10/28/05
My parents have power! Yay! Fuck you Wilma, you can't stop the Jews! My shows tonight in San Jose were great, it feels good to get such great response as an opener. I sold some merchandise too. Jaime Kennedy is a really cool guy, he took the tags I gave him and used them on the second show and they really worked, he was very appreciative. I do that for Pablo too, it feels great to see your words on stage getting laughs. I know that I get that myself, but it feels just as good with other people. Alright, it's late and I'm tired...shocker.

10/27/05
I'm sure there are people who are mad that I'm not updating this thing more often, or like I used to, and you have every right. But there's a reason, there isn't much happening right now, there are some things that "may happen", but I'm a believer in jinxing things if you talk about them too much. And I think if I talk about it here, that will DEFINETELY be talking about it too much. So aside from the jury duty, there isn't much going on, therefore nothing interesting to blog about. well, now that I think about it, there is something, but it's a bit weird and a wee bit personal, so I'm not sure if I'm going to open up about it. You know what, I think I'll just wait and bring it up at a later date when the whole incident has passed...if it passes. (cue spooky music) I did do a show last night that was FANTASTIC! One of those shows that reminded me why I love to do comedy. I got a little bit of a standing ovation too, and there's a new bit that's working incredibly well. I love it when that happens, usually you have to work and shape a bit for a little while, this one just took form right from the beginning. So if anyone is in the San Jose, Houston or Dallas area in the next few weeks, you'll see it. Well, I'm off to sleep, got a flight for San Jose tomorrow. Pray that something interesting happens.

10/23/05
The verdict is in...not guilty. Yes my bloggers, I have fulfilled my civic duty and served my jury time. I have to admit, it was very interesting to be a part of a trial like that. And the deliberations were really cool too. I mean I thought the whole time that it was obvious and that my stand was firm. And by the end of it, I had my mind changed and we barely got a verdict because there were a few of us who weren't conviced. I won't get into the details of the trial, but it was only a civil case. There were expert witnesses, eye witnesses, etc. Like I said, very interesting. Well now I'm sitting here in my lathargia because of my allergies, fuuuuun. I'm also a bit upset that I can't be with my family in Florida right now. Thank god everyone's alright and (according to a message from my dad), there was a little damage to the house. But as of this morning, I can't get a hold of anyone down there. Again, I know they're all ok, but I do want to be in touch with them. My entire family is down there, it's like having all of my family eggs in one basket. I tell ya, if people want to say that there is no global warming, I think this year will shut them up. I read somewhere that a hurricane season escalates every 20 years or so, but this is just ridiculous. I was talking with someone and they said, "Oh, well mother nature is just a little angry right now." Uh, no. When there are a few storms here and there, you can say she's angry...this year with tsunami's, 175 mph hurricanes and the most named hurricanes on record, I think we can that mother nature's a bit more than angry...she's been fucking drinking! She's an abussive mother now. She's smacking us all scrreaming, "You fucking kids! I never wanted you! Give me another shot!" I've been going up a lot lately, actually last night I did 2 spots, and I have this new bit that is really taking form and working REALLY well. It's a bit of a rant about women, and apparently it's true because I get applause...from both men and women. The next time ya'll see me, I think you'll recognize it. OK, I'm sniffling and seeing spots, so I'm off, night.

10/20/05
OK, I've been neglecting this, but I have good reason...I'm on a fucking jury! Oh yeah, pinch me. Honestly, it is pretty interesting, but, as any red-blooded American will atest to...I'd rather be sleeping. So I've been in court all day and then crashing at night or I've been going right to do some shows..like I'm about to now. But, wanted to let everyone know that the new CDs and DVDs are here! Yay! And again, as I've stated before, these are newly "designed" CDs and DVDs, for those of you with the originl design, there is NOTHING different about the context, only the look. So if you want both, go and buy the new one. I must say, they look awesome. Thanks again to Adam for designing them and Candice for the great pics. I did start a blog entry on the 19th when I was actually at jury duty (before I got picked), so I'm going to post that after this. Enjoy. OH...positive thinking rocks! There is something going on now, I'm not saying what, just something nice that is all do with positive thinking. Please do it for yourself and send those positive vibes my way, and I'll send'em on back. Thanks.

10/16/05
Holy shit it is raining hard out tonight, very rare for LA. It feels like Florida during hurricane season...speaking of which, I hear that there maybe another hurricane heading that way. Jesus, this is a heavy flow year for mother nature. Anyway, tonight was an amazing night, I mean a rare night of comedy at the Improv. There was this benefit for the YMCA and when I say that the line up was stellar, I am not fucking around. The host was Tim Allen, and the other comics were Maryellen Hooper, George Lopez, Ray Romano and Jay Leno! This night will never happen again. These comics on the same bill, hell no. It was so amazing to watch them on stage, to see the way they perform, to see how deep down they are all still stand-ups who love to do it, you know? Leno went up with a tape recorder, he still records himself. How insane is that? And I saw Romano stand against the wall and watch the other guys...that's exactly what myself and my friends do. It was just such a cathartic and mind-opening night. It's weird, but I almost felt like I saw my future tonight, I saw how I'm going to be in 15 years; I'm going to come to the Improv for a special show with all of my friends that I started out with, and just have fun. After that a few of us hung out at the bar, shared stories and drank a bit. I needed that tonight, I was in a bit of a funk today. Now I'm sure you're all wondering, "Flip, what was wrong?" Well, this is kinda level 9 shit. (For those of you not in the know, I have levels of what I reveal on this blog, usually it's just 1-3, anything beyond that is for my close friends and family) But I'll just leave it at this: today there was an ending to a chapter in my life. It's very strange when something that significant happens. Again, without going into detail, I realized that today was a day that changed someone else's life and (indirectly) changed mine. And you know something, I just realized it was yesterday, not today, but whatever the case, it was recent. So I've been kinda in a weird place both mentally and emotionally, strange. But, like I said, tonight at the Improv really helped put things in perspective. Oh, I think I am going to be on a special show this Thursday for "Project Angelfood" at the Improv. The host will be Eric McCormack, so that should be fun. And I also got the first edit of the live Skippy show done today, it really looks good if I say so myself...which I just did. Well, I'm off to beddy by. My toe is really hurting me now, I think I have an ingrown toe-nail...wow, aren't you glad I shared that? Think positive.

10/12/05
Evening all and a very happy Wednesday to you. Tonight was fantastic! The Brea show kicked major ass and I ended up being in a sketch for Pablo. I show up there a few hours early to beat traffic (didn't work, it still took me an hour and a half to go 45 miles), as I walk in I notice these lights and sets. So I ask Pablo's manager what's going on and he said, "Oh great Flip, you want to be a ninja with me?" "Um..sure." So myself and his manager (Bill) got dressed up as ninja's and we then attacked Pablo who was doing stand up as Jackie Chan. I think this is going to air on HBO or TBS. It's for The Comedy Festival in Vegas. So that was fun and then the show started. I did about 25 minutes and killed! Killed! The best part is the president of HBO was there and I heard that he laughed a lot. Even if nothing happens from this incident, it's cool to know that he liked my act. Also, it was all on tape, so hopefully I will have that tape soon. I need a new one anyway. I'm telling you, positive thinking people, it's all about positive thinking. "I will succeed...Things will work out...I will get that part...I will nail that girl...", well three out of four anyway. A happy Yom Kippur to my Hebro's out there. I started fasting a bit late tonight but I think God will understand, so now I have until 6:30 tomorrow night until I can eat again. Luckily I sleep late and I'm not very hungry in the morning. OK folks, I'm going to sleep. Night all and positive thoughts to you all.

10/11/05
OK, I'm a little buzzed and very tired but I wanted to jot down my thoughts now while they're fresh. Tonight was fan-fucking-tastic! Skippy rocked, rocked, rocked. What a way to end the run, it was just terrific. The crowd was amazing and Kyle and I were so in tune with each other. Best of all, we got it on tape! In a little while I'm going to start editing the show together. The only thing I regret is that the HBO guy came last week. I think that if he would've come this week, he would've seen a better show and been more eager to do something with it. Not that I know that he didn't want to do anything with it, but I know that if he had seen tonight, he would've been more satisfied. Then again, he gave us notes last week, so if he saw it this week, it would've only been the version that he saw last week without the changes. So I guess it is good that he saw last week so we could get the better show on tape this week but I wish he saw this week ALSO, that way he would see the changes. OK, even I couldn't follow what I just wrote, but like I said, I'm buzzed and tired. I'm about to go to sleep, but there's something else I need to say...positive thinking is the way to go. My friend, who has become a bit "spiritual" and "universe-energyish" was telling me that if you think positively, good things will come your way. Well, for the past few days I have been doing that, and can I tell you, good things have been happening. I've been getting gigs, I've had great shows, I've felt better. Now mind you, those things might've happened anyway, but it feels better when it happens while thinking positively. And trust me, there have been a bunch of shitty things happening, so much so that thinking positively was a challenge. But now, well now, I feel better and things feel better. Now some of you might be wondering, "Flip, what is exactly bothering you that much?" Well my bloggers...I ain't drunk enough to tell you that. Night.

10/10/05
I am working my ass off right now trying to find some gigs. I already booked myself for New Years at the Miami Improv, which is good. I'm still trying to fill December and some of January. I also think I picked up two private parties in December, cross your fingers. I'm trying to think very positive now, just sending out positive vibes and know that positivity will come back to me...I'm also hustling like an ugly hooker. Tomorrow is the last Skippy show, I can't believe it's already come and gone. We're taping this last one, so we're hoping for a full house so we can use this tape to promote the show for other venues. We've cut it down by another 8-10 minutes, I'm hoping this will do it; make it perfect. Well, gotta get my laundry.

10/6/05
You know what I realized about myself? I am an instant-emotional reactionary. In other words, my immediate emotional state is based solely on whatever incident happens at that exact moment. Like everyone eventually returns to a balance of normalcy, a place in your emotional life where everything is balanced: I'm not too good, but I'm not too bad...I'm just right. I eventually get there. BUT, if something bad happens to me I am depressed, angry, sad, withdrawn, etc. for awhile until I eventually come back to a balance. But, if while I'm in that depressive state where I am drowning in my own self-deprecation, if while there a great thing happens to me...BAM!...I feel great. Nothing can get me down, I am flying! And that will last for awhile until I come back down to normalcy. It's dizzying. Now I'm sure you'll say a lot of people have this, it's called life idiot. Maybe, but I know more people who when they're depressed will stay depressed. They could be depressed but win the lottery and say, "Yeah, but think of the taxes I'll have to pay." I'm wondering that if I had a constant balance in my life, if I would be alright then. But then I think...well, where's the fun in that? Anyway, enough emotional rambling, let's recap my day, shall we? I had two sets tonight and OH MY GOD, were they horrible. I have not bombed like that in a long time, but it wasn't my fault really. I mean I could've just plowed through my set and walked off stage, but for some reason when I'm bombing, I just can't take it lying down, I have to acknowledge it, you know? It would be like getting raped and just saying, "This is the best sex I've ever had." No, it's not, it's horrible, painful and you want it to stop. That's what bombing is like for me, I just can't go through the motions, I have to say something. Sometimes it works in my favor, I'll find a nitch and make it funny. But other times, like tonight, all that does is dig the hole I'm in deeper and deeper and deeper until there's nothing to do but keep going until you hit China. I have a friend of mine visiting from Florida and she was like, "Oh my god, that was painful." Luckily she had seen me kill plently of times, so she knew this wasn't the regular me. Wouldn't that just suck, someone I've known who has never seen me do comedy gets their first glimpse of me at that show? Wow. Anywho, I've got a set tomorrow night at the Improv, so that should be good. Oh, here's something really cool, I went to the Improv site yesterday and they had ME on the main page! It's not there anymore, but for a day or so, my picture and my site were prominantly displayed there, and they had a link to the Dirty Men...Dirty Secrets sketch. That was really cool. And that just goes back to what I was saying at the beginning of this; I was really bummed about some things and then I saw that and BAM!...I was feeling really good and positive. I'm such a complicated fucker, I pity the woman I end up with. Unless she's just like me, and if that's the case I wonder if we're going to have syncronized emotional swings, kinda like women with their periods. "Honey, I'm depressed..." - "You're depressed!? Check me out fucker!"

10/4/05
Well Skippy show #3 is over and we've got one more to go. Tonight's show was alright. I feel that Kyle and were right on but the audience seemed to conk out towards the end, so we're going to cut it down by about 10 minutes, I really think that'll help. But what's gotten me in a bit of a funk is that there was an executive there and he left without saying anything...not a good sign. There were also some fuck ups in the show, my fault completely. The biggest one was that I forgot the lyrics to my song, so I made up some new ones on the spot, and I have no idea what the hell I said. Thank god we have one more show left or I'd be really, REALLY upset. Other than that I'm feeling a bit blue, just in "one of those funks", you know? I know, I know, it's life, blah-blah-blah. I was talking with my mom today and she suggested that maybe I go back to Florida for a bit, take a break. I was thinking about it, but I know me too well. I know that while in Florida I'll be seeing a lot more of my friends on TV and kicking ass and I'd be saying, "Fuck! If I was still in LA, that would be me by now! Fuck!" I know this is a lot to ask of you guys, but could you send some good vibes my way? Just happy thoughts of support and love? Thanks, I appreciate it, I could really use'em. Wow, I guess I should be serving punch at this here pity party, huh? That's funny, an actual pity party. Instead of pin the tail on the donkey, it's pin the blame on why my life sucks. No bobbing for apples, it's bobbing for approval. We don't have wine, we have whine. I don't know if that's funny enough to go in my act, but shit, it's funny enough for the blog. I'm off. Party!

10/3/05
Hey all, again, sorry for the lack of updates. I just got in from Reno...and boy are my arms tired! Hey! Sorry. The last two shows were great, just great. I finally feel into my "casino show" groove, and I sold a little bit of merchandise. I also hit the tables and won a bit of my money back. I like it how I say, "my money", it was really the little Asian woman's money who was sitting right next to me. I'm sorry ma'am, but you don't fucking hit on a 14 when the deal is showing a 2! Anyway, I got home today and I was in a great mood...until. I opened some mail and low and behold, A HUGE FUCKING CREDIT CARD BILL!!! I am really kinda screwed here. This past month was really bad because I bought a few plane tickets AND had to pay to get my car fixed, so all that, added with my normal charges of gas, food and whores, made a sizeable bill. I'm scrambling to get some local work here and pick up some money. I fucking hate this feeling. I really do. That's just the worse feeling, you know? Like I felt great, life was good, everything is falling into place and then BAM! Life just throws you a knuckle-fuck and you're down just like that. And I know I'm gonna be fine, this kinda stuff happens to me a lot, and in the end, everything works out. But...it's that time when it's not all worked out, when you're scared, stressed and freaked, that's the time that sucks. Even though I know things will work out, right at this second, I can't see that and I can't say I "know" that for sure, so it's right now, right this instant that I'm worried. Sorry that my first entry of this month is a bit of a downer. Oh, on a completely different note, I just realized that last month was the official 1 year anniversary of my blog. Hooray! one year of pouring my soul out onto the internet for all to see. By "all", I mean the 8-10 people who read this...half of which are family. But there are the 2 or 3 of you (not related to me) who do read this and send thier opinions, so I thank you for that. Anyway, I have some more unpacking to do and some phone calls to make, so I'm off. Wish me luck all. Hey, I just came back from Reno so maybe Lady Luck is on my side. Then again it's Reno, so it wouldn't be Lady Luck, more like Slightly Overweight Chick I'd Bang If I Had a Few Shots In Me Luck.