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• 4 Hours For 10 Minutes

  January 31, 2018

  I love being a standup comedian. It's an addiction for me. I can write a joke in the morning and try it on stage that very night, at multiple venues. When a new joke works, forget it, there's nothing like it. Most of the time it's painful because I'm just trying to remember how to…

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• A Pizza Poem (By Martin and Claire)

  February 13, 2013

  Pizza Poem   I stare at the pie  and deeply consider the voyage it makes before it's delivered   The powdery dough Inviting creation Exquisite hands Are kneading but patient   Caressing its face And sprinkling the cheese Precision with toppings A quick turn&nbsp...

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• Submitting The Film

  February 21, 2011

  So this morning after weeks of tweaking the sound, and cutting the running time down, I FINALLY sent my film out to festivals.  Cannes Independent, Chicago Underground, Maui, San Antonio, and Coney Island. The 2nd round will include N. Yorkshire, Denver, Toronto, Orlando, Atlanta, Sydney,&nb...

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• Stefan and Jason (continued)

  November 19, 2009

   The only time I got mixed up in his bullshit was when we charged people to park across the street from Hollywood Billiards. It was a parking lot that no one was using- I think it was for some closed businesses, but Jason had me set out some cones and he would collect to every…

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• Stefan and Jason

  November 19, 2009

    After talking to Alyse about Jason, and falling apart over the phone, he's still in my head tonight. I can improvise a conversation between us and I'm surprised I can pretty much figure out his response. I don't want to write this like its a fucking obituary, but maybe it will sound that w...

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• Happy Accident For A Film Geek

  November 3, 2009

   I went to The New Beverly last night- great spot for double features.  It's a place for rabid movie geeks for sure, and they had a doozy of a lineup.  Big Trouble In Little China, followed by They Live- two John Carpenter films.  I was especially excited because my buddy Alex...

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• Dear Diary

  March 10, 2009

  Today I am writing in a diary labeled 1994, because to my mother, 1994 was the year her son turned into a cigarette smoking criminal, that frequently snuck out of the apartment to buy Winstons at a machine inside the Dennys restaurant. The cigarette machine was next to two pay phones, along with ...

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• Cal: Highlights For The Week

  March 8, 2009

  1. Shot out the tires of a BMW that honked at me while I was crossing its path. 2. Spent an entire day, blacking out the "T" in "Thuglife" tags around the city. I want them to think its an inside job by a sensitive member of the gang. 3. Sacrificed one of my friendships…

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• The Guy (fiction)

  December 17, 2008

                     She wasn't in the mood for this.  Genny wanted to go home, so she could take a bath and finish her book.  Then she'd make herself a lemon tea, curl up on her bed and invite her Pug, Arnold...

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