#ANDY'S COMING BACK BAYBEE

[therealsoulking]

Undead Unluck Chapter 153

Oh Shit!

Oh Fuck!

Nico’s been hit with a pound of Unluck!

On another note, we get definition for this universe’s version of Unfair, with Billy needing to envy someone in order to copy their ability, which worries me by its potential to backfire as Billy becomes more of an equal to the rest of the Union.

BUT THATS A PROBLEM FOR LATER BECAUSE NICO’S A DEAD MAN IF WE DON’T STOP THIS THING FROM CRUSHING HIM.

Well that settles that. Nico is saved, and we can move on to the next tragedy with Billy, Tella, and Creed in tow.

FUCK YEAH ITS BEEN TOO LONG SINCE A SHONEN JUMP SERIES WENT TO THE MOON

Unfeel’s been absent for a while, so it’ll be nice to bring him back as a member of the Union. You know who else has been absent for a while though...?

[sansloii]

Which starter Pokémon is your muse picking from the five generations of the Pokémon games? You can only pick 1 per gen!

I have 8 muses so I think I will answer for all 8. And I'll assume you meant the first five generations but i'm a weak individual so i will be doing all nine

Mikah: Spiritgatito 'cause cat. and Meowscarda was made for Mikah specifically. They would pick this all on their own and would not look back. Scorbunny was a close second, though!

Penny: Torchic 'cause that little chicken nugget is my absolute favorite and I really like the idea of Penny just holding one in her lap. or it burping flames at Mikah and Evan when they annoy her. Cyndaquil was a close second for her.

Wynn: Turtwig!!! I really meant it when I was like "Man loves his plants" and i had a difficult time choosing between the grass starters for him. Ultimately, though, i went with this little guy for him despite the fact that he would realistically have all of them. Or at least know people that have the ones he can't.

Evan: Totodile 'cause Evan is a goblin and so is Totodile. I also think that having one would really suit him at all stages of its evolution and like… bro, it's a crocodile. Evan's in love already. The other ones he was eyeing was Litten aaaand Skeledirge.

Dakota: Fennekin and no one can tell me any different. You cannot tell me that the Fennekin-Braixen-Delphox line is not specifically Dakota-coded. It is so cute and Koko would be on that little guy in a heartbeat. Also, it has a type advantage over Mikah's pick at least in the Grass-Fire aspect so. If she didn't go with Fennekin, she'd scoop Chimchar or Tepig in a heartbeat.

Joseph: I had to change Joey's because initially, he would pick Froakie explicitly because of Greninja if he's thinking outside the realm of fucking people over 'cause honestly, their temperaments would mesh so well. I then remembered that Generation I exists and realized Joseph would be that one bastard with a Charizard so he can have a double type advantage over Mikah's pick. 4x damage baybee.

Roderick: Grookey! I had chosen Chimchar initally for him but, given that another already has a starter from the Sinnoh region, I had to change Roderick's pick. I was already contemplating whether or not he would have Chimchar or Grookey anyway, though, so it worked out. I feel like he'd love both of them equally.

Andris: Rowlet because Andris thinks owls are cute. That's the entire reason. He loves Rowlet, Dartix, and Decidueye a lot. The fact that Decidueye is a Grass-Ghost type is conincidental because not only does Andris think it's adorable, you will never see it coming, just like Andris' many red flags! And that's a fact. Andy... also didn't really have a second choice. it was always Rowlet.

Unprompted

[winstonhcomedy]

“Dope A-F” - 8/22-8/24 - “Last Minute Headline, Bethesda Bomb, and DC Adventures”

I screwed up and didn’t post the IG video again yesterday. I got everything else out though. So that is a start. This was an interesting few days. I had some fun shows and some nightmarish ones. So let’s not waste time laydees and baybees! Let’s get to some #cutecomedy !

8/22

After a chill day at work I headed over immediately to The Camel for the open mic. I had asked for a spot on the mic the night before, but Jameson asked me if I wanted to be one of the headliners since Laurè dropped off the show. So I was getting to do about 15 minutes which I was incredibly excited to do. 

I got there super early. I kind of hung out with the bartender. I ordered a meal, and kind of relaxed. I spent the time finishing up my blog post that day. After a little bit Paige showed up. After we hung a bit a lot of other comics showed up including a handle of the people taking Patrick Buhse’s class.

Then Will Minor, Aaron Shoemaker, Taylor O’Sullivan, Torrey Huggins, Mike Engle, Jameson, and a few other’s showed up. We are all hanging out and having a pretty good time. Jameson gives the lineup, and then he goes in and starts the show.

The first few comics on the mic did ok. There was a nice little crowd here, but they didn’t seem crazy into the show. They were just kind of quiet, and not really reacting to jokes the way you’d think they would. After the few open mic comedians Torrey Huggins went up to do the first headlining set. He did about 15 minutes and it was kind of up and down. Some of his stuff hit, but he ended on a racial joke that didn’t really go over well. Richmond can be kind of pc, and stuff that kills in Virginia Beach (where Torrey is from) just doesn’t fly here. 

Then it is my turn. I had a list of material that isn’t polished, and told myself I wasn’t just going to do crowd work. So I go up and do 15 minutes of newer stuff. I had a solid set too. Definitely the bet one up to that point. I captured people’s attention and riffed on the fact that due to the storm outside people were stuck with my comedy. After that they were ready to laugh. 

I was incredibly proud of this set. I did all of my time, and didn’t resort to 15 of crowd work. It was an incredibly validating set. I’d give it a solid B-. I got off stage and grabbed my stuff. I said goodbye and dipped out after Paige got off stage. It was a fun night. 

8/23

The next night after work I headed up to Falls Church to perform at The State Theatre. This is a monthly show hosted by Jose Sanchez that I have been waiting to do for a while. There was a weird vibe around the shows.

All week Rahmein Mostafavi had been calling for the State Theatre to pay its performers more money, and not let the show producer (some dude named Tyler) pocket all of the cash. He had been doing it all week and it was just kind of weird. Like don’t get me wrong. I honestly completely agree with Rahmein. When you have that many people there you can obviously afford to pay the 8 performers more than 5/10 dollars a spot. 

I also know that none of the performs on the show are full time comedians. We are all good, but this isn’t paying the bills. So we are hungry for as much good stage time as possible. So of course people are going to do the gig. 

So with all of this going on it just was a weird vibe. Like I felt like a scab even though I wasn’t breaking up a union. I did feel like I needed to value my work more, but also I didn’t have any other paying gigs lined up, I needed a video, and it was stage time with gas money. So definitely just a weird air over the show.

I met TJ at his place before heading over to the theatre. When I got there Jelani, Joey Duffield, Bridget Geiran, Jose, and Tj were there. TJ showed me where to set up my camera. I went and set it up before heading upstairs to the green room were Liz Norman, Shelley Kim, Eric Dadourian, and Dom Rivera had all showed up.

There was a good hang going on and I loved catching up with everyone. I headed downstairs to order chicken tenders, and told people I was going to record their sets if they wanted them. 

The show starts and everybody is diode well. It is a super hot crowd of several hundred. I am enjoying meeting and hanging out while the show goes on. When it is Shelley’s spot I go downstairs to watch because I am up in a few. 

After her Dom Rivera goes and he murders. He had a really dope set doing his shit. They vibed with him, and he did really well. I had to go next and I didn’t know what to do.

I get on stage and went with my original plan to just do new shit. So I did. I did about 10 minutes of stuff I hadn’t done in a spot like that before. I am happy with how most of it went. One joke got nothing, but other than that it was solid. I could have done my best stuff and probably gotten a better response, but I couldn’t do that. I really need to do this new. I am in a standstill comedically were I have a lot in progress but not a ton of confidence in using this new stuff on paying shows, So it was productive to do that. I’d give my set a C.

The rest of the show went on and Tj had a good set doing new stuff too. Everybody did well, and eventually Andrew Cook showed up to do a spot. I asked him if I could do Big Hunt the next night instead of tonight and he said of course. The show ended and it felt great. After hanging a little longer, and putting away my camera I headed out and met TJ at Denny’’s before we headed back to his place and I passed out. 

8/24

The next day I had a show in Bethesda at Positanos for Curt Shackelford. I headed up and got to the show a little early and Curt asked me if I could switch to featuring. He said the feature bailed on him. So I went in the corner and hung out and got my set together. He bumped someone else up to host, and the headliner Aaron Kleiber (Pittsburgh) showed up. We are all hanging with a few of the new comics and then Dom Rivera showed up.

Turns out he was the feature and Curt was txting the wrong person. So I get bumped back to host 5 minutes before show starts and Curt is a very thorough showrunner so he keeps telling me the same things over and over. It is honestly stressing me out. I get in my own head, and am so stressed from the switch around.

I then go up and bomb. I hate my set. It was a normal hosting set. I did newer stuff, and some stuff just didn’t work. I didn’t use my energy and I didn’t catch their attention. I hated this set. I got laughs but who cares. I’d give it a D-. 

The rest of the show went well. The guest spots did ok, and Dom had a super solid set. Then Aaron killed at the end. I just kind of sat around and wished I was anywhere else because I had disappointed myself. I just haven’t been feeling it, and am wondering if comedy is for me. 

After the show I say thank you and goodbye. I then head to DC and walk to the Improv to grab my notebook. I pop in snag it and say hi. I then txted Andy Kline and he said he’d have a spot for me over at Drafthouse. 

I got to Drafthouse and saw a bunch of my friends. Benjy, Eddie, Keith Marcell, Andy, Jenny Questell, Jose, Max Wolfson, Kevin Skiffington (hosting), Ben Daniels, and Ross. I headed inside after talking for a bit because the show had already started. It was a smaller crowd, but they weren’t awful.

Some people went up and had some pretty good sets, but nobody was killing. I kept telling myself to do new stuff, and this set would be better than earlier. Randolph went up right before me and did pretty well.

I went up and my opening riff didn’t work at all. I had like very other line in my jokes work as well. I got some ok laughs and also got a lot of nothing. I looked at my notes a few times and ended on a weak laugh. I’d give this set a D-. I think it felt this way because of how bad I did earlier. I got off and caught an uber over to Big Hunt.

I went in and as I was walking downstairs they told me I had just missed a dude get into a fight and get thrown out. This basically makes me feel like I’ve got another bomb coming. I am also like 14th on the list and they are on 6. 

The dude on stage is Shane Gillis. He was headlining at DC Drafthouse, and came over for a late spot. He is super funny. He had some killer stuff. The next few comics went up while I kind of sat down and tried to get in a good headspace. 

The show went on and eventually it was my turn. Natalie McGill went up before me and she did well. They were drunk, but not awful. So I went right on stage and went right into my newer stuff, It went really well too. Honestly everything worked and I did stuff that didn’t work earlier, but worked here. I was selling everything the way I needed to and I was actually having fun. I’d give this set a B/B-. 

I got off stage and Shane Gillis told me I was funny and had a good set. I had no idea he was still there so that was incredibly validating to hear. I said goodbye and thanked everyone and headed back to my car. It was almost 1:30 am and I had a 2 1/2 hour trip back home. 

I got home exhausted, but unable to sleep. I was up until almost 6 before I passed out from exhaustion. 

BOOM did it! All caught up. That’s how the shows went. I took Sunday off to help move some furniture and just enjoy my day. I’ve got some great shows this week, and I am off work. So make sure you check out my youtube and follow me on everything @winstonhcomedy ! So much #cutecomedy and so little time ! xoxo love you laydees and baybees!

[greygamer]

TP Countdown Day 24:  The Last Evening

Do you like cliffhangers? I sure do hope so, because we have cliffhangers a-plenty tonight.

I forget that, even with the murder mystery at its heart, or the general weirdness of the show and it’s character, or the occasional dabble into pitch blackness, that Twin Peaks was also, essentially, a night time soap opera. We’re reminded of it occasionally, like when An Invitation To Love shows up on one of the character’s television sets and we remember that it’s trying to make fun of shows like Peaks. Or when we dabble in some of the cheesier love stories -- Truman and Josie, for example. Or Catherine and Ben -- nothing says soap opera like a couple of married people having an affair and hatching some kind of nefarious plot.

And then of course soap operas are pretty well known for those cliff hangers. Way back in 1980 viewers of Dallas found themselves obsessed with the question of who shot the evil oilman J.R. Ewing.

Well, Twin Peaks doesn’t fall too far from that tree. By the end of this episode, we’re asking, “Who shot Agent Cooper?” And for people watching week by week, they’d have to wait months for the answer to that question. Thankfully I get to start a new season tomorrow. Also, I already know it was.

But that’s only the last of tonight’s cliffhangers. Let’s get to the rest of the madness!

Things get rolling quickly. As Donna and James dig about in Jacoby’s apartment (and eventually find his secret coconut with Laura’s necklace and final tape recording), Jacoby finds Maddie-as-Laura near the gazebo. But before he can confront her and find out the truth, he’s attacked by a masked assailant who beats him about the body with what looks like a rock. Jacoby has a heart attack and the assailant disappears.

Next on the cliffhangers, we have the murder of Jacques Renault. Wait, how did he get murdered!? I thought he was in Canada!

Well, you’re right, he was! But Cooper managed to gain Jacques’ trust by pretending to be friends with Leo. He offered Jacques $10,000 to do a job for him, just meet him back in the U.S. -- oh, surprise, now that you’re back in the U.S., I guess we’ll just arrest you. HAHA.

Oh, and let me just say, that close up on Jacques’ mouth as he tells the story of how the poker chip got busted, is one of the grossest things that’s ever been on television. “Bite de bullet baybee...” -- shudder.

As they arrest Jacques, he gets free, gets his hand on a deputy’s gun, and pulls it on Sheriff Truman. Truman is mere seconds away from death, when suddenly a shot rings out -- BANG -- and Jacques is felled by a bullet. Who’s the hero? DEPUTY ANDY BRENNAN -- FUCK YEAH.

This is not a cliff hanger. I mention it only because it’s awesome, and because Andy had been someone firearms challenged in the past.

BUT, speaking of Andy, who has been on the outs with Lucy lately, this story of his heroics gets him back in her good books just long enough to find out she’s pregnant! Which Andy takes pretty badly, it turns. Uh oh!

Jacques, meanwhile, is taken to the hospital, where he’s smothered by Leland Palmer who heard that they had arrested a suspect in his daughter’s killing.

Thankfully Cooper was able to question him before he was killed. Coop doesn’t think that Jacques killed Laura, so that leaves them looking for Leo. Leo, on the other hand, is looking for Bobby, and after trying to kill his romantic rival with an axe, he gets shot square in the chest (well, maybe not square, it was a bit off to the side, and kind of high, from what I could tell) by Hank Jennings, under order of Ben Horne. Going into business with Mr. Horne seems potentially dangerous.

Before he got shot, Leo was off to torch up the mill, but not before picking up Shelly and bringing her along to die in the blaze. He ties her up before pouring gasoline all over the place and setting up some kind of basic timer bomb thing to set the fuel alight. Just when things looked particularly bleak for Shelly, who should arrive but Catherine! Yay! But then the fire starts! Boo! And Catherine’s all like, “Should I save this poor girl?” and she has to think about it for awhile, but then she finally decides to. She chops through the ropes holding Shelly tight to the wooden beam, and as the flaming building begins to collapse around them, they try to make their escape. Do they make it? We don’t know because this is another cliff hanger!

But the fire cliffhangers don’t end there. Pete Martell comes to the mill, now in flames, but with his wife’s car outside, and Catherine nowhere to be found, he runs bravely into the blazing building with nothing but his hard hat, safety goggles, and a fire extinguisher. Their marriage might not be perfect, but she’s still his wife, goddammit. Good luck in there, Pete. You’re a good man.

And yet in all this madness, I almost forgot about Nadine! Nadine, poor Nadine, who, heartbroken, presumably, at her inability to patent her silent drape runners decides to take her own life. Dressed in an elegant gown, kneeling on a soft picnic blanket, she pours a glass of water, empties two sets of pills in a bowl, and leaves her final note on a silver tray. It’s a surprisingly beautiful staging for a suicide, and all the more emotional for it.

At this point, when it went off the air in 1989, Twin Peaks was still a sensation. People still wondered who had killed Laura Palmer, and now they had all these other questions to worry about as well. What was going to happen to the lives of all these fine folks who they’d spent these hours learning and caring about? Who would live? Who would die? What was up with the owls? Is this really where pies go when they die? And how the hell did that fish get in the percolator?