Hello OKC party people and all non-partying people as well.
Let me first start by saying thanks to all the businesses who have helped thus far by putting a Comicfest poster up. Just like last year we are putting the name of businesses that allow us to do that, in the program. I have only gotten static from two places so far. What places? Well I’ll tell you.
The first place I got static from was a bar/restaurant in Moore. See if you can figure out the name by filling in the blanks.
The __ Bills are a football team that plays at Ralph Wilson Stadium in New York.
Girls Gone __ is a popular video series featuring college aged women losing their dignity.
Buffalo Wild _____ in Moore is a place to get overpriced food and horrible service.
Now put the words that fill the blanks in order and you’ll get the name of the restaurant.
When I walked in there I approached the manager and told him who I was and what I was doing. I told him I wanted to put a poster up in return for ad space in the program. He asked when the show was. I told him and he said that what we were doing would compete with them so he had to decline. He thinks our one night event is going to cut into that super lucrative Bar Trivia Network demographic. Thanks for nothing restaurant manager.
The second place I got static from was a restaurant in Bricktown. Last year they were super friendly and helpful. We had even hired a couple of their wait staff to pass out flyers at an OU game last year. I went into this place a week ago and asked if I could put a poster up. The manager asked me if they had been approved by the Bricktown Association. I told him I hadn’t even heard of the Bricktown Association and he told me that ANY poster that goes up in Bricktown has to be approved by the association. I thanked him and contacted the Bricktown Association. I was told by the gentleman that runs it that promotional posters are left up to the manager’s discretion and they do not approve things like that. I went back into this restaurant and spoke with the same manager. He asked me if the poster had been approved. I told him that per the association they didn’t do that and it would be up to him. He asked me, again, if the association had approved the posters. I told him, again, that per the person at the association that the association does not do that. The manager told me he would not put it up until it was approved by the association. I told him I couldn’t get something approved by a group that didn’t do that. He said it would have to be approved before he would put it up. I thanked him for his time and left. I was a little irked because last year this restaurant was really helpful. What’s the name of the restaurant? It is a place that hires creepy middle aged dudes to pretend they are managers but really they spend all day gawking at girls in orange shorts and tank tops and rhymes with ‘Mooters’.
Let me say that I hold nothing against the wait staff at either one of these places. I am also not boycotting ALL locations of those restaurants. Just the two I’ve mentioned. I guess it comes down to those guys not having much room to exercise what little authority they do have in this world. Whenever they get a chance to make a decision that doesn’t involve hitting on girls that work for them, I can see where they might want to not put a poster up. I can see where that might hurt, well, NOTHING. Especially in return for free advertising. Oh well. Everywhere else in Bricktown that I went to was more than happy to help out and I appreciate it. Everyone was very enthusiastic about the show and was happy to help.
So I’ll throw this out since it is less than two weeks away. OKC Comicfest 2005 is Saturday September 24 at Stage Center in Downtown OKC. It is at eight o’clock and tickets are ten dollars. Eleven standup comedians for ten bucks? You can’t beat that. Call 405 270-4801 for tickets.
“How did you waste your weekend Joel?” Well I’ll tell you. Thanks for caring. That’s very sweet of you. Friday night I went to bed and slept for fourteen hours. That’s what having a job you hate and self loathing will do for you. Remember that kids.
Last night I went out with my friend Brian McComas. He shall heretofore be referred to as B-Mack because I am a dork and want to sound cool. So B-Mack and I go to this place that just opened downtown called Pure. It’s where the old Bar OKC was. We got there about ten. We walked in and everything was white. The walls. The floor. The bar stools. The waitresses outfits. Everything was white. It was like walking into that room from Charlie and the Chocolate factory where Mike Teevee got shrunk. All white. It was so white they should have called it Cracka’s! HOLLA! I’ll stop.
The music was pretty good and the place started to pick up around eleven. Our waitress, ‘Cat’, was really nice and did a very good job. Oh snap! Speaking of waitresses I saw Jack-Wuh-Lynn out there. She was so super unfriendly. It was great. I’m not surprised.
Because almost everything in this place was white, whenever the lights would change color, the entire place would become that color. Red light, everything became red. Blue light, everything became blue. It got to be a little distracting but was pretty cool.
Around midnight the place was chock full of the type of people you would expect to see at a club. Over gelled metro-sexuals and women who flaunted their only assets, most of which looked like they were paid for. Pretty much the type of place that club owners kill to own. The clientele was very attractive. I really didn’t fit in. At all. Oh well.
As I am tired and slowly getting back to being as witty and funny as I wasn’t before, I’ll go ahead and wrap this mofo up.
RIGHT NOW
Movie - Crash. This move was really good. It will make you feel a bit ashamed of how you think about people. That’s not such a bad thing though. I highly recommend this movie.
Song -O.P.P by Naughty by Nature. One of my favorite all time songs and I haven’t been able to get that song out of my head for a week now. Maybe this will help.
Best place to go if you love white decor - Pure.
I’m sorry this wasn’t funnier. I hate to think that I’ve disappointed that poor kid out there who waits to read my exquisite words. I know. That doesn’t happen. Jokes on me YOWZA
Holla.
- Joel