4/14/24 Bellevue, Nebraska

Last night I headlined my first show. A true headline - 45+ minutes. I’ve closed out shows before but last night was the longest I’ve done on stage. Besides that time I fucked around on stage for an hour at an open mic at 2am. I’ve been working the road, officially, since November of 2022. Then with Roderick from September of 2023 - March of 2024 (with select dates this month). Now it’s the real deal. I did 52 minutes for Jefferson, South Dakota - a town of 400 people. And 10% of the town came out to the show. That’s quite the ratio. Maybe even a future credit. “This guy got 10% of a South Dakota town to come out to a Saturday show in the football offseason.”

I got paid $180 for my time. The most I’ve ever gotten from one single show. (Actually, Baton Rouge was $183.) Tonight I’m in Lincoln, Nebraska. A good friend and real road dawg, Neil Rubenstein, will be passing through and asked for a guest spot. He reached out to me for time, What a trip. This guy gave me a spot on a Veteran’s show in Round Rock, TX in 2021 after doing a show with him in Georgetown, TX. This is a game of giving and receiving - it all comes back. I’m lucky enough to have worked with good people in this dark and cutthroat business.

For now, I’m enjoying the calm before the stage with my childhood best friends just outside of Omaha. I’ve been staying with them during this trip, and comedy made that possible. Comedy made it possible to see Nebraska and South Dakota for the first time. I’ve put 5,000 miles on my new-to-me car in the less than two months that I’ve owned it. And I’ll be putting on another near 1,000 miles to get back home to Sam tomorrow. I miss her dearly, I wish she was traveling with me. We’re getting closer to her coming with me.