Flappers in Claremont 12/14/14

Just a few photos from a fun show I did at Flappers in Claremont.

Special thanks to the people that came out for this one!

Top 10 over used / over played songs that can just go away.

Every time I hear these songs used personally or professionally I cringe. Some I hate because they are overplayed. But mostly its because of other peoples excitement for them. If you ever want to hear any of these just turn on JackFM!

*honorable mention "Rock the Casbah" - The Clash  & "Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners.

10. "Just Like Heaven" - The Cure - Maybe I never got into it because I didn't smoke in high school. But having a girlfriend who did makes me hear this song plenty. I keep hoping its just a phase, but she wont stop wearing the army jacket.

9. "How Soon is Now" - The Smiths - I like this song, but I hate the fact that Morrissey has such a cult following and this is the only song of his that I know.  So my ignorance will fuel the hatred!

8. "Back N Black" - AC/DC - another great song, but ever since Best Buy got their hands on it I wanna shop at Circuit City.    *Circuit City is out of business, so thats funny ... right? I couldn't work out to this song anymore because it just makes me think about electronic sales.

7. "Happy" - Pharrell Williams - it could just be his outfits, but its probably the song.

6. "Its My Life" - No Doubt - I swear for some reason I hear this song at least once a day. I've gotta stop hanging out at "H&M".

5. "Habits" - Tove Lo - This song actually rules, but I think by 2017 I'll be over it. Its constant radio airplay kept me from buying the CD, .... but I still sing along.

4. "Waterfalls" - TLC - The worst is when a character in a movie sings along to the rap part of  the song, trying to force the audience member to think "Hey! I do that too!"

3. "Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley - this goes hand in hand with any song by the Gorillaz ("Clint Eastwood" / "Feels Good") - I see why CeeLo has to "Cosby" his way into girls pants.

2. Anything by the band "Sublime" - I'm talking to you 98.7.  Whoever the program director is over there must love to smoke weed.

1. "Push It" - Salt N Pepa - The only thing I want to "push" is the stop button.

There are plenty more, but I wont complain about "Don't Stop Believing" because it was the the official song of the 2005 Chicago White Sox.

Mildly interesting photo of the day.

I was up in the CNN building and took this picture looking east down Sunset Blvd.

Sin City Saints - Las Vegas

In early 2015 I'll be recurring on the show "Sin City Saints" for the Yahoo network.  Its hilarious, so make sure to check it out.  I'll have details on when the show will be airing soon!  UPDATE!
I heard it starts on February 17th.

Me and some other cast members.  

In the meantime, here are a few articles about the show.

https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/yahoo-tv/-sin-city-saints--first-look--8-exclusive-set-photos-142313653.html;_ylt=AwrSbm9S3W9Uid4AlBJXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzODdwM2I1BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDNQRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDU0MV8x

http://deadline.com/2014/10/sin-city-saints-cast-malin-akerman-tom-arnold-andrew-santino-yahoo-848852/#respond

Las Vegas - Chi Cha Ron's Sports Cantina

While in Las Vegas I had a chance to perform with some great comics at "Chi Cha Ron's Sports Cantina" on the West side of town. It was a special "Veterans Day" show.

Thanks for coming out!

New York City - 49ers vs Giants

We headed to New York City to watch the 49ers play the Giants last week.   Here are a few photos.

Taking the Newark Train into New York.

View of the Empire State Building
from the Chelsea Village High Line. 

Madison Square Garden 

outside the Garden, also a filming location from Rocky 3. 

The St. James theater, where the movie "Birdman" was filmed.

Bradley Cooper was doing "The Elephant Man"

where is the dirtiest spot possible to lay? Broadway! 

on Broadway

in Times Square

Times Square, mostly known as the filming location
for "Jason Takes Manhattan" 

Radio City Music Hall

30 Rock. 

Outside Ben's Pizza the famous pizza joint
from the opening credits of the show "Louie" 

outside the Comedy Cellar.

my room at the Jane Hotel 

Met Life Stadium

the home team fans were out in full force to watch their team lose. 

We had great seats. 

Its a pretty cool stadium, but it was really cold. 

Van Halen "Dreams" - Music Video of the day

This video rocks.  Not only because the song rules, but because you can see how the Sunset Strip looked in the early 90's.  The neighborhood around the Whiskey has changed, but yet stayed the same.  This would have been a great concert to be at.
Usually when I'm at the Whiskey its for a Guns N Roses cover band. 

Upcoming shows

Friday, 10/31/14   Halloween Night - The Comedy Store on Sunset

Saturday, 11/1/14 - Flappers in Burbank - 9:30pm

Wednesday, 11/5/14 - Hollywood Hotel

Thursday, 11/6/14 - Ye Old Kings Head in Santa Monica - 8:30pm

Friday, 11/28/14 - The Federal Bar in North Hollywood - 8pm

Saturday, 11/29 - Flappers in Burbank - 9:30pm

"An Elm Street Nightmare"

I got a new comedy short up on the "Funny or Die" website just in time for Halloween.
Check it out on the link below.

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/96b879b55b/an-elm-street-nightmare

Ye Old Kings Head - Halloween Show

Here a few photos from our special Halloween Comedy show at Ye Old Kings Head bar in Santa Monica last night.

The Parting Shot film - coming soon

Just got the poster for the new film I cast called "The Parting Shot".Not sure when it comes out but keep an eye out for it.

Nightmare on Elm Street house

Tis the season for dicking around, so me and my friend Will swung by the Nightmare on Elm Street house and took some photos.

The place still looks the same.

Candlestick Park vs Levi Stadium - Niners vs Chiefs!

I love 49ers football, but I miss Candlestick Park. Not because of how great the old stadium was, but because I don't have season tickets to the new one. Levi Stadium opened in Santa Clara this season and to my own fault my cheap ass didn't pull the trigger on season tickets. But I did catch a game there last week and took some photos.

Here's the rundown on the new home of the 49ers, Levi Stadium.

Candlestick park held about 69,000 people. Levi Stadium holds about 68,000.
But keep in mind that is about a thousand less gang bangers you have to deal with.

The team store is huge and inside there were tons of people.
Packed with everything a 49er fan could want.
All I could think was, "I bet one person in here has Ebola"

The giant Kaepernick picture .. to keep you distracted
while you spend 20 bucks for a Niners coffee mug. 

The 49ers Gold rush cheerleaders were out prancing around and posing for photos.
Giving old people one more thing to scratch off their bucket list.

Before the game.

One of the better things about Levi stadium is that the walkways around are much wider. The Candlestick walkway was packed and you were guaranteed to get beer spilled on you.

Plenty of TV's everywhere too.

Looking east from the stadium it overlooks the 49ers practice facility.

Another major improvement is the new video board which blasted Van Halen's "Right Now" in the 4th Quarter.

Niners Win! Time for free tacos!

UCB 301 Graduation

Here are some photos from our UCB 301 graduation show this past Saturday.

The whole group put on a great performance.

backstage before the show

Joe wonders if he got his shift covered at Olive Garden.

Amy found a new boy toy in Ozzie.

Cutty and Mike have never seen a camera before.