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You are so welcome! Waiting on part 4.
posted by
Annicita
on February 1, 2022 at 7:28 AM
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Re: Kabu
Amen.
posted by
BigV
on January 28, 2022 at 5:51 PM
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I was once told by someone very successful never to be precious about my work.
posted by
Kabu
on January 28, 2022 at 4:57 PM
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I had to go back, but I see *that* you left it out the second sentence.
Good job, my friend!
One of my favorite comics was Rodney Dangerfield. I got to meet him doing a comedy routine in Miami in 2002. His entire shtick was making fun of himself, and he was a master. I had been sitting at a table very close to the stage, and he got talking to me during the performance. After he was done, he invited us back to his dressing room, and we got several photos of us together. When I told him that I wanted to try some stand-up, he said that if you can't take criticism, you'll never amount to anything.
When we moved to San Francisco, I did some stand-up on open mic night at Comedy Den. I didn't get picked to go forward, but the promoter did tell me, 'With a little polish, you could do this. You are one funny SOB!' It was the first time someone cursed at me and made me laugh. I did stand-up in Tampa several times, getting paid a year later. It's another world that I dabbled in and wished I could have continued, but that was about the time that Judy had her first major stroke, and she always came first, and I walked away, sad but smiling.
posted by
BigV
on January 28, 2022 at 12:43 PM
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That's so generous of you and will be so helpful to her. It's good you don't take any "crit" personally. Oops! Did you notice how in the second sentence I left out the word "that!" Told you how I don't use it enough instead of using it too much when you wrote about yourself over-using the word, "THAT."
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 28, 2022 at 11:46 AM
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Amen! I need the kind of information she is giving me. Candy-coating doesn't help. I wanted her to tell me exactly what she was telling me. "THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED!" 99% of it is little things, but those are the things that mean the most to me. Every suggestion she has given me has been taken and changed precisely as she explained.
I tell people that it is hard to offend me because I get up every morning, look in the mirror, and am offended by what I see. After that, the day is a good one.
The next time we talk on the phone, I will see what I can do to make things even. I am in negotiation with my Twitter promotions company. Maybe I can get her material slipped in with mine. (Just a thought, Annie!)
posted by
BigV
on January 28, 2022 at 11:33 AM
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That is so sweet of Annicita. I do hope it warms up there and everywhere.
posted by
Sea_Gypsy
on January 28, 2022 at 11:14 AM
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Great! This is a heartwarming post.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 28, 2022 at 8:49 AM
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