former joke writer for 101 KLOL-FM in Houston; winner of 1998 Houston’s Funniest Person contest;semi-finalist of LAST COMIC STANDING 2; performed in "New Faces of Comedy" at 2004 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal; performed at the Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy (edited smooth out); set a comedy record in 2005 by performing in 50 shows in 50 states in 50 days, chronicling in a documentary film HELLGIG AMERICA which premiered at the 2005 COMEDIA film festival at JFL; will be seen in the debut episode of the new Comedy Central stand-up showcase, "LIVE at GOTHAM" on September 1st 2006;
HERE’S THE BEST SHIT EVER ON YOUTUBE!
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HILARIOUS! with MATT KIRSCH
Website
johnwessling.com -and- theredeye.us
Influences
Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, John Prine, Paul Harvey, Art Bell...but this is my hero,
SAM KINISON
Members
I'm not sure what this means, maybe unions? If so WGA and AFTRA. I'd like to see a US Comics Guild
Films
Albums
CD’s; Fresh Cut Grass, US 59, Live in Beaumont, and LED ZEPPELIN 4
John Wessling's Interests
General
Golf, Booty Shakin', playing guitar badly and loud, Animal Husbandry, Major League Baseball, stand-up comedy, bong hits for Jesus, and weird literature.
Music
All things non-pop crap. I would love to rob a bank with John Prine and Willie Nelson. I like the Tony Clifton Revival, TOO SOFFT, the Bologna Fadeaways, 100's and THE 100's and the(THE) 100's and the onehundreds, The Figs, Nada Surf, Sam Roberts Band, Jack Chuckscokov and the BANGKOK LUNCHBOX
Movies
The classics, Stripes, The Blues Brothers, Caddyshack, Blazing Saddles, The Kentucky Fried Movie, Raising Arizona, Elvis meets Nixon, The Big Lebowski, History of the World part 1...I just got a Bruce Lee DVD with THE GAME OF DEATH on it and it has blown my mind!!
Television
Once again, the classics; Sanford & Son, All in the Family, Night Court, almost ALL dramas and Law & Orders, and I will watch any documentary you put in front of me. I dig Canadian TV very much.
Books
Yes, I read them. Too many and varied to list but a good starter is The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell. you should google "CHOCOLATE LIZARDS"-good times
Heroes
Mostly the same as the people I want to meet plus some dead people. Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison, Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, Cal Ripken Jr., Hank Williams Sr. AND Jr. I know there is more, I'll add later...
About me:
ON-AIR in Bakersfield California on the number three AM station in the Southern San Joaquin Valley.
I have already secured LIMITED SYNDICATION...our "X" hour show will be broadcast on "Hot Talk" 1230 AM KGEO
and then simulcast on HAM radio WJ6T international shortwave to all corners of the globe
-AND-
on CB channel 7 at the I-5/CA-99 split.
I'd like to offer an early GRACIAS to our spanish translators on the sister-show, EL OJO ROJO.
You should be able to hear them faintly under our audio feed.
In the ODD chance that you don't live in this area OR have sensitive shortwave radios,
you can hear the RED EYE streaming on warpradio.com, (just enter the call letters KGEO)
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Pass this on to all your friends...at least the one that are worth a shit, I have ENOUGH penguins for friends!
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Thanks Everybody,
John Wessling
Who I'd like to meet: Willie Nelson,
the Dalai Lama,
Joe Montana,
Bill Cosby,
Bill Clinton,
the COMEDY POLICE,
Robert Plant,
Nolan Ryan,
Tom Snyder,
Art Bell,
Phil Hendrie,
and Randy Ferbey, Canadian Curling machine
