the case. As she was out, her boyfriend came in and grabbed the case, thinking it packed, and left with it. She came into the room with an item, saw the case gone, and looked at us and said, Ok, which of you cocksuckers took my suitcase.

HW said later he was very proud to have Alex Boorstein call him a cocksucker.

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Got off the phone with KK. He told me to relax. He told me that I care too much, as any artist would, but to just let go and have fun. He said the show is very fun, and that my friends are enjoying themselves.

I'm going to try and listen to him.