I read your posts yesterday about the experience you had with Janeane G-wow what a cool story!!!
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You made HER laugh and helped HER performance....
Unintentionally. of course. Mind you, the look on her face when it aw started going to shit after ma deadpan sarcastic remark wus priceless. Because that crowd was 95% Yanks who made the trip to Edinburgh, specifically to see her. And ah'll bet the last thing they were expectin' wus a big, tanned, wheelchair-bounded bi-racial Scottish fella tae knacker the proceedings. Also, y'know whit Yank are like when it comes to irony and sarcasm, eh? Nae offence, like...
Though we did huv a bit of banter when ah started wiping my brow with a tissue. Janeane acknowledging that it was quite warm in the room, to which ah responded to in a typically Scottish manner saying:
"Aye, it's roostin' in here", which got a slghtly nervous laugh from the American lassies sitting in the opposite aisle to me.
She was further amused that laughed out loud and even appluded along with crowd when she did anti-war routine, which included a great one-liner about George W. Bush. And believe reference the infamous Dixie Chicks controversy, as well as a dig at the southern states for their hypocrisy. Anyway, after she did it, Janeane, smiling, looks directly at me and said:
"Good. I'm glad you three laughed and clapped at that also, because I wasn't sure how that bit was going to go down here. Y'know considering how I already greatly misjudged some other material tonight"
Must say, I am glad that August 6th 2009 show was a preview show, meaning no-one from any newspaper was in doing a review, cuz they would've gave her a shit review, I'd have probably got a brief mention as the guy who messed up the night.
Though, as I said, still glad she kept that bit about Scotland and our love of alcohol in her show when she toured the States the year after the Fringe and when it came to recording the show for CD/DVD, because the cheer that routine gets when she mentions Glasgow makes me feel proud to be Scottish.
As well as knowing that she'd probably have been hesitant to do the bit, hud ah no royally f**ked up her chances of winning the crowd back talkin' aboot cricket.
I just watched two really great stand-up's I had never heard of. I swear laughter is absolutely the best medicine ever.
Having struggle with depression since ah wus 12, that's very true. Cannae beat a good laugh to lift yer mood. Though, ah huv'nae really watched much stand-up comedy lately, expect when ah go and see it live - and these last few months have been great.
Am a bit wary of getting recognised during the Edinburgh Fringe this year, as ah wus sitting front at a gig during this year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival, pretty much doubled-over in ma wheel-chair laughing to the point of tears. And ah bumped intae one of the district nurses, who gave me daily jags to prevent blood clots while ah wus off ma feet in leg plaster a few months ago, at that comedy gig ah attended with ma sister just this past Friday. Thankfully, it wus'nae too awkward, despite that brief
"You look oddly familiar" moment.
Oh yeah-you should definitely get one of those tats
Whit yin, the Saltire flag or the tartan? I'm kinda undecided on which design would look cooler as a cover up fur ma left forearm scars. :idontknow:
Am also considering gettin' this Bon Jovi logo tattooed on me somewhere.
Or I might get a Guns N' Roses logo? Not just because I was a fan, but my mum was the one who got into listening to them. So they're kinda a sentimental meaning behind both Guns and Bon Jovi for me.
Oh, and ah definitely want to get this Graham clan crest as a shoulder piece, at some point.
Other than those, ah huv'nae really thought beyond like gettin' song lyrics tattooed on me, which is better than gittin' Chinese or Japanese symbols. But for now, ah think I'll go with gettin' ma inner left forearm done.
