Horse With No Name

Horse With No Name                                          2463

Saturday, December 3, 2005-5:43 P.M.

Two pretty sparse shows last night....Stephen Juliano Moore and I were joined by mc Bill Russ out of Virginia Beach.  We both think we worked together before, but aren't quite sure...it's tough when you work so much, you see so many other comics out there and it's hard to keep all the names and faces straight.

The shows were sparse, about 30 peope each, but the audiences were attentive and good.  I did a little coaching on the first show to get the folks to come up front and fill in the seats, as they were seating themselves around the perimeter and back of the room, leaving a big comedy void up front.  I think it made the difference.  My product sales drought came to an end!  That in itself is reason to call it a success.

Today, it's raining in Northeastern Tennessee, and it's pretty cold.  Actually, it's funny for a kid from Rochester, NY watching the locals pump gas....they put the gas caps in the pump handle and then jump back in the car like 43 degree temperatures are fatal.  I'm walking around in a light jacket and laughing my ass off.  Apparently, there's snow back home, and I'll get to see it tomorrow when I drive back.  I swear, I think our weather would kill southern people.  And when you think about it, they do make a big deal out of it when a southern football team like Miami or New Orleans have to travel to a cold weather site like Buffalo, New England, or Green Bay.  I think you do need to adjust to the temperatures.  Just like when I visit my Dad in Florida in June, and I sweat so much I look like I just got out of a swimming pool.

I went junking today, as I found a Goodwill store on the way to Wal-Mart last night...they always have ready-made subs and they're 24 hours...I know it's ruining our economy to shop there, but I have to eat, and believe me, everything in Johnson City, Tennessee was closed at 1:00 A.M. except for Wal-Mart.  So I made it a point to visit this Goodwill store today, and I found CD's from Michael Monroe (formerly of Hanoi Rocks...the band who's drummer Vince Neil killed in a DUI car accident) and Sarah Brightman, Andrew Lloyd Weber's girl.  Both CD's turned out to be somewhat collectible, although in used condition, they will still fetch a profit when I sell them.  Hooray for me!  The big thing, though, was an item that the Goodwill had for sale that I have to comment on....they had a full-size horse statue made out of leather, and when I say ful-size, this sucker was 6 feet tall at the shoulder!  They wanted like $8,000 for it, and I'm sure it's worth every penny.  I'm tempted to list it on e-bay myself, and then when it sells, go in and buy it and then go about shipping it (which I'm sure is plenty against the law).  They also had hippos and giraffes and statues of that nature, but not at full size.  It looks like an artist or a collector passed away, and they donated all that stuff to this one store.  It was pretty amazine.  I wish I had pictures for you to look at.

Two more shows tonight, and then about a10 hour drive home, and I don't leave for the road again for 22 days...everything else is in Rochester (or a short drive outside of that).  I believe I'll get spoiled, but I'm sure the road will get back underneath me with no problems.

Merry Christmas to you all, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays.

Ralph Tetta

Rochester, NY