I'm on the road. Like most comedians, I love it, I hate it, I can't live without it...
This is my last stretch of college shows for the 2010-2011 school season. I'm all over Wisconsin this week and it's cold and rainy. Here's the deal with my college shows: 99% of the time, the school chooses and pays for my hotel. I have been put up in everything from scary truck stop motels in rural Pennsylvania where I thought I was going to be raped and murdered to five star hotels with Egyptian cotton sheets and town car pick up at the airport.
This is my last stretch of college shows for the 2010-2011 school season. I'm all over Wisconsin this week and it's cold and rainy. Here's the deal with my college shows: 99% of the time, the school chooses and pays for my hotel. I have been put up in everything from scary truck stop motels in rural Pennsylvania where I thought I was going to be raped and murdered to five star hotels with Egyptian cotton sheets and town car pick up at the airport.
Last night, I was in Appleton. WI and the Fox Valley Technical College (where I had a fun show, btw) put me up in the local Super 8. I've stayed in more Super 8s than any human should have to endure in a lifetime and I can honestly say that there is no such thing as a great Super 8, but every once in a while, you can get a tolerable Super 8 if you are lucky enough to get one that is newly constructed. Other than that...forget it.
I thought I'd share a little bit more of my continued life of glamour on the road. Don't be jealous...
ha ha -- you really should have a contract rider covering this sort of thing. I am a videographer - I get sent all around shooting stuff -- and I finally got bold and began to demand at least a "moderately priced" hotel -- allegedly for the safety of the equipment I lug around -- not the value of my life, of course. Nobody has refused so far. Surely nobody would question your desire for semi-safe accommodations... eh? --- Steve
ReplyDeleteLook at the bright side...hold on...I'm sure it's right on the tip of my tongue...oh, yeah, I once saw Steven Wright at a 11:30 am show way back when I was in college and it was great!
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