Countdown Entry #15   11:25 PM, Wednesday, November 17th, 1999:   I'm writing to you from my very well functioning Sony Vaio computer after running around in the cornfields next to our apartment... you guessed it - I can officially edit video. Now if I just knew how.   :-)   I touched on it before, but truly - you cannot imagine the hours spent trying to do the simplest task of loading video into my computer, putting it into 4 corners and then exporting it back out. Well after having every tech support person blame the other manufacturer, I bought everything sony and alas - it worked. I loaded video and exported it to tape. I chose a longer clip of "The Groupie" as my inaugural render. :-) What this means is I can make my own sets, make my own demo tapes - I control my future in LA and considering the week I've had - this is the best feeling I could ever imagine. I'm still scared shitless about the move to LA, but at least I am no longer beholden to some other production company censoring my jokes.   Adding more incredible news to the table, Throat Culture cancelled the Columbusmusic.com benefit gig and guess who's replacing them? You guessed it. I'll be playing the same stage as NIRVANA (8 years later, but still) at Lil' Brothers (formerly Stache's) on November 30th. I'll be among the top downloaded acts on the site. Absolutely, positively, kick ass.   Even cooler yet - The Laughing Ogre, whose owners have been the biggest supporters of The Late Show (the only company to buy airtime specifically for my show) are having a gathering before the comic-con and asked me to play this. SHould be a good time.   Doin' Boru's one more time in Powell this Saturday. Obviously my days in Columbus are coming to an end, so get out while you can. That reminds me, it's house cleaning time...   I know lots of you were interested because I worked at CD101, and that is of course a thing of the past. In fact for the first time in my life, I'm not really affiliated with anything. I won't be on the air, I won't be anything to you all except an update here and there saying I'm on the Tonight Show or something... heh heh. So, if you could care less what adventures I have in LA, feel free to tell me to take your name off this mailing list. For the rest of you though...isn't this gonna be fun? I kind of envy you guys. You get to sit back and watch this moron take his whole life on the road and either fall on his face or become some bad ass in LA. You get updates, I'm the one riskin' my butt. Hell, what am I saying, it's exciting no matter how you look at it.   Also if you want me to send your email somewhere else...or anything...ya know...just respond and stuff...   LATE!   Adam

 

 

NOVEMBER 1999