softball

yesterday
20 of us played softball the dags (aussies) vs the pommes (brits) I played or the brits. It was like watching one flew over the cuckoos next playing ball. No one knew the rules The pommes swung the bat up like they were playing cricket the aussies ended up winning and we all drank beer. It was a cross cultural activity in an international setting. The guy from puppetry of the penis played well Eddie Ifft played well I had 4 weak singles
lotsa fun

update

festival is going great
hung with Rich Hall, Mario Joyner, Janine Garofalo, Ryan Sties and Cheech and Chong
the crowds have been great and the local comics are nice They are not a CD buying crowd however so I will be coming home broke Oh well
There are at least 75 venues with comedy shows of all types Its pretty cool If only Cath was here it would be perfect. I miss her terribly and cant wait to get back to be with her
OK folks thats it for today

well my first impressions are that as far as toilets go Australia kicks are asses They have two buttons for half flush and full flush and let me tell you full flush is like a tsunami has hit the porcelain. I love it The stubborn bits have no chance of surviving clinging on and there is a feeling of power that cannot be described
most of the comedy I watched is quite good however many comics have a habit of mumbling in a way that makes it almost sound like gibberish. Besides words that are Aussie or british the comics speak in a speed that can make it impossible for a yank like me to interpret.
like any festival there are a division of truly nice comics and a few posers wannabes. You tell pretty quickly whos who The mates I have hooked up with are first class and easy going with a good mix of ego and self deprecation, I am feeling more comfortable with improvising with the audiences as I pick up all the local jargon and flavor.
more tomorrow...

So I leave San Francisco on April 1 and am in the air 13 hours and I arrive April 3 explain that I never had April 2 It never existed I know what you are thinking well you get it back on the way home but that doesn't fly. First of all I don't get back april 2nd. Secondly what if I die here I don't get anything back and I will have been cheated a day What is Australia doing with this stockpile of extra days they are taking from us tourists? It is some evil plan to hold the world hostage by stealing years of time. Is this some master plan to freeze us all in another dimension while they rob us blind?

For those of you who have never experienced a 17 hour plus flight let me briefly describe the inhumanity man has perpetrated on his fellow man in what is called airplane class distinction.(the horror the horror) As we enter the craft we are forced to observe this futuristic scene called business class ( we aren't even privy to the first class cabin as it is closed off to us voyeurs. The mind reels with images surreal) First we pass little pod stations ala George Jetson these pods have seats which convert into flat beds when in flight. There are personal TV and video systems and cloth bags of amenities containing aromatherapy facial misters, revitilizers, eye creams and lotions etc etc from somewhere in France you will never go. Richard Branson himself approves of these items from the personal collection of some king from the Orient. There is dinner and a show which includes hidden videos from coach class of passengers going thru the fits of deep vein thrombosis. as they adjust their seat back to recline 12 degrees. it is like a scene from Americas funniest videos. There is an envelope to collect loose international change for either Unicef or a general fund to help those of us from coach class to make ends meet when we hit the airport and have to buy a latte. In business there are catered parties and hot and cold seafood buffets.
we get a coke and and a TV dinner

pre trip

OK

I leave tomorrow for my 2 day trip to Australia  I will be performing in Melbourne every night for a month  and then at the comedy store in Sydney for a week   should be very interesting and I will try to come home with either a tan or an accent

richcomedy

Hi everyone  this is Rich

I will be blogging from Australia whatever the hell that means. Be gentle  its my first blog  see ya all soon