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Monday, May 24, 2010

Jay Mohr is my Uncle! -- You wanna get Nice?

Back to back weekends of going to comedy clubs are nearly an impossible feat for me.  Having joint custody of an amazing 5 year old typically keeps my weekends from being back to back weekends with adult evenings.  But, an odd twist of fate kept my daughter with her mom and me looking for something interesting to do this weekend.  

Last weekend was a real blast for me.  I was able to finally catch Iron Man 2, which I enjoyed immensely.  Not as good as the first, but certainly one of the best "Super Hero" movies I've seen.  I watched nearly every minute of the Angels sweeping the Oakland As.  And I went down to the Laugh Factory for the first time.  I didn't quite know what to think. We got free passes for donating blood, kids... it pays to do good deeds.  We went to this comedy show that was headlined by Aries Spires.  The show was fun and the opening act were a little more polished that Spires, he was trying out new material.  The show was pretty fun, but as our group was talking we all agreed that Jay Mohr is the comedian we'd all like to see and for me to see again.

I wouldn't consider myself a Jay Mohr die-hard.  Sure I just happened to see him in Las Vegas when he was doing the Last Comic Standing Tour.  And yes, I did previously see him at the Improv.  And I suppose you are going to make a big deal about me owning Suicide Kings, or listening to the Jim Rome show when the Slam-Man is on, or that I follow his tweets!  Ok, so I think the guy is hilarious.  And as I previously posted, I pre-ordered my No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad.  Still hasn't been delivered.  So Sunday night I made arrangements to check out Mohr again.  And I had a blast.  Jay is a funny guy but his Tracy Morgan impression is epic.  I was kind of surprised he didn't do the Harvey Keitel or Christopher Walken impressions, but Mohr was on.  

Since my book hadn't arrived in time to get an autograph at the show, I picked one up.  Mohr was autographing and taking pictures.  My girlfriend got a nice pic with Jay.  And my book is officially a collector.  I had a great time and I think Jay Mohr is the best!  And whenever I hear the Who, I'm going to always think of Jay!

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