I was just reading an interview with Billy Corgan in Guitar World and the writer asked him about his choice of Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee to play drums on the new Smashing Pumpkins record. Billy stated that he’s a long time fan and thinks Motley Crue is a severely underrated band. And thinking about it,…
Ok guys… Who’s going to be brave enough to get this tattoo?
Well, here we are at the end of 2014. This will be my last missive of the year. I’m not even sure what a missive is, but it sounds like it should be included in that sentence. After my last gig this Sunday for a private party, I’ll be taking a couple weeks off to…
Yep, I totally meant to write this post a week ago when the trailer came out. But it didn’t happen somehow. So now…. If you haven’t seen the trailer for the new Star Wars film yet, you’re probably not reading this post anyway, because you don’t have electricity or friends. But just in case… Ok,…
Well, the big event is just 4 days away. We’ll be filming my 3rd comedy special. The thing I love about doing these specials is that it’s the purest version of my art at this time. It’s not some random club in a random town where the audience doesn’t know me and I have to…
Sure, fame brings money and opportunities your way. You can be the house with good Halloween candy and send your kids to a fancy private school where they can learn to hate you for being so distant. But you’re not really famous unless these 7 things are happening. Side note: I had to make some…
I should have written about this a week ago. The weird thing about being in full creative and marketing mode for my filming coming up is that I don’t have time to write or think about anything else. But some interesting things happened at this festival. So better late than never. 🙂 I recently returned…
It’s be a year in the making, but we’ve finally released Super Dan! When I sit down to write each day, I often don’t have any good ideas to start. The proverbial blank page stares at me until I put something on it. One of my triggers to get started is to spin random songs…
It’s definitely time to do a new special. I’ve been working really hard for a few years now on the material and it’s just about ready to go. Details with be forthcoming. Over the past few months of planning and writing, I’ve been periodically publishing a video diary of the special’s progress to show you…
Sure, Disneyland is expensive and crowded. But just think of all the great things you can experience by spending a lovely vacation there with your family! 1. Meet all your favorite Disney characters and see how a drunken Anaheim teenager acts inside a furry suit. 2. Travel at high speeds through outer space without…
Dating a comic is no picnic, as my girlfriend will happily attest to. And the life of comedy-spouse or significant other is nearly as tough a job as being a comic. So to all of you who hang in there with all of us, I say thank you, and dedicate this list. 10 Signs You’re…
I went for an eye exam the other day because I hadn’t had one in years. I don’t wear glasses or anything, but my right eye has been a mess since I was a kid. I managed to get some sort of eye infection in that same eye at least once a year. I’ll tell…
Hotel rooms can be expensive. Luckily I’m usually staying at a hotel on the comedy club’s dime. But sometimes I have to pay for my own. Here are 7 ways you can recoup the cost of your hotel room. 1. For hotels that don’t already offer it, leave two bottles of water with a sign…
July 31st, 2014 is National Uncommon Instrument Awareness Day. Who knew, right? Check out the PSA I created below to support those who dedicate their life to uncommon musical instruments. Because really, tuba players, ocarina virtuoso’s, and whoever plays that thing in the picture at the left need friends. That also happens to be the…
I usually spend a couple minutes each day cruising around the net to stay up on the zeitgeist. Sometimes I find something really intriguing, creative, or useful. More often I find things that are the equivalent of a song you hate and can’t get out of your head. The thing is, headline writing has become…
I haven’t done one of these posts in awhile. Plus I’m totally ensconced in mixing my new “Super Dan” single, so feeling way more technical minded than funny today. 🙂 But what follows in the first experience I had with that vaunted format of the comedy album and special. We use “ROFL” in a completely…
What’s a half geek? Well, as geeky as I consider myself… ie. my office is plastered with Disney and pirate stuff and I’d probably rather watch Star Wars than kiss a girl (ok, that one’s a toss up…), I don’t feel nearly geek enough when I’m around real geeks. You know the real hardcore geek…
Years ago when I was working in grocery stores, they would torture us every Christmas with the worst versions of every Christmas carol ever. And those people doing those versions were getting paid every time it played. I vowed that one day I would write and record some Christmas music and get some of that…
Since Disney’s been so into backstories lately, I thought it might be fun to speculate on the possible backgrounds of other Disney villains. I’d really love to have a go at Captain Hook’s story, but they did his origin in one of the Tinkerbell movies in 2014. In that context, I can almost guarantee mine…
I originally sat down to write a post about Miley Cyrus and how she’s more of a clown than anything Ringling Brothers can offer. Or maybe how there’s so much pitch correction on her album that it sounds like even the studio Pro-Tools rig was going, “Who is stabbing this poor woman in the throat…
I was at a concert recently and the restroom had one of those long trough urinals. The kind that make you go, “Oh, I guess we ARE cattle”. The kind that could only be more primitive if actual trees were planted in it for you to pee on. And, like they sometimes do, the urinal…
For the most part, I’ve taken to watching TV shows after they finish their run. Then there’s no waiting for a new season and losing sleep over a cliffhanger. Mostly because I find it exceedingly dumb to lose sleep over a TV show. Right now I’m in the midst of both Lost and The Office. …
I started working on a new song recently called “Super Dan” and I’m just getting down to recording it. Thought I’d do up a little acoustic version video for you to check out. Love to hear your feedback on it. This song is so new that I can’t yet play it and sing it at…
I was reflecting on childhood music recitals this morning. I had to do them when I was a kid. And I was a pretty shy little kid. The idea of getting up in front of a bunch of people and doing something that might involve mistakes was not my idea of fun. Originally I was…
