Already February. So what’s new? As I’ve neglected this site for some time, probably much!

A quick update:

-Spent most of December and early January in New York. Went there for some good ol’ fashioned head clearing, and happy to report that it did the trick. Stayed in Brooklyn, spending my days roaming around the city, hanging with pals, seeing some sights, and freezing my LA ass off. Spent the evenings doing stand-up, drinking a lot of beer and whiskey, and freezing my LA ass of. Because that’s just what you do in New York, I’m pretty sure. Did about ten stand-up shows, including one Be-Bop Heroin Hour which was a lot of fun. Had some great comics at Lolita Bar, including Jordan Carlos, Leo Allen, Kumail Najiani, Tim Molloy, and Liam McEaneany. The place was packed, and the show was well received, so mission accomplished. Overall, doing stand-up in NY had it’s ups and downs, which is about how it goes in LA. Typically, I do a set and immediately decide that stand-up is what I need to be doing for a living, or I do a set and immediately wonder why I subject myself to the pain. The net result was a decision to continue doing stand-up “casually.” We’ll see how that works out. The other fun part of the trip was getting the opportunity to shoot a couple episodes of a web series called “Mister Greenslacks” with comedian Bobby Tisdale. Hoping to get an edit of those together soon.

-Now that I am back in LA I am in transition mode. Still doing freelance video production, with one project due in a couple weeks. After that, the hunt is on for a job, which is promising given the current economic climate! But I’m hopeful something great will come soon. Or at least something that pays real money. Because I don’t know about you, but I like to buy things, like food and shelter.

-Did Be-Bop Heroin Hour at San Francisco Sketchfest this past weekend. It was a total blast, and we packed The Purple Onion and had a really fun time. Had a couple of great line-ups including Eddie Pepitone, Ron Lynch, Matt Champagne, Michelle Miracle, Sean Conroy, Vanessa Ragland, Jordan Carlos, Jeff Kriesler, and as always Chi Chi Lavie, Hugh Moore, and myself with two fantastic bands including The Lee Bob Quartet and The Sharp 4. Hope to do some more Be-Bops in LA and SF soon.

-Currently on Day 16 of a 30 Day plan to work out for at least 30 minutes a day. Half way through and I’ve only missed one day. I say that to brag.

-Other than that, just working on having a productive and focused year. Working on a fun podcast which should be out soon, and planning on a big year in creating more content for the web and beyond. Hope to update this site more often, and have a few other projects in the works. Stay tuned!