Win a Dream Date with Dopey!

dopey

dopey

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OK, maybe it's not exactly a dream date. Nor is it really a date, per se, and there's actually nothing to win.

I am really dopey, though. And if you're in the Chicago area and have nothing better to do on some Thursday night, you are cordially invited to come see me embark on my career as a stand-up comedian! :hammer: :lol:

I'm the opening act/emcee for a friend, Ray Hanania. I had been writing jokes for him for the past year or so and he encouraged me to put together my own act. So, for better or worse, that's what I have done.

If you'd like more information about the show, go to www.hanania.com and click on "speeches and appearances." I'm the jolly looking fellow blocking out the view along the Chicago River. Make sure you read our press release, too. One reporter we sent it to thought it was real.

Hope to meet some of you. Make sure you introduce yourself if you do show up.

Cheers,

Jon
 
DMC-12

DMC-12

It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
Jon,

Can I come and heckle you... and leave my cell phone on really loud and have people call me? :lol: ;) j/k I will come one of these Thurdays :) :wave:

(that has happened to me before... and I was heckled... my cell phone is off in all comedy clubs now :lol: ) :o
 
dopey

dopey

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Erika, I don't know you well enough to determine whether you're crazy, but Ray is a columnist for the Daily Herald.

He used to write for the Sun-Times and I wrote for the Tribune -- sort of like Siskel and Ebert, except the skinny guy is from the Sun-Times this time. :) Thanks for your well wishes! Hope you and Mr. Erika can come out sometime.

DMC, I look forward to seeing you, my friend. I'll start brushing up on my witty responses to hecklers, although I don't imagine you can be any worse than the drunk old broad who was there on opening night.

She kept swearing and yelling at me to get off the stage, saying my jokes were stupid and that I had a face only a mother could love. I got her back at her, though. I said, "Hah! Jokes on you, lady, 'cause you ARE my mother!" That shut her up! :D
 
DMC-12

DMC-12

It's HarmonioUS, NOT HarmoniYOU.
Originally posted by dopey
DMC, I look forward to seeing you, my friend. I'll start brushing up on my witty responses to hecklers, although I don't imagine you can be any worse than the drunk old broad who was there on opening night.

She kept swearing and yelling at me to get off the stage, saying my jokes were stupid and that I had a face only a mother could love. I got her back at her, though. I said, "Hah! Jokes on you, lady, 'cause you ARE my mother!" That shut her up! :D
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ZING! :lol:

Or I would of said, "Look Lady, I dont come out in the audience and knock the bottle of booze out of your hands, now do I? So shut your 100 proof guzzle hole! OK? *akward pause* SUPER!" :lol:
 
dopey

dopey

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Originally posted by DMC-12
ZING! :lol:

Or I would of said, "Look Lady, I dont come out in the audience and knock the bottle of booze out of your hands, now do I? So shut your 100 proof guzzle hole! OK? *akward pause* SUPER!" :lol:
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:lol:

I'll try something similar to that. :animwink:
 
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MouseMadness

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I wish I were able to come! Hey, if you ever start traveling, post again when you're going to be in the Detroit area. I love stand up comedy... *sigh* remember, back in the day, when comedy central actually HAD comedians on! I still find some on occasion, but mostly it's movies I hate and shows I hate more. Then of course there's the SNL episodes I've seen 467290567 times. :lookaroun Anyway, best of lu... er, break a leg, or whatever. :wave: :lol:
 
dopey

dopey

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Thanks, MM! We actually are looking into taking our act into Michigan.

A friend of mine owns a theater in Three Oaks, which I know is a hike from Detroit. It's a really cool space, though. It's in the old Featherbone factory if you're familiar with that at all.

I can imagine us doing a weekend in Detroit because of its large Arab-American community and convenient excuse to visit the Windsor ballet. :animwink: :D

I will post an announcement if we get to Michigan. Thanks again for your interest!
 
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MouseMadness

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No problem! I'm not familiar with where you're talking about, but I'm sure I could find it eventually. I've only been here (Detroit) a little over a year myself. I look forward to hearing from you! :wave:
 
kal1484

kal1484

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Originally posted by MouseMadness
No problem! I'm not familiar with where you're talking about, but I'm sure I could find it eventually. I've only been here (Detroit) a little over a year myself. I look forward to hearing from you! :wave:
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I DO!! I DO!!! I KNOW WHERE HE'S TALKING ABOUT!!

I live about *thinks* eh, 10-20 minutes away, depending if I get lost.


Where at in Three Oaks? The golfcourse? LOL! (only thing IN three oaks i think...)
 
dopey

dopey

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Three Oaks is in Southwest Michigan, just south of St. Joseph. The theater is called the Acorn Theater and it's located behind the post office. I'll let you know if we do a show there, princess. It's, like I said, a really cool space. I especially like the bathrooms there. I hear the women's room is fabulous! :)
 
WDWFREAK53

WDWFREAK53

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Originally posted by MouseMadness
No problem! I'm not familiar with where you're talking about, but I'm sure I could find it eventually.
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"Eventually" being the key word....Christy gets lost going to the post office :lookaroun

Jer...that comeback had me freakin' cracking up :lol: !!!

Jon, best of luck to ya...and...May all your hecklers be eaten by rabid cauliflower!
 
tenchu

tenchu

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Give me a shout if you make it to Scotland! :lol:

I'm good in an audience, I've got a really good throwing arm. :animwink:

:wave:
 
kal1484

kal1484

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Originally posted by dopey
Three Oaks is in Southwest Michigan, just south of St. Joseph. The theater is called the Acorn Theater and it's located behind the post office. I'll let you know if we do a show there, princess. It's, like I said, a really cool space. I especially like the bathrooms there. I hear the women's room is fabulous! :)
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Word from the wise, NEVER say Benton Harbor, always use Saint Joseph. *sigh* After some...events...people give you funny looks.

I'll try to come see ya if you make it here, unless it's 21 and over :)
 
dopey

dopey

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You guys are special!

I'd love to try out my material in Scotland, tenchu. My friend wants to do a show in Jerusalem featuring Arab and Jewish comedians. He's invited me, too, but I think he just wants to use me as a shield.

Mom, I'd love to meet you in person. If your SIL comes, please be sure to tell her to somehow push her way through the massive crowd of admirers and groupies to say hi to me.

Princess, I know all about :lookaroun Benton Harbor. It's the home of Maytag, isn't it? You don't have to be 21 for our shows. For one, our material is fairly clean (maybe PG-13). Second, I'm pretty sure the theater in Three Oaks doesn't have a liquor license. So BYOB!
 
kal1484

kal1484

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Originally posted by dopey
Princess, I know all about :lookaroun Benton Harbor. It's the home of Maytag, isn't it? You don't have to be 21 for our shows. For one, our material is fairly clean (maybe PG-13). Second, I'm pretty sure the theater in Three Oaks doesn't have a liquor license. So BYOB!
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:lol: @ Maytag AND Three Oaks having liquor, what was I thinking! i'm 19, so it's not a BIG deal about the material :)
 

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