Boiler

    It is a very light room tonight. Only 15 or so comics sign up. Still a good audience, I see good sets from a few new faces. This scene is blowing up fast, and I'm enjoying it.  
     Nothing special tonight, a decent set for a decent crowd. I left right afterwards went home and was asleep by 11. Old man status

Tonic

   All good things must come to an end they say. Unfortunately this is the last open mic at Tonic lounge, and I am happy to be here. Everybody is here, it is a packed house.
   The mic starts after the showcase and I go up 6th-ish. My set wasnt pretty, I'll be honest. Did some new jokes, and mostly got stared at. Kind of a classic Tonic lounge moment really... Afterwards I hung out till about midnight, shot the shit with my friends and headed home.

Double Dippin... again....

    2 open mic tonight. One at helium, and one at Brody Theater.
    The crowd of helium is tight, not laughing for anyone, I address it right at the start of my set. I go up and start talking shit about how terrible this crowd is and they warm up to that. Then I launched into my new bit about a girl who dumped me in middle school. It got a fairly good response as well. I left the stage pretty satisfied and headed off to Brody.
     Brody was pretty sparse. Only a couple comics made up the audience, and there was maybe 20 at most. I went up to the host and asked if I could get put on early, and he hooks me up. I was in and out of there in less than 30 minutes, which is nice. I did my dirty dozen bit about mothers killing their kids and I got a pretty good response out of this crowd. All in all a pretty productive night for me.

Double Dippin...

   Tonight I have 2 shows I get the pleasure of doing.I like nights like these because they really give me a sense of purpose. I dont get a lot of Portland local show bookings, nowadays I do most of my work out of the city. Its nice to get some time local. First up, Jade Lounge.
    Jade Lounge is a small intimate little bar with high ceilings and low lighting, like an opium den. Jonas is a great promoter and the place fills up before showtime, maybe 30 people in this small room. I go up 3rd cause I have to leave early. The crowd is pretty tight for the first 2 comics, so I go up with a fuck it attitude and just get down to it. They eat it up. Right off the bat, my new pussy eating joke is getting love, and it continues through the set, I only hit a couple flat spots, but all in all, great set! I leave a happy camper and head off to Boar of Gods...
     ...Bar of Gods has a new show I am on called "Vs. the Wheel" in which comics do 10 minutes. the first 5 are regular, then the 2nd 5 are in a style selected by spinning a giant digital wheel projected on a screen behind you. Lots of topics you can get. I got "news reporter" in which I had to do the last half of my set like I was a new reporter...pretty self explanitory. I did ok...this def wasnt as good as my Jade set but I was practicing for my Dirty Dozen Showcase tomorrow and did some r rated stuff. My new bit about mothers killing their kids is coming along nicely.

Nics Bar and Grille

    Holy shit what a great night! I am in Amboy Washington in the middle of nowhere, deep deep country, at some biker bar called Nics. Wood paneling on all the walls, a super grungy bathroom, this is legit. Giant log cross sections are the backdrop of this stage, and couple pool tables  and a long bar stretching 50 feet line the back wall. It just feels right. Great menu here, the burgers are great!
    This. Crowd. Was. Awesome. They ate all my shit up, I got a bunch of applause breaks and left with a smile. Even my newest "mothers who kill their kids" bit was given an applause! This crowd like clean and rough stuff and I feel like I am firing on all cylinders tonight!
    I ended up getting called the next day and invited back to feature on the next show!  These are my people, I will be back for the next show and cant wait to see them again!

New Deal Distillery

   Wow, what a show! I was glad to be a part of this, the 4th ever show at The New Deal. This venue is great, its a large open warehouse that serves as a distillery. With giant, Willy Wonka looking contraptions behind the stage. Copper and brass pipes, dials, knobs and cranks...you could seriously fuck shit up in here if you dont know what you are doing.
    The lineup is packed, as are most Portland shows nowadays. I ended up closing out the show, which was not the original plan, but the headliner had to dip out early so I got the honors. By the time I got on stage the crowd had seen 90 minutes of solid comedy. Tim Hammer crushed so hard, he was on top of his game tonight. The crowd was on board for my entire set as well, start to finish. I did about 15 minutes and it just flew by, I wish I coulda done more.
    This was a great was to spend a Friday night.