Actually, that has
nothing to do with this entry, LOL, but when I saw the
title next to that picture...it just clicked. HA!
Anyway, Spencer does have quite a bit to do with the
success of The Trinitrons and what it is that I need
to accept. So here's another long entry with some
truly incredible situations arising:
It's getting
harder and harder to determine the details that make
this evolution happen. It seems every week I feel I've
changed a bit, but I'm not sure that I've said enough
in the entries to show what it is that triggers the
changes. That of course is what "The Journey" is
all about. An opportunity to watch an evolution LIVE,
without bias, and see the specific crossroads that
change who I am. I'm a reporter, not a biographer. I
can only control my life, and then report that on
these entries.
In the two weeks
since the first performance I have slowly allowed
myself to accept that I can't lose. I may say it from
time to time, but actually accepting it in the deepest
part of your being is where the true transformation
takes place. I am now preparing myself for the choices
that lie ahead in the next 6 months. For once, truly
accepting that an offer from Saturday Night Live is
probable, and that the networks will easily be
interested as well. Difficult choices will have to be
made, and either choice will have an amazingly
positive financial repercussion. It's unthinkable
really. Had you asked me a year ago if I wanted to be
on SNL I'd have handed you my left nut and moved to
New York, now I'm thinking if that's the best move for
my career. HUH!??!?! LOL. So why such a
change?
Watching people's
reactions over the tape the past 2 weeks has simply
blown me away. I never imagined people would CHEER for
Gary when he raps about killing Adam. That people
would love Spencer's set THAT much. What I
thought was a pretty impressive show, seems to be
capable of breaking down just about every door in this
city. The sky really is the limit, and I need to
accept that I'm a big fish in a HUGE pond if I
want to succeed. Believing anything else is
detrimental. Feeling "lucky" to get an offer from SNL
will HURT me. I need to expect it, and as well, expect
to weigh it's value against other offers.
It's really
something I learned back in my WTVN days. A 19
year old kid doing talk radio with 40 somethings is
overwhelming. And if you don't get over the: "I'm so
lucky just to be here" feeling, you will be eaten up
and spit out. I not only proved that I belonged at
that station, to this day I feel "The Late Show" was
best show they ever had. So now my show is "The
Trinitrons", and my station is...whew. My station is
the center of entertainment. Wow. And I feel just like
I did at 19. Absolutely confident that what I have to
offer is head and shoulders above the
competition.
So now what? Well
here's everything in the works at this
moment:
-My first public
performance is now set: October 24th at Mixed Nuts
Comedy Club in Downtown LA. They call it a
multi-cultural club...which means it's the Def Comedy
Jam. LOL. Not exactly, but definitely a black audience
- and I'm freakin' STOKED about it. First of all, I'm
headlining somehow. You can thank Charlotte for that.
There'll be 2-3 comics that go on before me leading up
to "Adam & The Trinitrons". How cool is that.
Charlotte is now working on getting representitives
from "MAD TV" to come to the show. Again, these
performances are to start the industry buzz before
Aspen in late February, not to make money or
specifically get exposure. The exposure is nice,
certainly can't hurt, but it's the exposure to the
insiders we need, not necessarily the
public.
-In an effort to
get another avenue to Saget (who still hasn't seen the
tape, more later), Charlotte got the tape to the owner
of the Laff Factory where Saget plays. Apparently the
two are friends, and we figured he could talk Bob into
it. Well after his assistant saw, he was amazed and
said: "You are doing a showcase here, right?", and
personally delivered it to the owner. Charlotte says
we'll probably have a date confirmed there within the
week. Whew. Just like that.
-Lorne Michaels,
and the HBO Television Workspace. This may be the
venue we invite the Aspen people to. Charlotte knows
one of the Aspen people and they're talking about the
best place to showcase it. Lorne Michaels apparently
always frequents the one-man shows at the HBO
workspace. It's a little 40 seat theater and it would
most likely be 50-75% insudtry. Goddamn that's a big
show.
-Saget. Whew,
Saget. Well Charlotte called his house once again and
Bob called his manager back rather pissed. He still
hasn't seen anything and wanted to know why this
psycho woman keeps leaving messages saying she's sent
all this stuff that he's never seen. Apparently
there's some confusion on who's handling what
concenrning Bob and it's delaying everything. The
manager called Charlotte and said they'll get him the
stuff...just PLEASE stop calling him. LOL. This is so
stupid. Ten bucks says he will see it live before he
ever gets the tape. And stop thinking what you're
thinking. It IS worth it to keep pursuing this. He
makes the bit THAT much better: Trust
me.
-The Comedy Store.
I got 2 tapes to Gary before I left for Columbus,
and haven't been able to run into him since. He left a
message, but has been working like crazy. Basically, I
can play anytime in one of the rooms other than the
main stage. But I want the biggie. Once they see the
tape, I have a feeling setting it up won't be a
problem. Man, these are the biggest comedy clubs in
the world...
-The Trinitrons
hotline! Woo hoo. Charlotte is setting this up as we
speak. The Trinitrons are gonna have their very own
hotline that you can call up and see when they're
performing next. It'll be set-up so we can see how
many people call it before a show and get an idea of
turnout. Freakin' cool man.
-Everything
I have to do. Just when you think I'm done
killing myself. I still need to create the entire
trinitrons website, as well as the flyer for the
upcoming shows. I have to rewrite and SHOOT the new
ending of the SHOW by 24th, as well as make the new
Cameron opening for Mixed Nuts. And I think I'm nuts
for doing this. I'm gonna have a personalized opening
to every show I do to prove that The Trinitrons are
not taped. As it is, Cameron comes out and explains
that Adam is running late and talks to the audience a
bit. This'll be the same, except he'll mention the
date and that he knows it's "Mixed Nuts" they're
playing at. It's absolute suicide that I'm trying to
do this especially since it's all green-screened, but
that's what puts me ahead of the rest of 'em. No one
in their right mind would attempt it.
And if you can
believe it, when I got back from Ohio I started
transferring all the WTVN Late Shows (in
realtime) to my computer, and turning them into mp3s.
As you may know, the new DVD players can play a CD-ROM
with mp3 files on it. So get this: 12 hours of The
Late Show on one disc. Isn't that insane?! I just made
the first one, it's the final 4 Late Shows from
February of 1998. It's absolutely incredible. As well,
if you just want to make regular CDs, each show is
seperated into 3 one hour tracks that you could easily
burn onto a CD if you wanted. It's amazing, one mp3
disc takes the place of 12 CDs. God love technology.
I'm really doing al lof this to save some space. The
amount of videotapes I have for Late Shows is just
insane. When I can get to the point where there's a
bit of down time in between shows I'll be able to run
through 'em. The hardest part has been getting my VCR
to track the audio right. I may have to give in and
buy a new one. Grrrr...
...which would be
quite poetic as I bought my last VCR right when
Michael Jordan came back in 1995. Ahh, I haven't said
anything about his comeback yet have I. I wrote
earlier in the year how I wished he'd stay away, but I
soon realized how selfish that is. Who am I, the most
ardent "follow your heart" man on the planet, to tell
MJ don't play again. Because I liked his last
ending?!?! LOL. This won't in any way tarnish the 6
rings. And honestly, going out on top means you left
prematurely so no one could beat you. In my mind, you
fight until you can fight no longer and then reflect
on what you accomplished. Now MJ got somewhat forced
out when the owners were amazingly disprespectful to
Phil, so he didn't really have that opportunity. You
know it's funny, when did leaving on top become
revered? It's basically quitting. It's cowardly. I
think Elway is the only one that quit on top
ONLY because his body couldn't handle it anymore.
He fought to the end. But we all know the Bulls could
have won more championships if the Jerry Bros. in
Chicago wouldn't have shit on Phil. Goddamn I can't
wait to see Michael play in Chicago. Oh, and you
better believe he's gonna suprise some people. Dude
just had 18 points in the FIRST quarter last
night. I predict they'll barely miss the playoffs this
year (30-35 wins), get one big free agent next summer
and pull off a 7th seed in the East with 45 wins.
Remember, the rest of the team BLOWS. And I don't mean
they aren't up to Jordan's standards, I mean they
SUCK. It's gonna be a struggle. Opening night in New
York 2 weeks from Tuesday. Hell yes.
Uhm,
that's about it. Sunuva BITCH this is a
long entry. Oh the video. Damnit. Uhm,
here's another Trinitrons clip.
God
bless Spencer.
