Sometimes I forget the
seeds I planted, then suddenly something is
happening, and, for a second, I am
puzzled. Then I remember I had initiated
the thing. It feels good. I feel grateful to my more hopeful self for not
giving up. Then when I get a result
during a more gloomy time, it’s such a needed pick-me-up.
Just when I was not
feeling too optimistic, I received an e-mail from New
York’s Got Talent. According to what they said, out of a few
hundred stand-up comedy submissions, 32 were selected for Season 6, and I was
one of them.
With my jaw still
hanging, I searched through my ‘sent’ mail to see when I
applied. Apparently I applied in late December on my
ex-husband’s birthday. That is kind of
funny since so much of my comedy is about being gratefully divorced.
My stomach and heart
were getting almost as fluttery as when I made my
comedy debut. I had to remind myself to exhale. Season 6 will not be on live TV. It will be before a live audience in
Manhattan. My preliminary performance is
on Wednesday, March 6th at 7pm.
If you want to get tickets, they are on sale here:
If by some chance I get
moved along to the semi-finals, that will be the
following Wednesday.
I was glad I had a
relatively current video to send when I applied. It was
from one of the times I was in Aaron
Smith’s F.U.C. Show at Broadway Comedy Club. A friend, Lia, from a former job many years
back, came to the show with her now grown daughter. Lia taped my set on her phone. With the help of her daughter, she got the
video to me. We both needed assistance
from the younger generation to manage this feat. Watching myself, of course, I see how
overweight I’ve become and the chin stuff and all that. I had to watch it many times and pretend I
didn’t know me, so I can see it more objectively. I was fucking funny. The audience was laughing a lot. When I watch it, I still laugh.
And the NYGT team
apparently didn’t require me to look like a swimsuit
model. I am feeling excited about this
development. Nervous, but I’ll survive.
If you want to be in
the audience during this competition, get your tickets
So exciting. Have fun with it.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! how cool and exciting is that!!
ReplyDeleteGREAT - CONGRATULATIONS! Yes, enjoy it - be yourself. And how true and how nice - we plant a seed and forget about it, and . . . voila!
ReplyDeleteWow...congrats...super happy for u
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! Hard work pays off :)
ReplyDeleteFANTASTIC MINDY!!!!!!! Have fun with it and savor every moment.....you're right about the seeds, it's good to always keep digging, eventually you find gold
ReplyDeleteMuch love!!!!
the FANTASTIC MINDY!!!!!!!!......FIND GOLD WAS FROM ME, STEVEN, i DCON'T WHY IT SAYS uNKNOWN....damned technology...
ReplyDeleteThat's what's up!! I knew you'd be good at this because you kept me laughing, which is not easy to do.. Knock them dead kiddo!!!!
ReplyDeleteSTAY GOLDEN!!!!
I don't know what's going on with Blogger, but so many of your comments are not identifiable. Steven, thanks for saying that was you. Everyone, include your name in your comment. I love knowing. Thanks for all the good wishes.
ReplyDeleteMindy
Congratulations, Mindy. That's great. I am glad things are looking up for you. Wish I can be there, but unfortunately have to work. I hope you make it to the semi-finals. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Venecia!
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