by dwayneperkins | Jun 4, 2010 | Funny Editorials, Funny Short Inspirational Stories, World Travels
I don’t want this blog to sound too much like the faux motivational speech George Clooney gives in the Movie “Up In the Air.” However I recently went through a massive lifeboat exercise of sorts. I packed for a 7 week trip and only brought a carry on suitcase and a...
by dwayneperkins | Jun 3, 2010 | Funny Editorials, Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, New York I Love You, World Travels
So my South African shows have been a hoot. I’ve kicked it in Soweto, The Brooklyn of Jo-burg. I’ve partied. I’ve grocery shopped. I’ve caught a bit of World Cup Fever…Achoo. I’m not looking at this city through rosy glasses but the danger wrap that Johannesburg gets...
by dwayneperkins | Jun 2, 2010 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, World Travels
So one hold over of South Africa’s apartheid is an oddly specific classification of people based on color. There are many people who in the US would be called black but in South Africa are called “colored.” So basically colored people are mixed, Think Collin Powell....
by dwayneperkins | May 23, 2010 | Funny Editorials, Funny Short Inspirational Stories
It’s funny how we are always on the prowl for entertainment and good times. All over the world people clock out on Friday, leave their place of business and turn their attention to the business of having fun. Sometimes they find themselves in a comedy club. Then it’s...
by dwayneperkins | May 18, 2010 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, World Travels
So two weeks into my World tour and I’ve finally decided to call it a World Tour. I was reluctant to use that moniker as there’s no affiliation to Live Nation, No ticket stubs, backstage passes, groupies or crowds waving lighters but I am touring the world doing...
by dwayneperkins | May 16, 2010 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, World Travels
So I was in the green room at a show in Worcester, England and one of the other comics was prepping for a whole new act he had been working on. Apparently he had taught himself to be a mind reader. It’s not everyday you meet a mind reader let alone a self-taught...