Well, today’s news isn’t so hot. Tony Blair is trying to figure out who caused London’s bombings, the U.S. Gulf coast is getting pounded buy a category 4 hurricane, and my local Baskin Robins is out of Rocky Road.
People, it’s a joke, relax. Lighten the hell up. Hurricanes suck, so do bombings, but the best you can do in life for anything is laugh.
So, about 2 weeks ago, I had the great privilege of seeing Lewis Black for a second time. Put simply, the man is a genius. He might deny that if you told him he was, but he has a way of rationalization that very few people have. We’re stuck in our little bubble, and he is outside the bubble looking in, telling us in many funny ways, to wake the hell up for fucks sake. 🙂 I suggest anyone out there who likes to laugh, constantly questions authority, and has no idea why our government does what it does, go see Lewis Black.
I’ll give you a little excerpt of the night I saw. Lewis started talking about how he was invited to speak in front of many, many members of Congress, the House, and other politicians – including the President – at a function in D.C. this Spring. He wanted to do it, but unfortunately, he was going to be speaking in front of audience whom he despised.
A call came from the White House to his publicist, and the White House called to be reassured that Lewis wouldn’t say anything that “made fun of” the current administration.
When Lewis heard this info, he wondered how the hell he was going to perform 5 minutes of a show. 🙂
He was told that the President was going to be there, and after he heard that, he began to figure out ways on how to fill an hour of jokes while completely avoiding his own standup routine as he has nothing but utter hatred for the current Administration, and he is not afraid to communicate it in his shows. 🙂
As he spoke to us that night, he said that as he was contemplating what to say about the President, CNN announced that the Pope had passed away. The White House informed him soon after that the President would not be attending the event at which Lewis was supposed to speak at. Quoting Lewis, “It was like the Pope died for me. He sacrificed his life, for mine.”
It was then a little while later when the White House called again, stating that in lieu of the President coming to the comedy night, V.P. Dick Cheney would be attending.
And Lewis replied, “And that’s when I realized the Pope knew I was Jewish.”