More Atheist Stand Up

So here's more from the same weekend of shows at The Geery. I was performing with Tapan Trivedi and Brent Weinbach.

Me doing Stand Up

You can tell I'm nervous here as I curse more than I should, a sure give away. I was nervous because I hadn't done stand up in a while having been distracted by performing sketch and I was getting my sea legs back. But it's still a good clip. Enjoy.

Inspired

Nothing like a bit of rejection to get my wheels turning. Since getting the rejection slip from the second agent to look at my book I've mailed out two copies of my self published book of short stories to potential reviewers, done a ton of work on my Atheist Survival guide and started collecting information on submitting some short stories to magazines. Being desperate for a few successes is a good thing for me motivation wise.

Ted Nugent (loincloth)

This website is a great one for showing God's love, I mean, it's right there in the name.
http://lovegodsway.org/GayBands

My favorites are Ted Nugent (loincloth)
and Elton John (very gay)

I'm not so upset that they listed Motorhead on their list as I am that they didn't put a parenthetical after. I mean c'mon man, it's Motorhead. Shouldn't that read Motorhead (bad ass Satan worshiping SOBs)?

Overall, they're really not helping their cause pointing out the fact that us secular types have all the good music. I'm pretty sure the site is a hoax. Little clues are Morrissey is labeled as (?questionable?) and George Michael is labeled as (Texan). Pretty funny stuff.

Thanks to The Hellouts for bringing this to my attention.

The Rejection Letter

"I read your piece with great interest. I admire your drive for success and ambition. The focus of your memoir is a good one, especially in a world where young people can expect to bounce from job to job. However, I was unable to sufficiently connect to the narrative voice, which is imperative for memoirs of this kind. For this reason I am sorry to say that I will not be able to offer representation."

SHIT

I finished that last post, went home to grab some lunch, and while I was there my rejection letter came in the mail. DAMN! I'm really upset, more than I should be. I try not to get overly invested but I can't help it, and now I'm really bummed. I feel exhausted and tired of... well, just tired. I work full time, and then I do plays, and comedy shows and writing and its just go, go, go. I almost enjoy being sick because it means being still for a bit, but by the second day I'm feeling restless and I'm back at my laptop and on the phone.
Damn.
Rejection letters suck.
I try to remember that every successful artist has a file of rejection letters. Unfortunately every unsuccessful artist I know does too. Damn.

The Waiting

Well, the agent who requested my manuscript back in December after liking my query letter has not yet given me the yay or the nay. Her office did send me some release forms and after having an attorney friend look at them I signed away and sent them back. The waiting makes me crazy, but my friend Ken, who referred me to this agent in the first place, says its a good thing, that she'd have let me know right away if it was a definite no. He feels like I must still be in the running. It would be really great to be represented by a good agent and to be able to give a bit more time to writing.

In the meanwhile, I continue to work on The Atheist Survival Guide, which I hope to have done by March. I'm also working on my next blog, Ritalin. I'm scanning old school photos and family portraits which will serve to illustrate my tales of public schooling gone awry. And my buddy Jason from Gas, Food, Theater will be helping me make some postcards to advertise the new blog when it launches. So, plenty to keep me busy. I was home sick for 2 and a half days, so what I should really be busy with is getting caught up at work, but where's the fun in that?

Best American Comics 2006

I wrote a review for the new News and Review

The Best American Comics 2006
Harvey Pekar (ed.), Anne Elizabeth Moore (series ed.)
Houghton Mifflin
Click here to buy it from Amazon

The Best American Series continues to expand, now taking on comics. And, as guest editor Harvey Pekar (American Splendor) explains in his introduction, what’s “best” continues to be subjective. A near-total exclusion of superhero comics--unless you count the charmingly reluctant crime-fighter/world-saver Onion Jack--undoubtedly will disappoint fans of that form. What this volume does offer is a vast selection of fantastic underground-comic-book craft, beautifully bound in a full-color hardcover with gold leafing. Maybe you’ll be discovering the wonderfully simple drawings of Joel Priddy for the first time, but contributions from the likes of comix superstar Robert Crumb and Love & Rockets’ Jaime Hernandez will fill the need for something familiar.

Click here to read this review at The News and Review's site.

www.NotComedy.com

I Can't Believe It's Not Comedy, my much loved comedy troupe just did a major website overhaul. Check it out at www.notcomedy.com, and while you're there note the upcoming show dates. We're just ridiculously excited about performing with The Cody Rivers Show, a fantastic duo from Washington.

Another Glowing Review

Sacrag.com likes my book.
Read their review by clicking here .

For more information including information on how to buy my book, click here.