Knock 'Em Dead

This is my first comedic open mic.

I’ve done open mics before. Slam poetry. My own music. Concerts. Even karaoke. Standing in front of people isn’t new to me.

Comedy is.

I was planning to go up tonight.

Instead, I’ve been up most of the night coughing. Barely slept. Throat wrecked.

You can’t do comedy if you can’t breathe right.

So I’m not going tonight.

That’s it.

This Life, Death & Culture writer might actually have a pulse. Maybe I do have something in me that isn’t heavy. Maybe I can pull a few laughs.

But not like this.

However, I was able to finish my Sh*t Magnet entry.

The open mic will be there next week. Or the week after that.

I’m not rushing it.

In the meantime, I’m putting up a tent in the front yard. No national park. Just space. I’ll probably bring Monkey with me.

The stage isn’t going anywhere.

I’ll keep you posted.

Knock ’em dead? Possibly.

Just not tonight.

— Los

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