melissa - standing up for me

[25yearsmlc]

I do some stand up comedy out here on the coast. In 2006 I once did a whole set on MLC and WAS's lines to us...

It was a hit. And I say that more to thank this group of people for their humor, than to brag (but okay fine, I also just bragged )

at the time, my 2 favs were based on real life situations (b/c you can't make this up and why would you? Divorce Busting is all right here...)

First was the "I would have told you the truth, but I didn't want to hurt you", (you know, so they're noble for lying...claiming altruistic motives, when in fact the "truth" was simple;

lying was easier, for several reasons. Period.

Second is a line from a woman I grew up with, who had an "open m", at her request and despite her h's less than enthusiastic first response. I emphasize the word "had" b/c they are divorced. (I'm shocked. Shocked I tell you!)

I knew this woman since kindergarten. She was the first to do anything related to growing up (except college), such as wearing a bra, reaching puberty, ETC...

but she had a bit of Madame Bovary in her too....self inflicted damage.


She was the "Fun but slightly too wild friend" who takes a fun idea, then makes it better, and then goes nuts with it and over does it and makes the rest of her friends want to run home and hide...SO


When asked if she told her h when she slept with OMs, she said --

"Of course I tell him when I do that; if you don't have honesty in a marriage, how are you gonna have trust?"



(Seriously, If I had not heard it myself, I would not have believed it. And Don't steal that line, I own it now, and it's a winner)...


I say all this to you Melissa, b/c I love your humor in this quagmire. It is admirable.

And I subscribe to the oft quoted belief that "comedy is tragedy, plus time"

(Judy Carter is the comedy guru of LA. She says "Comedy is tragedy + 2 weeks..")

BUT if you and your h had been around back then, I'd have devoted specific time for HIM...he's just giving out some great material.

And btw no, my h never saw the taping of what I called the "Devoted to my Soon to be XH" show, and probably never will.

But I got a lot of gigs from that show!...