April 2009

Hear Me Roar

April 25, 2009

I was walking through Washington, DC this morning and heard the pounding of drums as I approached Dupont Circle. The rhythmic pull drew me in from blocks away. As I entered the park I saw an all-womens drum line. People were gathering around as they played. The women were fierce. There were probably close to [...]

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These Dream Things Are Real, Man

April 20, 2009

“These dream things are real, man.” George Carlin Fifteen years ago I decided to become a standup comedian. I had just received my master’s degree in elementary education, which I was proud of but I knew in my heart that there was more I wanted to achieve and experience. I set about pursuing a career [...]

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The Wonder Of It All

April 18, 2009

Today we traveled to see the Egyptian pyramids, the only remaining ancient wonder of the world from the original seven. Our group was traveling from Cairo to Alexandria for our next show and, on the way, we stopped to visit the pyramids. It was breathtaking to be standing next to ancient history. Of course, many [...]

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Larger Than Life

April 16, 2009

Today we had some press set up at the Virgin Mega Store in Cairo. Virgin is one of the sponsors and also where people can buy tickets to our shows, so the promoters set up a meet and greet for us to sign autographs there. I don’t know how it came up but on the [...]

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