by dwayneperkins | Feb 2, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
I did a show in Hollywood last Saturday night and the comic before me was 92 years old. He started comedy when he was a wily 91. He actually did very well and was quite astute at joke telling. Right now you might be feeling bad about yourself. You should, but you...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 25, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
I was recently at a fellow comic’s house. I consider him a peer. A peer with 2 kids in High School. He’s older than me and maybe he started young but still a peer with children looking at colleges can make a guy feel long in the tooth. These thoughts were not...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 21, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories
A while back I wrote about the frequent but implausible way things happen in twos. I coined the occurrence a God Wink. Say the word “ramp” then you hear someone on TV say the word “ramp” a beat after you. That’s a God Wink. Just a...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 17, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
I wrote a blog just 12 hours ago about seeing Charlie Murphy do stand-up. Two thumbs up for darkness. In that blog I mention some of the other actors turned comics who didn’t fare as well as C. Murphy. Most notable are Charlie Sheen and everyone’s favorite house...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 17, 2012 | Funny Editorials, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
Most comics don’t take kindly to famous non-comics jumping into comedy to cash in on their fame. Sure, they can fill a room with people but they usually proceed to disappoint those people. Any bad show, especially one that cost top dollar, is a black eye on comedy....
by dwayneperkins | Jan 16, 2012 | Funny Technology Essays, Funny True Stories, Living In Los Angeles
Most Bally’s shower stalls don’t have curtains. It makes for looking straight ahead showering. Some smaller Bally’s don’t even have shower stalls, just a big room with several shower heads. That makes for heading straight home without showering. In the Glendale, CA...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 15, 2012 | Funny Short Inspirational Stories, World Travels
I walked into Starbucks near Queensway Rd. in the Bayswater section of London. 6 months ago I was in there almost daily for a span of 3 weeks. 6 months before that I was in there daily for a different 3 week span. It felt like I had just been there the day before as...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 13, 2012 | Funny True Stories, World Travels
So I was hanging out in the Bayswater section of London. I consider it my old stomping grounds. So I thought, why not hang in Bayswater my last official night in London. I hopped into a Super Drug store to get some lozenges. The cold weather had finally got to me...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 13, 2012 | Funny Editorials, Funny Short Inspirational Stories, Living In Los Angeles
It really never does. Even though I frequently see friends pop up on shows and in commercials. At times, for me, watching TV feels like sifting through a yearbook. Still, knowing that I’ll be broadcasted to millions (alright, maybe hundreds of thousands...
by dwayneperkins | Jan 4, 2012 | Funny Editorials, World Travels
When I think of things that are useless, hotel turn down service is near the top of the list. So someone comes to your room and basically starts the comforter move for you but only slightly in one corner. Does anyone have this service at home? Is anyone so rich or...
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