Ah, summer. Good weather, vacations, cookouts, cornhole and booze. What’s not to like? OK, a few things suck. One, sports are awful unless you like NASCAR (no) or baseball (my favorite team is the Pirates; they haven’t had a winning season since 1992). Two, heat. I sweat very easily, so my Gold Bond powder expense triples this time of year. Lastly – no comedy. Why?
When the weather is good, no one chooses comedy at a bar over sitting on a patio listening to a cover band. Since most of my work is one nighters at bars in small towns, it’s hard to compete with Freebird and a nice breeze coming off the lake. Plus, outdoor comedy SUCKS! Nothing like getting to a punchline when a team of old bikers on Harleys rumble past for 20 seconds. Oh well, at least I have summer to fall back on. And the jock itch I got last month from the softball double header. Thanks, sweat glands!