... if I didn't have the *hugest* fucking...

[thehefner]

After putting it off for a couple months, I'm finally gonna hit up the Speakeasy Open Mic on Feb. 13. After the crushing debacle of three months ago, I've managed to sum up the guts to sign up again. Especially now that the theme is "Hurts So Good: The Pain and Pleasure of Love," because hell, I know I have some ready-to-go material right there!

What's neat is now one of the heads, upon reading my story application, is offering to be my test audience to help me hone and refine it by the time I actually go up. This is awesome, since doing the Open Mic is a frankly terrifying experience. Like, the damn seven-minute time limit is the worst; "am I going to have to rush and plow through all the stuff to get to the point, or will I still have enough of a bubble to relax and actually tell a frickin' story?!"

So getting help will be a great thing, even if it is coming from the same woman who asked, "So, are you still working at the, uh, the cartoon shop?" Seriously, they're great peoples. I haven't met a core group of cool folks like this since the Rude Mechanicals.

I've decided that I'm going to tell "The Wedding Story." For those who don't know what that means, it's the story of me and Tammy at Alan and Rachel's wedding. Hopefully the subject line clued some of you in. This was my first ever real Hefner Monologue, the one that had others encouraging me to write and perform more. So I definitely want it to be in its best possible form when I perform it at a totally-packed nightclub full of strangers.

Speakeasy ain't for wimps, that much is certain.

Comments

[yancentric.livejournal.com]

Sweet! I might go there for support. Or even to tell a story, if I can think of one.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I'd love to have you there! But if you wanna sign up, best do it NOW, since apparently this one goes fast. You can do it at the website, www.speakeasydc.org.

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

awesome!

can you tell that story effectively in 7 minutes?

its a pretty involved one.

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

We'll see. It's just the wedding one, not like I'm trying to tell the whole wedding saga. Plus, I'll be able to work on it with one of the Speakeasy people. They're supportive people. I'll just need to pare it down.

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

yeahj, its just that so much of that story is in the history that lead up to it.

but see what the person thinks, and work it out.

:)

[thehefner.livejournal.com]

It's a concern, aye, but the one thing I had in my favor is that this story happened early on and it was a hit when I started telling it not long after it actually happened!

Still, it is kind of a ten-fifteen minute story that'll need to be condensed. Some things will have to be left out and other things enhanced to better emphasize the greater unity of the story as a stand-alone. Hmm.

[spacechild.livejournal.com]

yeah, you'll have to figure out how to accentuate the important elements while still keeping them very brief.

good luck.

[suburbfabulous.livejournal.com]

Any fucking macaq can practice for months, then hit their spots on cue.
Open mic is for real.
Rock ass, Hef.