Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:28 pm
I feel very silly sharing this, but I figure out of everyone I know, you all will be the only ones who may appreciate it somehow. Anytime he does these appearances I record them. I've done so since I was young. Everytime he's done an appearance (that I've seen anyhow), he discusses something I'm going through or a book he's reading (that I happen to be reading also or just finished reading), whether it be jokingly or seriously. This time I waited to see what it could be...
Today I was working with some friends of mine when I started going off on how angry I am that we can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore. I had been listening to the radio earlier in the day and they were sharing stories of people getting fired, etc. for saying "Merry Christmas". They are calling "Christmas Trees" "Holiday Trees". I still celebrate Christmas even though I don't consider myself a "Christian" (closest I can get to calling myself anything is a "Taoist"), but i feel it's tradition that I will always celebrate and will continue to tell others "Merry Christmas". I am not offended if someone wishes me a "Happy Chinese New Year" even though I'm not Chinese, so what?! Anywho, I was the ring leader for this conversation and guess what he talked about?
The other thing was a little "wink". I just wrote this joke about the Jodie Foster movie "Contact" and just used it the day before on stage. It was something I had been worried about, but it worked well. It got laughs. Well, his whole opening "falling in the chair" thing was ended with "I watched Contact". I just thought it was funny. Could be coincidental but what can I say? I'm a dreamer.
Today I was working with some friends of mine when I started going off on how angry I am that we can't say "Merry Christmas" anymore. I had been listening to the radio earlier in the day and they were sharing stories of people getting fired, etc. for saying "Merry Christmas". They are calling "Christmas Trees" "Holiday Trees". I still celebrate Christmas even though I don't consider myself a "Christian" (closest I can get to calling myself anything is a "Taoist"), but i feel it's tradition that I will always celebrate and will continue to tell others "Merry Christmas". I am not offended if someone wishes me a "Happy Chinese New Year" even though I'm not Chinese, so what?! Anywho, I was the ring leader for this conversation and guess what he talked about?
The other thing was a little "wink". I just wrote this joke about the Jodie Foster movie "Contact" and just used it the day before on stage. It was something I had been worried about, but it worked well. It got laughs. Well, his whole opening "falling in the chair" thing was ended with "I watched Contact". I just thought it was funny. Could be coincidental but what can I say? I'm a dreamer.