Another evening of only semi-stellar performing. The older, tried-and-true material worked, but only *some* of the new stuff.
I continue to be aware how difficult it is to do topical humor. That "common ground" issue keeps coming up. While *I* am a news junkie, most of the people in the audience aren't. Further, talking about current events means my material is unpracticed, not polished & rehearsed.
Tom Ridge's revelations about the Bushie's political manipulation of the Homeland Security Threat Level was lost on the crowd. So was Michael Vick's "60 Minutes" interview & its ramifications.
I absolutely need to go autobiographical. The story about granddaughter Rachel's video on YouPorn worked OK (on the younger members of the audience only). Perhaps talking next time about son David's experience with internet dating will work better. At least people of all ages (who watch TV) will have heard of those dating sites. I can also go more "PG" than "R" or "X" talking about dating instead of porno.
I can also go local-geographical. "Godzilla" bit, get ready for some stage time!
As always, I'll look at the video & decide what to post.
Update: I looked at the video. Of a 7:30 set, 3 minutes *worked*. 1 minute old, 2 minutes new. That only leaves 4:30 minutes of new material that *didn't* work. Grim. [sigh]
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