I went with my four good friends tonight to see ‘Lewis Black’ at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, an outdoor theatre. Just as the warm up act was leaving the stage, the speakers went *pop* and the power went out for the venue. The staff improvised, putting large candelabras on stage and using a power generator to drive the audio and a weak spotlight. The show went on, was fun, but the conditions proved more distracting then optimal for a standup routine, for myself and perhaps for Lewis as well. I’ve greatly enjoyed all of his CD’s and consider his topical humor and social observations to be akin to those of such greats as Bill Hicks and even Lenny Bruce, but this particular event was not quite up to par, or the bar i’d set going into it. It was still a great evening out with friends, though.
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Pitch Black Comedy
I went with my four good friends tonight to see ‘Lewis Black’ at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, an outdoor theatre. Just as the warm up act was leaving the stage, the speakers went *pop* and the power went out for the venue. The staff improvised, putting large candelabras on stage and using a power generator to drive the audio and a weak spotlight. The show went on, was fun, but the conditions proved more distracting then optimal for a standup routine, for myself and perhaps for Lewis as well. I’ve greatly enjoyed all of his CD’s and consider his topical humor and social observations to be akin to those of such greats as Bill Hicks and even Lenny Bruce, but this particular event was not quite up to par, or the bar i’d set going into it. It was still a great evening out with friends, though.