Good Morning hooooo hoooooo!!!!!

Hi Everyone, I hope everybody got their smiles ordered for Labor Day  Some people are Christmas people, some dig Halloween, I’m all about Labor Day.  It’s all about BBQ, relaxing and goofing off, three things my Randy Quaid like physique is built for.

There's an open mike at the Guitar Merchant Woodland Hills which is a whole lot of fun. It's my songwriting woodshed.  There’s always an eclectic bunch of characters at these open mikes.  At the last one, there was this 3-400lb dude in a mechanical chair. He performed the funniest song I have heard at an open mike, satirizing the way everyone uses the word “awesome” to describe almost anything these days.  He also works with clay and showed me a book of clay figures he made.  The reason he was overweight was the kind of clay he used turned out to be toxic and shut down his thyroid.   Definitely a character. 

I’ve been handling most of my stand-up comedy at an outdoor open mike in Sherman Oaks called Soapbox Sessions.  Some of you may have seen pictures of it from my facebook feed.  I’ve been preparing for a show @ Flappers, this Thursday, August 30^th.  See here for Details.  A big shout out to Jerry Corley, he's helped me a whole lot to sharpen my material.

I’m also back taking classes at the Groundlings.  The Groundlings are a comedy theater in Los Angeles known for such alumni as Will Ferrell, Jon Lovitz and my personal favorite Wendy Meclendon-lovey.  There are 4 levels before they make a decision on whether or not you are able to perform onstage.  I have finished one of the levels and am currently working on the second.  I’ve already gotten off on the wrong foot, and one teacher has already threatened to punch me in the face if I don’t improve.  That’s …. Just ….Great.  (Sigh)  All I want is to be the modern reincarnation of SCTV, but everyone’s in love with being a badass these days.  I’ve been retail therapying my ass off at Amoeba Records after class, followed by an elaborately greasy hamburger.

Well, I hope all is well.  Thanks for checking in with me.  Big smiles to you.

Piece en Sol,

Ramsey