I was without the luxury of the internet for a couple of
weeks. I’m glad that is solved.
The autumn comedy show at The
Artist had a great line-up. In that
sense, it was very good. However, we
didn’t get as much audience as I’m accustomed to. I hope we can get back up to the pre-pandemic
audience size. Back then, Elliot (the
owner) said he’d be glad to get more chairs if necessary. It was that packed. If you were not at the 10/22 show, these were
the funny folks you missed.
Pudge Fernandez
Jean Kim
Linda San Lucas
Hosted by yours truly...
Mindy Matijasevic
Audience members and some comics connected after the show. That warmed me. Several friends and I went for drinks
afterwards, and I heard so much great feedback about the comics’ performances. I’m usually proud of the line-up, and this
was no exception.
.....
Again I’m guilty of watching The Bachelorette. Now I know
what I like about it. I see how women
get rid of a man when they see red flags.
I wish I’d seen that in my teens.
Unfortunately, I tended to consider other people’s pain more than my
own. I did things all wrong. Very wrong.
My body spoke to me – pain in my chest, throat, inability to eat, crying
often, etc. – but I didn’t listen. Can’t
get the years back. I’m just relieved to
be on my own. Good friends have given me
more happiness and real love than any romantic relationship ever has. And I have not seen anyone else’s marriage/romantic
relationship that I would want to be in. It may work for those in it, but I wouldn’t
feel good in it.
.....
On a very happy note:
My best friend, who is very talented in fixing, building, all kinds of
stuff most of us do not know how to do, fixed my malfunctioning toilet tank
today (about three hours of skilled labor) and bought the parts needed, etc. as
an early birthday gift. This was a great
gift. I now have a flushing toilet
again. For quite a while, I was using a water-filled
bucket to flush. One of the best parts of
this gift is I don’t have to have people in here, that I don’t know, to do
it. I think I need a dog again. I used to get people (either to install cable
or whatever else) who would ask me to lock up the dog in another room. I remember thinking and realizing that one of
the benefits of having a dog is protection.
I’d say, “No. He will only smell
you. The only reason he would ever
attack someone is if they were trying to hurt me.” That was accepted, and I felt good about not
caving. My dog Luigi (2000-2015) was
someone I felt 98% sure of. I can’t say
that about most humans.
.....
Next comedy show I’m having at The Artist (249 City Island Avenue) will be December 17th at 8pm. Hope you’ll put that on your calendar and get
yourself to City Island. It will be
another great line-up. You can’t typically
get this kind of live comedy and funny at these prices. $10 cover; no minimum (though you will be tempted by the light fare and delicious desserts by Jenny's Sweets); you can BYOB; contributions requested for the hilarious comics.
Much love to CGG-M 💕💕💕
Mindy Matijasevic
November 2021