The shows have been really good, I've been doing an hour each night which is always nice. Although last night there was a bad heckler in the audience and rather than deal with him in my show, I just had him kicked out within the first minute of being on stage. I mean this guy was a real asshole.

At the beginning of the night, I noticed him right away. He was very loud and over enthusiastic about being there; something just told me he was one of those people who likes to be the center of attention. There were two guys before me and this asshole talked throughout their set and interrupted the show several times. I told the management to kick him out, but they just couldn't get to him because he was sitting up front. So then I get up there and immediately this guy starts yelling, now he was yelling supportive things like, "Alright Flip!...Yeah!...", things like that. And at first, I was trying to give him what he wants. I acknowledged him and said thanks, but then he wouldn't shut up. And then, still smiling, I said, "Dude, you gotta shut the fuck up." And he said (something along the lines of), "Well, if you'd say something funny, then I'll shut the fuck up." To which I simply said, "Alright, kick this guy out." And I told him that I'm not trying to be a dick, but he's been fucking the show up all night and embarrassing himself. So he left.

I just never understood that mentality. Why the hell would you choose to go out, pay for tickets to see a show and then ruin the experience? Now, here's a lesson to the comedians out there. When dealing with a heckler, some might say that you should just go into them and cut them down and get the whole audience to laugh at them. In some cases, that might work. But more often than not, what that will do is make the heckler think that they are helping. They think, "Hell, he's getting laughs by making fun of me, so I'm helping the show. I should keep doing this." And it never ends and more often than not, the comic will get some pissed that he snaps at the guy. And more often that not, that will alienate him from the rest of the crowd who might also be thinking, "This guy was only trying to help, right?"

That's why I don't usually do that. If I ever use that approach, it's only because I can read an audience member well and know that they don't really want to be part of the show and will usually laugh off a slight insult and get the point.

But, what I did last night was the complete opposite. I basically scolded him. I stopped the show and embarrassed him like a teacher in the middle of class. No one was laughing, everyone was tense and staring at him. And then everyone was pissed at him for stopping the show. I didn't make him part of the show, I made him the bane of the show. And I had him do the march of shame. And just as he left, everyone applauded because they knew that the show will be fun now.

The last thing you want to do is give the power of the show to the heckler. You should never ask them questions; never give them the floor to speak. It's very difficult to get the power back. One of the managers even suggested giving him the mic and asking him to tell a joke, that way he'd make an ass out of himself. NO FUCKING WAY!!!! That's like giving a pedofile his own boy scout troupe....ok, that analogy might be a bit of a stretch, but you get my point.

Well, here's to hoping that tonight's show will be great so I could end this week on a high note. Thanks again to everyone who came to the shows....except for the asshole last night.

4/25/07
I did it!!! I made it through a day of travel hell!!!

I am now sitting in my hotel room in Anchorage, it's about 11:40 am (4 hours behind where I was yesterday). That's correct my bloggies, I travel through 4 time zones, 3 airplanes and spent 12 and a half hours traveling just to do my show last night. Which went well actually. And then this morning I had radio, unfortunately, the hotel didn't wake me up in time so I woke up right at the time I was supposed to be going on the air. I tell ya, nothing wakes you up quicker than the knowledge that you're late for something. But I got to the radio station and did the show. Which was also fun.

So now I'm relaxing for the first time in a few days. I taped my experience yesterday of traveling and I am going to edit it into a little documentary to show all of you out there that the lives comedians lead aren't always so glamourous. Maybe I'll work on that while I'm here.

I had forgotten how beautiful it is here in Alaska; just breath-taking. I was thinking about driving out to the Portuss (sp?) Glacier, but if memory serves, it's receded so much that you can't even see it. I tried last year and I barely saw the edge of it. So I guess I'll just stick around here, do some writing, edit and maybe see a movie or something.

Hope you guys are doing well.

4/22/07
I'm all packed up and ready to fly to North Carolina tomorrow morning.

Sorry for the lack of blogs this week while I was in Houston; it's been late nights and sleeping in. I had a blast here (as usual) and stupidly, I didn't bring enough merchandise and completely sold out this week...with another week of shows to go. So guess what I've been doing today?? No, guess. Ooo, close...I've been burning CDs. I figure I'll explain the situation and just sell them for half off. I think it's a good deal. :)

Anywho, I'm off to bed and I can tell you now that there probably won't be any blogs for a few days. Why?...Well, because the next 3 days will be travel days from hell. Later.

4/18/07
Shit! Shit! Shit! It's 1:05 am and I need to be up in 3 hours to catch my plane to Houston! Why do I do this to myself?

I was actually hanging with my friend tonight and time just got away from me; I guess that's the sign of a fun night, huh? Anyway, just wanted to say "hi" and tell ya that I taped my episode of Comics Unleashed yesterday and it was great! I had so much fun and I was on with some friends too. I've got pictures that I'll post soon.

OK, bed time. Let's see if I can get to sleep without watching porn....nope, not gonna happen.

4/16/07
Tragic...that's all I say about today. With what happened at Virginia Tech. I started thinking the same I did when 9/11 happened; it was just another day like any other. These kids woke up today and showered, got dressed; went about their day like it was any other. No idea, not even a clue that they were in mortal danger. And then...just like that...hundreds of lives are changed forever. I'm not just talking about the ones who were killed or injured, I mean the kids who witnessed it and the families of the victims. Everyone. Fuck, even people in this country who weren't even there, I'm sure a lot of them are affected by this. It's so amazingly tragic.

And for what? There's no official word now, but some people have said the shooter was a disgruntled ex-boyfriend. Hey, you know what you do pal? You get your buddies together, get drunk and call her a slut. You write about it on your blog. You take her off of your top 20, but the one thing you should never do is YOU DON'T FUCKING MURDER PEOPLE! My god. I mean I've been really pissed at some ex's before, but I didn't hurt people. I hurt myself, but that's a whole other story. (in all seriousness, I once dislocated my shoulder after a girl broke up with me)

How can someone's mindset be so off-kilter that the only thing that can make this right in their head is to kill people. And not just the girl...innocent people as well! Look, if it was a crime of the heart, that's no excuse for murder, but killing his ex is explainable to his pain. Again, it's not right, but there's a reason for it. But to just kill 31 more people??? What the fuck!?

And where did he go for 2 hours??? I know, I know, a lot of people are asking that question. I've heard the school saying that there was no way to properly warn the students because they didn't know who the guy was, what he looked like or if he was even still on campus. They did what they could do with the resources they had. I can see their point, but if that is the case, then they need some kind of universal thing. Like a big horn, or whistle.

OR WHAT ABOUT A SCHOOL WIDE INTERCOM!? Shit, I remember from grade school all the way through high school, there was an intercom where they would read the morning announcements. Why can't colleges and universities have that??? I guarantee that would've gotten the word to everyone on campus and that place would've been on high alert like "that"!

I guess hindsight is 20/20 now.

And tomorrow I have to tape my episode of Comics Unleashed. I'm sure it will be fun, I just hope that the audience can let themselves laugh. As a comedian, I've had to suppress emotion on stage several times. I mean if it's just a regular show and I was pissed off because of something, I might just talk about it for a bit; get if off of my chest, you know? Hell, I might even come up with a joke in the process. But on audition nights, or TV tapings, if I'm pissed or nervous, or sad, or anything other than "comedic", I hide it and do my show like I was the happiest, most comfortable man on the planet. Or at least I try. If you watch my Star Search set, you might be able to notice some fear and nervousness in my face. That was because the microphone wasn't on. But I did try to hide it.

Anyway, I'm going to try and sleep now. I really send my prayers and thoughts to those families and victims of today. And to all of you, I send my love and thanks.

4/15/07
OK, I'm making this quick because I took two sleeping pills to get me back on track. I haven't been sleeping well lately.

Tonight was so much fun, I went to the Improv in Ontario to do a spot on Pablo's show with my friend Dawn. It was a great time. Then as we were driving home, we were singing to the cheesy 80s songs on my iPod and then, on a whim, decided to go do kareoke. It was a blast!! So much fun.

I just love these kinds of nights where you end up going somewhere completely unexpected and it's just so much fun.

OK, I'm starting to fade so I'm cutting this short. Night....sleepy time...OH SHIT, I took my Viagra by mistake! FUCK! Someone come over quick and help me with this.

4/10/07
I am now back in my lovely California apartment, and I couldn't be happier. The tour with Jamie was really great. It was just so exhausting to be traveling like that; and he's been doing the press junket for his movie a lot, so the fact that he's still going is amazing to me. I pray to be at the level of success that he's at, I just hope I can live on 3 hours of sleep a week.

So now I've got a week to relax before I go on another tour...this one for a lot longer and with a really hard traveling schedule. I go to Houston next week through Sunday, then on Monday I fly to North Carolina to do a college and then the very next day, I get to fly to Alaska! Oh yeah, a fun day of traveling. I'm looking forward to going back to Anchorage; I had a great time last year, but I'm not looking forward to the actual trip.

I was telling a friend about this today; I love to perform in new places, I just hating going there.

Anyway, I'm off to get some sleepy-sleep. Oh, if anyone is interested, I am now selling autographed copies of my new Promo Posters on the "Buy Stuff" page.

And yes, I always have to plug my merch.

4/7/07
I'm so fucking tired I can't see straight; so forgive any and all typos that I miss. It's 5:15 am in Florida and I leave at 8:00 for Atlanta. I'm so exhausted, I haven't slept at all tonight.

I had a great show with Jamie at the Hardrock Improv here, but it was just one show....the late show, and when all was said and done, it was after 2:00. So I just figured I'll stay up...and now I'm feeling the affects. But I mean what's worse, sleeping for 3 hours and waking up groggy, or just beating the night and sleeping on the plane? Actually, the 3 hours of sleep would've been nice.

Originally I was supposed to be going back to LA on Monday, but Jamie wants me to perform with him on a show Monday in San Francisco, and to change my flight would've been very expensive, so the only other option was to fly to San Fran a day early.

My life is so weird. I mean I love it, but sometimes it really gets to me. Tonight is the perfect example. I spent all day writing with Jamie, we had a great time, saw a movie and did a fantastic show. All of the "ups" of my job. But now I'm exhausted and I have to travel cross country on no sleep, that is a "down".

I'm going to stop now because I've been fucking up on spelling for most of this...I know you can't tell, I've been correcting them...but trust me, they're there. Enjoy your sleep....lucky bastards.

4/1/07
Hey, did you hear Anna Nicole isn't dead??? April Fools! Sorry, figured I should start with something like that...wish it would've been funnier, sorry.

Tonight was a great night. It started when I had some dinner with my buddy Gary Gulman. We went out to Greenblatt's deli and just shot the shit over some corned beef and cake. I found out that he is also a fan of Broadway Danny Rose, so we just quoted that, talked comedy and had a great time.

Those are the moments in comedy that I love; that I know I'll remember with fondness, ya know? Just hanging out with my peers and friends and being silly. Talking about nothing too important, but important enough.

Then I went back to the Improv and was just hanging out with some other friends when who should show up?...Chris Rock! Just like that. That's what's great about living here.

So Rock goes up and does 45 fucking minutes. Forty-five! Now, this brings up a certain dilemma. Tonight at the club was what's known as a "bringer show"; basically the club rents out the space to a person who puts on the show, and the comics on the show have to bring a certain amount of people to be the audience. So maybe about 3 or 4 comics had gone up when Chris shows up. He, obviously, had no problem going on next. It was a thrill for the audience and the comics. But, as he went on, I know that the comics who went on after him started to get upset. They're thinking that it isn't fair that they have to wait 45 minutes to go on PLUS they have to follow Chris Rock's headlining set. Which I can understand.

But, on the other hand, they should know that Chris Rock is a celebrity and a brilliant comic. He's paid his dues and now has carte blanche to do this kind of thing. I'm sure when he was starting out other comics would do the same thing and as mad as he got, he understood that that's just the pecking order of things.

Not that it's on the same level, but I've done that to people. I've gotten on stage right away in lesser clubs and cut in front of other comics. Now granted I wouldn't do that kind of time, but I've done a good 10 minutes, had my fun, and gotten off. But one thing I always try to do is thank the other comics for letting me do some time. I think that's just common courtesy and the right thing to do. I don't think Rock did that, which is a bit pricky. But, again, who knows what his rules are.

My point is, it was a really cool night to be at the club. And how great does that audience feel? They just saw Chris Rock to a headlining set...FOR FREE! If that isn't great publicity for the club, I don't know what is.

Then the night sucked because I realized that one of my contacts ripped in my eye and a piece of it got stuck...as a matter of fact, I think it's still in there. Is there any worse pain than when it's a pain in your eye? Like when you get a cut, you can put on some oinment and a band aid on it. If you have a headache or muscle aches, you can take some medicine. Even an ear ache can be helped with drops. But an eye pain??? That's just a situation where you have to deal with the pain. No pill. No oinment. You can put in drops but good luck trying to wash it out. So now you have to cry, and you're thinking of depressing things to get the water works flowing.

"Oh my puppy is dead...my ex-girlfriend is fucking my cousin...now my ex-girlfriend is fucking my dead puppy....", ok, might've gone too far with that one.