These are the comics I really love (in no particular order) Richard Pryor, Chris Rock, Eddie Murphy, Steven Wright, Brian Reagan, Roseanne, Ellen, Mitch Hedberg, Anthony Clark, Paula Poundstone, Steve Martin, Dane Cook, Norm MacDonald, Joe Rogan, Bob Newhart, Wanda Sykes, Zach Galifianakis, Don Rickles, Bernie Mac, Johnny Carson, George Lopez, Dave Chappell, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Howard Stern - not a comic, but deserves to be on my list, Lisa Lampinelli, Dave Attell... I love them all for different reasons - energy, word choice, physicality, story telling ability, brilliant one liners, cadence, the tone of their voice, likeablity, stage presence, joke writing and I love them all for their dedication to the art of stand-up comedy. Comedic actors... Charles Grodin, Bill Murray, Jennifer Coolidge, Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Lucy. I’ll keep adding to the list as they come to me.
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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.”
Stand-up comedy, recreational drug use, banjos, interior design, love, friends, reading, chocolate, growth, writing, cold showers on a hot day, making my family laugh - hell, making anyone laugh, watching my loved ones grow as people, believing in your dreams, hard work, kind empathetic people, old photos of loved ones, fond memories that make me smile, dogs, writing a great joke, interesting word choices, new notebooks, coffee and great conversation, road trips - I prefer being a co-captain, bold colors, grilling, witty e-mail banter, kissing, christmas ornaments, handwritten letters on beautiful stationary, Vargas girls, pretty dresses, high thread count sheets and cozy blankets, anything handmade, bursts of creative energy in the middle of the night, seeing something in a new way, big hair, travel, a sense of completion, jasmine (the flower and the rice), old people holding hands, shakin' my money maker, campfires/gathering sticks/roasting marshmellows, fall leaves, soft fabrics, investigating crimes (of the heart... i.e. cheating)
ME IN GUANTANAMO BAY... "WHERE MY DETAINEES AT?"
The Shawshank Redemption (I loves me some prison violence), Dirty Dancing (I love a man who can dance his way out of a pickle), Rocky (I threw that one in for the fellas), anything with Richard Gere or full frontal (I love a gratuitous penie shot... there should be more. Little Miss Sunshine, The Goodbye Girl, Kramer vs. Kramer, Steel Magnolias, Flashdance (don't judge me and my poor taste)
The Sopranos (I hear it's coming back in 2046... that is unless global warming melts more glaciers and we're all dead. Keep your fingers crossed! I think we all miss Tony and his hijinks...is that how you spell hijinks, probably not (thank god I was given a big rack to make up for my lack of smarts), Curb Your Enthusiasm (although I feel it jumped the shark this season... forgive me for saying "jump the shark," I want to hit me.), Extras (I thought it would be better), Oprah (nuff said)
Books
I ain't a much for that-there book learnin'. I'm really vapid-I just page through fashion magazines to further my self-loathing. READING? WHO NEEDS GROWTH? But if I were to recommend a book or two they would be: The Magic of Believing, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Prayer for Owen Meany, The Beauty Myth and Promiscuities by Naomi Wolf (ladies, get ready to get angry - but don't just get angry, do something), The Bernie Mac Story, Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, Naked, anything in the self-help section that will allow me to procrastinate, The Comedy Writer, Running With Scissors... let me know when you finish these and then I'll give ya' a few more.
my frazymusic, movies and books!
Heroes
ME. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO SAVE MYSELF FOR YEARS!
YUP. THAT'S ME (AGE 9) POURING BOOZE IN AN ABOVE-GROUND POOL. LOOK OUT AL-ANON, HERE I COME.
